“The reduction of fossil raw materials in our
portfolio is of essential importance to us. The use of renewable raw materials
in our product packaging represents a major lever for us to reduce our carbon
emissions and improve our ecological footprint. We are pushing this forward
with great energy. We are proud to be the first in our mass market segment supporting
the use of PP made from renewable, plant-based raw materials as a packaging
material for our cosmetic products, and we are pleased to have a strong,
experienced partner with SABIC. Together, we want to contribute to the raw
material change and take an important next step towards achieving our ambitious
sustainability targets. We will launch our first products with packaging made
of almost 100% certified PP from renewable raw materials already in 2021,”
explains Michael Becker, Head of Global Packaging Development at Beiersdorf.
“We are very pleased to welcome Beiersdorf on our
journey towards transforming the plastics industry into a truly circular and
sustainable economy,” comments Sergi Monros, Vice President of Performance
Polymers & Industry Solutions for Petrochemicals at SABIC. “Innovative
cosmetic packaging using our certified renewable PP and PE polyolefins can make
a significant contribution to reducing the fossil depletion and greenhouse gas
emissions. The plant-based materials provide easy drop-in solutions to existing
fossil-based plastic conversion processes and applications, without compromises
on purity, quality, safety or convenience. SABIC is determined to help its
partners benefit from this potential.”