# Borealis

> Borealis has moved circularity into named product families and application lanes. Its 2025 annual report describes Recleo for post-industrial and post-consumer recycled materials, Borcycle M mechanically recycled grades, Bornewables renewable PP and ReOil chemical-recycling output. The next useful unit is one grade, one customer application and one feedstock specification.

- Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
- Collection: Active
- Materials: Plastics
- Processes: Recycling, Sorting, Mechanical processing
- Evidence through: 2026-09-18
- Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/borealis

## Material inputs to resolve

Polyolefins, mechanical recycling, renewable feedstocks and advanced circular products

Borealis 2025 standalone annual report describes the launch of Recleo, a portfolio spanning post-industrial and post-consumer recycled materials, alongside Borcycle M, Bornewables and ReOil-linked products. It cites automotive, healthcare, packaging and apparel examples. Public reporting does not establish one grade-level chain of custody connecting feedstock source, processing yield, formulation, customer qualification and post-use recovery.

**2025** Annual report and circularity update cycle

**Recleo** PIR and PCR portfolio brand launched with Borouge

**Borcycle M** Mechanically recycled polyolefin portfolio

**ISCC PLUS** Certification referenced for Bornewables renewable PP

- Ethylene, propylene, recycled polyolefins, renewable feedstocks, captured carbon, catalysts, energy and water
- Post-industrial and post-consumer plastic bales, sorting, washing, compounding and certification
- Packaging, automotive, healthcare, apparel and durable-goods product requirements

### Outputs and residuals to resolve

- Polyolefins, compounds, films, molded parts, packaging and specialty applications
- Sorting residue, wash water, off-spec material and post-use products
- Grade consistency, allocation, customer qualification and end-of-life evidence remain open

**First decision:** Choose one Borealis grade and one customer application. Map feedstock source, processing route, formulation, certification, performance test and end-of-life pathway.

## Portfolio signal

Borealis reports Recleo as a global portfolio for post-industrial and post-consumer recycled materials.

#### Mechanical signal

Borcycle M grades are described as advanced mechanically recycled polyolefins.

#### Renewable signal

Bornewables renewable PP is described with ISCC PLUS certification in a healthcare example.

#### Evidence boundary

Named product families and examples are public. A complete grade-to-customer-to-recovery ledger remains open.

### Decision boundary

The public record supports one bounded next move: Choose one Borealis grade and one customer application. Map feedstock source, processing route, formulation, certification, performance test and end-of-life pathway. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.

## Material flow map

| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|-|-|-|-|
| PCR or PIR feedstock | Polymer family, contamination, sorting and consistency | Washing, compounding or conversion | Bale record, yield, grade and certificate |
| Renewable or circular feedstock | Origin, allocation method and certification | Polymer or compound production | Mass balance, lot and customer claim |
| Finished polyolefin product | Mechanical, barrier, safety and regulatory performance | Automotive, healthcare or packaging use | TDS, trial, approval and recovery route |

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

## Three defensible entry lanes

#### Turn a named grade into a buyer record

The portfolio story becomes commercial when one grade clears the real application specification.

**Next evidence:** Select grade, feedstock, converter, test plan, customer and certification.

#### Separate input quality from circularity language

A recycled label does not replace polymer data, contamination limits or process yield.

**Next evidence:** Map source, sorting, washing, compounding, output grade and residuals.

#### Design the end-of-life lane before launch

A circular material needs a credible route after the customer uses it.

**Next evidence:** Map format, geography, collection, sorting, reprocessing and output market.

## Evidence register

- **Standalone Annual Report 2025** Borealis, official annual report PDF https://www.borealisgroup.com/storage/Company/About-Borealis/Annual-Report/Borealis-Standalone-Annual-Report-2025-EN.pdf [1]
- **Recycling certifications** Borealis, official certifications page https://www.borealisgroup.com/about-us/commitments/quality/standards-certifications [2]
- **Circular products** Borealis, official company website https://www.borealisgroup.com/ [3]
- **Recleo** Borealis, post-industrial and post-consumer recycled portfolio https://www.borealisgroup.com/circular-economy/recleo [4]
- **Bornewables** Borealis, ISCC PLUS-certified renewable feedstock portfolio https://www.borealisgroup.com/circular-economy/bornewables [5]

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

## Material Transition editorial interpretation

The next useful working session starts with: Choose one Borealis grade and one customer application. Map feedstock source, processing route, formulation, certification, performance test and end-of-life pathway.

## Sources

- [1] Standalone Annual Report 2025 - https://www.borealisgroup.com/storage/Company/About-Borealis/Annual-Report/Borealis-Standalone-Annual-Report-2025-EN.pdf
- [2] Recycling certifications - https://www.borealisgroup.com/about-us/commitments/quality/standards-certifications
- [3] Circular products - https://www.borealisgroup.com/
- [4] Recleo - https://www.borealisgroup.com/circular-economy/recleo
- [5] Bornewables - https://www.borealisgroup.com/circular-economy/bornewables

From the Material Transition company brief library: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/borealis