Bio-circular pipe systems with full traceability
Hallingplast is ISCC PLUS certified and offers pipes where the raw material originates from non-fossil sources according to the mass balance principle. This means that existing infrastructure and production can be utilised.
In concrete terms, the mass balance principle means that raw materials from fossil-free sources are physically mixed with raw materials from fossil sources at the beginning of the value chain. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that the material in the physical pipe is fossil-free. What we can guarantee is that a corresponding amount of fossil-free raw material is put into the value chain and used somewhere in the world. Each stage of the value chain is certified and issues a certificate to the next stage, ensuring full traceability. Each stage must have a system controlled by a third party that ensures that no more fossil-free material is sold than is purchased.
Lower climate footprint with fossil-free raw materials
When you choose fossil-free raw materials, you get a product with a lower climate footprint. The table below shows emissions in CO2 equivalents for PE and PP with traditional raw material from fossil sources and ISCC PLUS certified fossil-free raw material. The emission figures are calculated by our raw material supplier and are not verified by ISCC.
Traditional raw material:
- PP 1.5 kg CO2 eq/kg
- PE 1.4 kg CO2 eq/kg
ISCC Plus certified bio-circular raw material
- PP -0.4 kg CO2 eq/kg
- PE -0.24 kg CO2 eq/kg
The figures are based on the following assumptions:
- 100% ISCC PLUS certified raw material
- The raw material is delivered from our supplier to the Kleivi factory
- Hallingplast’s production and transport to customers are not included
Bio-circular pipes
We can offer pipes with 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% bio-circular raw material. This type of pipe is made of PE100 RC, a material where the source of the plastic raw material is bio-circular and consists of residual products from e.g. agriculture, forestry or the food industry. Our raw material supplier Borealis in Stenungsund uses this to produce a bio-circular plastic material – Bornewables™ – which Hallingplast then uses to manufacture high-quality pipes. As a customer, you can choose 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% bio-circular material for the manufacture of your pipes.
Traceability throughout the value chain is ensured through ISCC PLUS certification and other certificates. Our bio-circular pipes have the same physical and chemical properties as our standard pipes, which means that the quality of the product is the same.
Bornewables™
Bornewables™ from Borealis are ISCC PLUS certified polyolefins. These polyolefins are made from bio-circular materials derived exclusively from the waste and residues of vegetable oils. The use of these bio-circular materials helps to reduce the carbon footprint of the final product compared to conventional plastics, while reducing waste and sewage water pollution. Bio-circular pipes also contribute to the circular economy by helping to decouple plastics from fossil raw materials.
100% recyclable PE and PP
We use only virgin polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) in the production of pressure pipes in order to ensure the highest possible quality. These raw materials have no known harmful effects on health and the environment and can also be reused 100% as raw material in new production.
PE is the fastest growing material for the production of drinking water pipes in the world. Thanks to the chemical stability of PE material, pipe systems made of virgin polyethylene have a practical service life of at least 100 years when placed in soil or water.