Green Polyethylene: Bringing Renewable Raw Materials to the Traditional Plastic Industry, 2010 PLACE Conference

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The Green Polyethylene helps to reduce climate change and greenhouse gases effects because the production of one kilogram of Green PE captures and fixes 2.5 kg¹ of CO2 from the atmosphere. The favorable carbon footprint is a result of combination of sugarcane energetic efficiency, technology improvements in the ethanol business in Brazil and our commitment to this technology. When the Green PE carbon footprint is compared with the one from oil-derived PE, the environmental advantage is even bigger: For every kilogram of petrochemical PE produced, 2.5kg² of CO2 are released to the atmosphere. Additionally, the Green PE production reduces in approximately 70% the energy consumption in the cycle (sugarcane to polymerization), when comparing to the petrochemical cycle (oil to polymerization) to produce petrochemical PE¹.