Versalis Revive® PS

The Versalis Revive® PS portfolio consists of solid polystyrene grades with a variable recycled content. The material is sourced from different streams, including household waste, recovered appliances (WEEE), and compacted EPS briquettes, making it ideal for a variety of applications like thermal insulation, electrical enclosures, packaging, and household goods. Most products in the Versalis Revive® PS family are mainly developed in partnership with Forever Plast, Italian company and leading European player in the recovery and recycling of post-consumer plastic sourced from the CoRePla* circuit of sorted municipal solid waste. A specialised processing line enables separation of the polystyrene fraction contained in plates, cups, trays and yoghurt pots.

These products have been awarded Plastica Seconda Vita (PSV) certification.

Versalis Revive® PS HE - HE(B) contains 60% recycled content from compacted EPS, which is sourced from packaging, agricolture and building and is designed to produce XPS board of varying thickness for thermal insulation sector. The product can be used to manufacture CAM-compliant (minimum environmental criteria) board.

Versalis Revive® PS RT has been specially developed for the E&E (electrical and electronics) sector and designed for the manufacture of electrical and electronic components such as enclosures and junction boxes. It contains at least 30% secondary raw material from separate household waste collection or recovery of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). It is available in either light grey or white according to the requirements of the E&E (electrical and electronics) sector.

* Corepla (National Consortium for the Collection, Recycling and Recovery of Plastic Packaging) - Pro Food: Unionplast Commodity Class representing companies producing plastic packaging and containers for fresh foodstuffs - Unionplast (Italian Plastic and Rubber Federation).

Together with Forever Plast, an Italian leader in post-consumer plastic recycling, we have developed REFENCE®, an innovative range of recycled polymers for food packaging applications such as yogurt cups, meat and fish trays, and other rigid and expanded packaging solutions. This innovation expands the Versalis Revive® portfolio, increasing opportunities for mechanical recycling and making materials suitable for direct food contact. The production is possible by NEWER® technology, developed in the Versalis laboratories in Mantua and implemented in Forever Plast’s Lograto (Brescia) facilities. This technology ensures the purification of recycled polymers in compliance with EU Regulation 1616/2022 and has obtained FDA (Food & Drug Administration) certification for the U.S. market.