Norsk e-Fuel, a trailblazer in Power-to-Liquid (PtL) technology, has joined forces with Braskem, a global leader in polymers and biopolymers, to explore turning captured carbon into sustainable plastics.  

The strategic collaboration aims to integrate e-Naphtha—produced from fossil-free electricity, water, and CO₂—into the plastics value chain, creating materials with a drastically reduced climate footprint. 

Norsk e-Fuel is scaling up PtL technology with plans for three industrial plants by 2032, producing over 200,000 tons of synthetic fuels and feedstocks annually. Around 25 per cent of this output could be supplied as e-Naphtha, a versatile feedstock that Braskem could transform into polypropylene and other essential plastics. 

“e-Naphtha is more than a by-product; it’s a key to building long-lasting, circular products,” said Lars Bjørn Larsen, CCO of Norsk e-Fuel. “By embedding captured carbon into durable, recyclable materials, we keep it in use and out of the atmosphere.” 

Braskem, whose sustainability strategy “Keeping Carbon in the Loop” focuses on renewable and circular solutions, already produces bio-based polyethylene at scale and offers mass balance certified plastics where segregated routes aren’t yet feasible.  

“Plastics are essential to modern life,” said Walmir Soller, VP for NAMEA and CEO of Braskem BV. “By producing them with captured carbon, we keep that carbon in the economy—not in the air.” 

The collaboration will map out a framework for integrating e-Naphtha into plastic production, explore market opportunities, and engage customers seeking circular solutions—highlighting how carbon capture utilization (CCU) can create entirely new value chains for the plastics industry.