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Neste Partners With Suntory, Eneos, and Mitsubishi to Produce Bio-based PET Bottles

Neste entered into a partnership with Suntory, Eneos, and Mitsubishi Corp. to enable the production of PET resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale.

Renewable Neste RE consists of pure hydrocarbons made from bio-based raw materials and can be used as a drop-in solution to replace fossil feedstock in the making of polymers and chemicals. Source: Neste
Renewable Neste RE consists of pure hydrocarbons made from bio-based raw materials and can be used as a drop-in solution to replace fossil feedstock in the making of polymers and chemicals. Source: Neste

Neste RE is Neste’s feedstock for polymers production, made 100% from bio-based raw materials such as waste and residues, e.g. used cooking oil, to replace fossil feedstock in the value chain. Japanese beverage company Suntory will utilize the renewable PET resin to produce bottles for its products in 2024.

A new partner for Neste in Japan, Eneos will use bio-intermediates based on Neste RE to produce bio-PX (Bio-Paraxylene) at its Mizushima refinery in Okayama, Japan. The bio-PX will then be converted to PTA and subsequently to PET resin for Suntory to use to manufacture its PET bottles. Mitsubishi will be coordinating the collaboration between the value chain partners.

“In order to tackle the imminent climate crisis and its consequences, companies are required to take responsibility now. Through partnering along the value chain, Neste can contribute to reducing the polymers and chemicals industry’s dependence on fossil resources as well as to manufacturing of products that have a lower carbon footprint,” said Lilyana Budyanto, Head of Sustainable Partnerships APAC at Neste Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business unit.

A mass balancing approach will be applied to allocate the bio-based materials to the PET bottles.


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