RE:clic by TotalEnergies: Pioneering Circular Solutions in Plastics 

Committed to producing one million tons of circular polymers by 2030, TotalEnergies has created its low carbon polymers range to address waste circularity, gathering 3 different product lines : RE:use, RE:build and RE: newable.

TotalEnergies’ RE:use polymers are produced with mechanically sorted and re-granulated post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste in several plants across Europe (France, Belgium and Sapin). It offers recycled polypropylene, polyethylene and polystyrene suitable for automotive, construction, durable and homecare applications.  

TotalEnergies continues to expand its portfolio as it has announced the construction of production lines in two sites (Carling and Grandpuits) in France for automotive recycled polypropylene compounds and recycled polypropylene and polyethylene formulations for high-performance such as consumer packaging and technical compounds. 

TotalEnergies’ RE:build products are produced through advanced recycling. This allows to process waste streams that are difficult to recycle, not suitable for mechanical recycling, which would otherwise end up in landfills or incinerators. Since 2020, the TotalEnergies plant in Antwerp has been processing pyrolysis oil to make advanced recycled plastics that are indistinguishable from virgin materials. Certified ISCC PLUS under Mass Balance standards, these are suitable for use in high-quality, demanding applications such as food-contact items. TotalEnergies is currently in the process of converting its Grandpuits refinery south-east of Paris to a zero-crude platform including the France's first advanced plastics recycling plant (partnership with Plastic Energy) capable of converting 15,000 metric tons of plastic waste into pyrolysis oil.   

Bio-certified  

TotalEnergies fully benefits from the integration with its biorefineries to access certified renewable feedstocks under its RE:newable range. Co-processed in their production assets into polymers, they allow to reduce carbon emissions without compromising on performance.  Products manufactured from vegetable oils are classed as “bio-feedstock” materials, and those that are based on waste and residues of bio-origin such as used cooking oils are referred to as “bio-circular feedstock” products.   

Bio based  

In Rayong, Thailand, TotalEnergies Corbion has the capacity to produce 75,000 tons of PLA (polylactic acid) each year – a fully biobased, recyclable and biocompostable polymer that can be manufactured from sugarcane and starch.   

 As all TotalEnergies polymer plants in Europe have been awarded ISCC PLUS certification, the full range of TotalEnergies products (PE / PP / PS / EPS) is commercially available as TotalEnergies RE:build and RE:newable polymers via ISCC PLUS certification. 

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. TotalEnergies’ more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.  

TotalEnergies develops, produces and commercializes polymers — polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, their recycled equivalents and biopolymers — that can be incorporated in the plastics manufacturing process. Lighter than many alternative materials, they help reduce the carbon footprint of end-use applications through enhanced energy efficiency. TotalEnergies’ polymers experts in Europe, Asia and the United States of America are working alongside all the professionals in the value chain, including plastic manufacturers, research centers, waste collection and sorting companies, and their customers to accelerate in the circular economy. The Company is developing different plastic recycling processes and using renewable raw materials, with the ambition to reach one million tons of circular polymers by 2030.