LyondellBasell (LYB) has developed a new wrapper for Marabou chocolate bars, developed with Mondelez International, Amcor, Taghleef Industries and other industry partners.

The packaging uses LYB CirculenRevive polymers with 100% attributed recycled content under an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance system.

LYB provides the circular polymers, Taghleef Industries makes the base film, and Amcor turns the material into the finished flexible packaging for Mondelez.

According to LYB, this allows Mondelez to use packaging made from 75% recycled content, based on processed post-consumer mixed plastic waste that is typically difficult to recycle and can be turned into food-packaging material.

LyondellBasell said future polymer supply for the wrapper will come from MoReTec-1, its first commercial-scale catalytic chemical recycling plant, being built in Wesseling, Germany.

The facility is intended to widen access to circular feedstock within its integrated system, connecting sorting and recycling operations with its existing cracking and polymerisation facilities.

Once in operation, MoReTec-1 is designed to make 50,000 metric tonnes of feedstock a year for use in LYB’s existing production units for recycled polymers.

Source One Plastics, an LYB joint venture in Eicklingen, Germany, processes mixed plastic waste into feedstock for chemical recycling and is due to support future supply to MoReTec-1.

LYB currently obtains recycled feedstock for CirculenRevive polymer production from third-party pyrolysis oil producers.

The new wrapper is also aimed at supporting progress towards European recycling goals and preparation for expected recycled-content rules under the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

The companies said the resulting polymers can be used as a drop-in material while meeting performance and regulatory requirements.

LYB CEO Peter Vanacker said: "This collaboration demonstrates how LYB can connect chemical recycling innovation with the scale and reach of our existing production network.

"As we advance MoReTec-1, we expect the facility to support future polymer supply for Marabou packaging and strengthen our ability to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into circular feedstocks for our existing assets. This integrated approach positions LYB to deliver value while advancing our circular and low-carbon strategy."