--- title: "SABIC Makes Polycarbonate From Mixed Recycled Plastics" id: "287" type: "post" slug: "sabic-makes-polycarbonate-from-mixed-recycled-plastics" published_at: "2023-05-31T10:59:11+00:00" modified_at: "2023-05-31T13:08:23+00:00" url: "https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2023/05/sabic-makes-polycarbonate-from-mixed-recycled-plastics-000287/" markdown_url: "https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2023/05/sabic-makes-polycarbonate-from-mixed-recycled-plastics-000287.md" excerpt: "Sabic has announced the launch of certified circular polycarbonate (PC) resin and blends made from the upcycling of post-consumer mixed plastics. The company says the development is an industry first. The certified circular PC is produced in an advanced recycling…" taxonomy_category: - "Circular Economy" - "Polycarbonate" - "Recycling" - "Resins" - "Sustainability" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Carbon Footprint" - "Chemical Recycling" - "Circular Economy" - "Plastics Waste" - "Polycarbonate" - "Post-Consumer Recyclate" - "Recyclate" - "Recycling" - "Resins" - "SABIC" - "Sustainability" - "Trucircle" - "Trucircle Polycarbonate" --- [Home](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/) » [News](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/news/) » [Trending](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/c/trending/) » [Sustainability](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/c/trending/sustainability/) » [Circular Economy](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/c/trending/sustainability/circular-economy/) » SABIC Makes Polycarbonate From Mixed Recycled Plastics # SABIC Makes Polycarbonate From Mixed Recycled Plastics Bales of mixed plastics scrap await processing at Sabic facility. The company uses advanced recycling technology to convert waste into virgin-like polycarbonate and PC blends. Courtesy of SabicSabic has announced the launch of certified circular polycarbonate (PC) resin and blends made from the upcycling of post-consumer mixed plastics. The company says the development is an industry first. The certified circular PC is produced in an advanced recycling process (also known as chemical recycling). Representatives say it demonstrates Sabic’s commitment to advance a circular economy for plastics, by increasing the availability of sustainable products. Based on an internal life-cycle analysis by Sabic that takes into account the impact arising from diversion of plastics waste from incineration-to-energy recovery processes, the certified circular PC offers a potential carbon footprint reduction of up to 23 percent in comparison with the conventionally produced polycarbonate the company supplies. The PC is produced by recycling of post-consumer mixed plastics that could otherwise end up in incinerators or landfills. Using pyrolysis, difficult-to-recycle plastics are broken down into pyrolysis oil. This is used as a feedstock to create certified circular building blocks for high-performance plastics with the same properties as virgin material—in this case, polycarbonate. Polycarbonate—specifically Lexan resin—is part of Sabic’s extensive engineering thermoplastics portfolio, which includes PC blends like Cycoloy and Xenoy. End-users in a number of markets—electrical/electronics, automotive, healthcare, building and construction, and consumer goods, for example—can specify the certified circular PC under identical process conditions to those used for its incumbent. The PC is certified by an independent third party under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC Plus) scheme using a standardized mass balance approach, which provides a method of asserting the recycled content based on predefined and transparent rules. The ISCC Plus accreditation additionally provides traceability along Sabic’s supply chain, from feedstock to final product, demonstrating a chain of custody based on the mass balance system. The PC is part of Sabic’s Trucircle portfolio of circular solutions. Launched in 2019, the portfolio is intended to close the loop and create a circular economy for plastics by providing manufacturers with access to more sustainable materials. The portfolio includes design for recyclability, mechanically recycled products, certified circular products from feedstock recycling of plastics, certified renewables from biobased feedstock