BASF, TotalEnergies petrochemicals facility earns ISCC Plus recognition

BASF and TotalEnergies’ petrochemicals facility—a 60/40 joint venture between Houston-based BASF and Paris-based TotalEnergies located in Port Arthur, Texas—has obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC Plus).

The companies say that this recognition highlights their efforts to develop advanced recycling processes to recover materials and residues that can be turned into feedstock for circular plastics, chemical intermediates and consumer-facing products such as packaging and housewares.

ISCC Plus is an international certification program that secures the chain of custody and traceability along the value chain from feedstock to final product, allowing companies to demonstrate their responsible approach to sustainable development for circular materials.

“This certification is a recognition of the progress we are making to tackle the issue of plastic waste through the development of advanced plastic recycling,” TotalEnergies Senior Vice President of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals Valerie Goff says. “Through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships, TotalEnergies seeks to contribute to a new value chain by increasing the supply of products offering identical properties as virgin feedstock and to meet its ambition to produce 30 percent circular polymers by 2030.”

Mary Kurian, senior vice president of petrochemicals at BASF, adds, “At BASF, we aim to move toward a more circular economy by increasingly using recycled and renewable feedstocks, shaping new material cycles and creating new business models. This certification supports our journey towards a circular economy and highlights how advanced recycling technologies add value to the environment, society and economy.”