Toray Plastics has integrated ExxonMobil’s Exxtend technology for advanced recycling to introduce Torayfan polypropylene film crafted with certified-circular resins. This strategic decision underscores our dedication to plastic circularity and our commitment to delivering enhanced value to our clientele.

Opting for certified-circular resins in our Torayfan films marks another significant stride in showcasing our dedication to plastic circularity and enhancing customer benefits. Through this approach, plastic is diverted away from landfills, aligning with sustainable practices. Additionally, employing the mass balance accounting method ensures that the plastic waste processed by the manufacturer is accurately represented as the certified-circular resin it subsequently sells. Toray is wholeheartedly supportive of ExxonMobil’s efforts to provide a verifiable solution that helps extract value from plastic waste.

Toray's state-of-the-art polypropylene film, crucial for an array of food packaging applications, maintains the quality and performance standards expected by customers. Leveraging ExxonMobil’s certified-circular resin facilitates the diversion of plastic waste from landfills or incineration, eliminating the need for requalification when used with Toray's film, as it boasts the quality of virgin-quality resin. Unlike mechanical recycling, the Exxtend advanced recycling process facilitates the production of certified-circular resins utilized in the creation of high-quality packaging film, which is imperative for efficient manufacturing operations.

ExxonMobil’s advanced recycling facilities and the mass balance approach they employ have obtained certification through the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS, an independent, third-party certification system. The ISCC PLUS certification provides assurance that a rigorous mass balance approach has been adhered to. In October, Toray announced that its film manufacturing operations in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, had received ISCC PLUS certification, facilitating the establishment of a chain-of-custody for Toray's utilization and sale of certified materials.

ExxonMobil’s Exxtend technology is instrumental in transforming plastic waste at a molecular level into raw materials, which serve as feedstock for various new products. The quantities of usable raw materials are attributed to new certified-circular resin via ISCC PLUS certified mass balance. Additionally, Exxtend technology yields lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during plastic waste processing compared to processing equivalent amounts of fossil-based feedstocks. A study conducted by Sphera revealed that processing 1,000 tons of plastic waste via Exxtend technology resulted in 19 to 49 percent lower GHG emissions compared to processing the same quantity of fossil-based feedstock.

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., a prominent manufacturer specializing in polyester, polypropylene, and metallized films, as well as polypropylene and polyethylene foams, prioritizes environmental, social, and corporate governance initiatives. With a dedication to contributing to societal progress, the company strives to generate fresh value through innovative ideas, technologies, and products that address global challenges.