Ineos Styrolution America receives ISCC Plus certification

Ineos Styrolution America, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, says it has received ISCC Plus certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) for its manufacturing sites in Channahon, Illinois; Texas City, Texas; and Altamira, Mexico. The certification supports the use of advanced, or chemical, recycling technology and bio-attributed feedstocks for the production of recycled polystyrene and other styrenic products.

Recycled or bio-attributed products certified by the ISCC Plus standard use a mass balance approach to track the sustainability characteristics of the circular or bio-attributed content.

Germany-based ISCC is an independent multistakeholder organization providing a globally applicable certification system for the sustainability of raw materials and products. Developed to meet the high demands of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable production, this certification validates Ineos Styrolution meets the objectives of ISCC Plus and enables the further development of styrenics products derived from recycled plastics produced by Ineos Styrolution America.

Cassie Bradley, Ineos Styrolution sustainability commercial manager, Americas, says, “In the same way that polystyrene enables innovation in global industries, advancements in polystyrene recycling technologies are evolving. While polystyrene can easily be recycled using traditional mechanical recycling methods, polystyrene can also be recycled using recently commercialized advanced recycling technologies and has emerged as one of the most versatile closed-loop products.”