Borealis AG news

Borealis announces the commercial launch of BorPure™ RF777MO. Based on the proprietary Borstar® Nucleation Technology (BNT), this new resin fulfils value chain demand for high-quality solutions offering excellent organoleptics. As next generation random polypropylene (PP), BorPure RF777MO has been designed for use in flip-top caps, a growing caps and closures market segment.

Random PP for Optimal Performance on Capping Line

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Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has completed the plastics industry`s first assessment of the Water Footprint of plastics materials. The findings will be discussed at the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm.

A Water Footprint measures the actual volume of fresh water that a business or manufacturing process of a product or service removes from the eco-system or from other local uses. It takes into consideration the abstraction but also the water