Bio-petroleum to make bio-based PP material for capsules

After Mitsui Chemicals, coffee commercialized Neste's bio-petroleum to make bio-based PP material as capsules

Foreign coffee producer Tchibo has launched a bio-based capsule for its Qbo brand that is 70% made from second-generation renewable raw materials, TK Bio-based Materials reported.
Coffee capsules are becoming more and more popular around the world. However, the downside is that they generate a lot of packaging waste from the virgin PP material, which has an impact on the environment. Tchibo wanted to change the material composition of its Qbo-branded capsules to improve its environmental sustainability. The company explained that its first step was to work with their capsule maker Berry Superfos and Finish ingredient supplier Neste to explore what could be done.
Now, a year later, Tchibo has launched a coffee capsule made from second-generation renewable and recyclable raw materials.

“While our Qbo capsules are still made from PP, PP is now made from 70% renewable raw materials, rather than virgin petroleum like coffee capsules are often used in. This transition enables the entire Qbo range – contained in The sustainably grown Qbo coffee brewed in the Qbo machine – making it one of the most environmentally sustainable capsule systems on the market,” said Wiche, Tchibo Capsule and Innovation Development Manager.
1. Maintain the taste of coffee

The Qbo capsule has a unique cube-shaped change that was invisible at first, the company said.
Tchibo has launched a coffee capsule made from second generation renewable and recycled raw materials. "We needed to make sure that the high quality and delicious taste of Qbo coffee was not compromised. That's why we focused on replacing the raw material of the capsules, not the PP itself," explains Marius-Konstantin Wiche.
“We now use so-called second-generation renewable raw materials – organic waste and by-products such as waste fat from the fast food industry and vegetable fat from edible oil production. These materials are used to produce PP polymers of the same quality as virgin PP – — you won't see or taste any difference."
“We chose Berry Superfos for this project because it has extensive experience with our products and holds the required ISCC PLUS certification to produce capsules from renewable materials. The molding knowledge is excellent, and we appreciate it doing the in-house engineering and machining of the associated parts for our products.”
2. Mitsui Chemicals partners with Neste to produce chemicals from bio-petroleum
Previously, Mitsui Chemicals announced that it was preparing to launch Japan's first product to produce biomass derivatives using bio-based hydrocarbons, a move expected to help further adoption of biomass plastics and bring society closer to carbon neutrality.

Offload Bio-Based Hydrocarbons
Mitsui Chemicals shipped 3,000 tons of bio-based hydrocarbons from Neste Corporation, which has now started its cracker at its Osaka plant.
The delivery of this bio-based hydrocarbon is the first in Japan, and Mitsui Chemicals plans to use Neste's 100% bio-based hydrocarbon, Neste RE, to replace a portion of the fossil feedstock to produce renewable ethylene, propylene, C4 fractions and benzene, among others, and process it into basic chemicals (such as phenol) or plastics (such as polyethylene and polypropylene) without altering the high quality of these derivatives;
NESTEOIL of Finland is a subsidiary of the Finnish multinational FORTUM group. In April 2005, NESTEOIL was spun off from the parent company FORTUM and achieved an initial public listing. FORTUM Group is owned by the Finnish government 75 % holding, one of the world's top 500 companies, mainly involved in the production of biomass crude oil.
NESTE, together with Exxon-Mobil Chemical (Mobil) and BP Amoco (BP), is one of only three producers in the world to produce PAO base oils (high-grade fully synthetic Group 4 base oils). Neste also owns the only European manufacturer of EHVI (Synthetic Group III base oil) using the latest DWI technology. Neste is now the world's largest producer of renewable diesel.

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NESTEOIL of Finland is a subsidiary of the Finnish multinational FORTUM group. In April 2005, NESTEOIL was spun off from the parent company FORTUM and achieved an initial public listing. FORTUM Group is owned by the Finnish government 75 % holding, one of the world's top 500 companies, mainly involved in the production of biomass crude oil.

NESTE, together with Exxon-Mobil Chemical (Mobil) and BP Amoco (BP), is one of only three producers in the world to produce PAO base oils (high-grade fully synthetic Group 4 base oils). Neste also owns the only European manufacturer of EHVI (Synthetic Group III base oil) using the latest DWI technology. Neste is now the world's largest producer of renewable diesel.

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