and closed-loop initiatives to recycle plastics into high-quality applications, all of which help prevent valuable used plastics from becoming waste. By **[Plastics Engineering](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/author/pe-anonymous/)** | May 31, 2023 ##### [Plastics Engineering](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/author/pe-anonymous/) [+ postsBio ⮌](#) ### Other posts you could read [April 28, 2026IKV Colloquium 2026: The Journey of Research and Industry](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/04/ikv-colloquium-2026-the-journey-of-research-and-industry-010989/) [April 30, 2026Upcycling Polyolefins into Jet Fuel Components](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/04/upcycling-polyolefins-into-jet-fuel-components-011138/) [April 17, 2026Conveying PCR: Reducing Fines, Angel Hair, and Scrap](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/04/conveying-pcr-reducing-fines-angel-hair-and-scrap-011052/) [April 9, 2026RecyQMeter: Quantifying Recycled Plastic Quality](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/04/recyqmeter-quantifying-recycled-plastic-quality-010917/) [April 8, 2026Recycled Carbon Fiber from Automotive Waste](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/04/recycled-carbon-fiber-from-automotive-waste-010930/) [May 1, 2026High-Viscosity Photopolymers Transform Additive Manufacturing](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/05/high-viscosity-photopolymers-transform-additive-manufacturing-011153/) [April 14, 2026How to Test for Chemical Resistance in Plastic Components](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/04/how-to-test-for-chemical-resistance-in-plastic-components-010963/) [April 22, 2026Beyond Flaps: How Composite Skins Enable Morphing Wing Design](https://www.plasticsengineering.org/2026/04/beyond-flaps-how-composite-skins-enable-morphing-wing-design-010950/) ## Share Your Thoughts [Cancel reply](/2023/05/sabic-makes-polycarbonate-from-mixed-recycled-plastics-000287/#respond) - [https://twitter.com/share?url=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&text=SABIC+Makes+Polycarbonate+From+Mixed+Recycled+Plastics&via=Plastics_Mag](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&text=SABIC+Makes+Polycarbonate+From+Mixed+Recycled+Plastics&via=Plastics_Mag) - [https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&t=SABIC+Makes+Polycarbonate+From+Mixed+Recycled+Plastics](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&t=SABIC+Makes+Polycarbonate+From+Mixed+Recycled+Plastics) - [https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&title=SABIC%20Makes%20Polycarbonate%20From%20Mixed%20Recycled%20Plastics&summary=Sabic+has+announced+the+launch+of+certified+circular+polycarbonate+%28PC%29+resin+and+blends+made+from+the+upcycling+of+post-consumer+mixed+plastics.+The+company+says+the+development+is+an+industry+first.%C2%A0%C2%A0+The+certified+circular+PC+is+produced+in+an+advanced+recycling%E2%80%A6&source=Plastics+Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&title=SABIC%20Makes%20Polycarbonate%20From%20Mixed%20Recycled%20Plastics&summary=Sabic+has+announced+the+launch+of+certified+circular+polycarbonate+%28PC%29+resin+and+blends+made+from+the+upcycling+of+post-consumer+mixed+plastics.+The+company+says+the+development+is+an+industry+first.%C2%A0%C2%A0+The+certified+circular+PC+is+produced+in+an+advanced+recycling%E2%80%A6&source=Plastics+Engineering) - [https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&title=SABIC+Makes+Polycarbonate+From+Mixed+Recycled+Plastics](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.plasticsengineering.org/?p=287&title=SABIC+Makes+Polycarbonate+From+Mixed+Recycled+Plastics) - [/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a09fd3d5c2cac5c3d49df0ccc1d3d4c9c3d380e5cec7c9cec5c5d2c9cec7808d80f3e1e2e9e380edc1cbc5d380f0cfccd9c3c1d2c2cfcec1d4c580e6d2cfcd80edc9d8c5c480f2c5c3d9c3ccc5c480f0ccc1d3d4c9c3d386c2cfc4d99dc8d4d4d0d39a8f8fd7d7d78ed0ccc1d3d4c9c3d3c5cec7c9cec5c5d2c9cec78ecfd2c78f9fd09d929897](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a09fd3d5c2cac5c3d49df0ccc1d3d4c9c3d380e5cec7c9cec5c5d2c9cec7808d80f3e1e2e9e380edc1cbc5d380f0cfccd9c3c1d2c2cfcec1d4c580e6d2cfcd80edc9d8c5c480f2c5c3d9c3ccc5c480f0ccc1d3d4c9c3d386c2cfc4d99dc8d4d4d0d39a8f8fd7d7d78ed0ccc1d3d4c9c3d3c5cec7c9cec5c5d2c9cec78ecfd2c78f9fd09d929897) - [#comments](#comments)