SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is now offering bio-based versions of all NORYL, Flexible NORYL, NORYL GTX and NORYL PPX resin grades to help customers meet increasingly rigorous sustainability goals. The bio-based versions, formulated with polyphenylene ether (PPE) resin feedstocks certified under International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS, provide properties similar to those of fossil-based grades. Customers may select from multiple levels of bio-based content for their chosen NORYL product.

To demonstrate the feasibility of this bio-based approach, SABIC has proactively commercialized three popular NORYL grades; however, these example materials represent only a small percentage of the full offering. The availability of bio-based versions broadens the choice of environmentally responsible NORYL resins beyond the company’s recently introduced post-consumer recycled (PCR)-based materials containing more than 25 percent PCR content.

"We’re pleased to provide customers with new choices to reduce the global warming potential of both existing and new applications made with NORYL materials,” said Joshua Chiaw, director, Business Management, LNP & NORYL, Specialties, SABIC. “Bio-based PPE feedstocks enable SABIC to efficiently produce sustainable NORYL materials that can serve as drop-in replacements for traditional grades – with equivalent performance and processability. Expansion of our NORYL resin portfolio with bio-based versions is a key part of our strategy for helping brands, OEMs, tier suppliers and molders achieve their sustainability goals."