A global ABS solutions provider

Circular economy

E-LOOP is our brand name for circular innovations and more sustainable solutions

E-LOOP includes all of our circular economy initiatives in terms of products, design and services.

We want to be a catalyst for more efficient, locally-implemented short loops for ABS recovery.

Our aim is to be a global leader of reference in the market of highly specialised thermoplastics. With this mission, we've been contributing to the transition towards a circular plastics economy for years, as this is one of the pillars of our business strategy. We offer more sustainable solutions through strategies for the recovery of ABS or other by-products, increased recirculation and the establishment of partnerships throughout our value chain.

Circular plastics and responsible innovation are the strategic programmes of ELIX's sustainable solutions portfolio. Let's close the loop!

MISSION

To offer top-of-the-line sustainable solutions in our markets, promoting the transformation of the value chain towards a circular economy model.

VISION

To be a driving force of the new plastics economy, participating in the redefinition of plastic waste as raw material.
To support an ecosystem of collaboration with companies who have common goals.

COMMITMENT

To establish collaborations for developing new business models, including opportunities stemming from our membership of Styrenics Circular Solutions
To offer innovative up-cycling solutions which preserve functionality in final customer applications in our ABS markets.

CIRCULAR PLASTICS

ASPIRATIONAL OBJECTIVE:

Ensure that 25% of the products used in our solutions offer a sustainable advantage by 2025.

We understand sustainable advantage as the inclusion of greater recycled mechanical, chemical or renewable content in our products, or a reduction in the intensity of the material and therefore an improvement of our environmental footprint.

PRIORITY LINES OF ACTION:

Mechanically recycled ABS and ABS/PC blends with properties equivalent to raw material destination applications with high material requirements.
Certified raw materials.
Use of raw materials from biological, renewable or recycled sources.
Several approved suppliers for the main monomers (ACN and STY, with contracts in force) and other polymers (PC, SAN).
Creation of synergies with the Sinochem Group.
Validation of renewable sources and identification of new ones for the coming years.

Main actions completed in 2022:

Creation of 10 new materials: 7 by chemical recycling and 3 by mechanical recycling.
Validation/accreditation of 2 sustainable raw materials with ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) and 1 recycled mechanical raw material (black polycarbonate), and transparent polycarbonate is currently in the validation process.
Participation in the development of projects with customers and suppliers.
Renewal of ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) for a third year.

RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION

ASPIRATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

Ensure that 100% of our products are recyclable and free of substances of high concern.
Invest in R&D and technology, by implementing projects that improve circularity and sustainable products.

ACTION PLANS:

Improve the sustainability of ELIX's ABS materials.
Promote the design of reusable and recyclable products.

Our innovation strategy aims to develop a more sustainable product portfolio, increasing the amount of renewable and/or recycled raw materials for our products.

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

ELIX carries out a life-cycle assessment of its most sustainable E-LOOP solutions

Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is an internationally standardized methodology to assess the environmental impact associated with all stages of a product’s cycle.

ELIX has carried out a full LCA of its production based on ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards (cradle-to-gate analysis) taking into account transport to customer sites and direct (scope 1) and indirect (scopes 2 and 3) emissions. The aim of this analysis, validated by the Anthesis group, is to investigate the environmental performance of the most sustainable E-LOOP products and compare it with polymers of fossil origin.

Our LCA shows that mechanically and chemically recycled products can significantly reduce the environmental impact of the final product.

100 %

Recyclable products free of substances of high concern

2,84 %

LCA and carbon footprint calculation*

Carried out for all grades: virgin origin, ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) materials and other raw materials.

Sustainable solutions tailored to customers

At ELIX we jointly develop optimal solutions with our customers tailored to their specific needs.
We are the first manufacturer of ABS and ABS blends certified through the ISCC PLUS system, global certification system that covers all sustainable raw materials, including recycled and bio-based materials.
We have continued to support some customers during the Cradle to Cradle certification processes for their applications with regard to ABS.

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

We participate in international studies and projects that involve collaboration with other companies or organizations in our value chain.

Investment in R&D&i

Collaborative projects:

RETOS FUND 3D-CDTI Development of 3D printing materials for moulds and functional tools for industrial application.
HFFR ABS-RETOS-FLASHCTDI I+D Development of a flame-retardant bromine- free ABS.

Internal projects:

ABS for the appliance sector and with compliance with contact requirements with food.
PC/ABS formulations containing recycled material.

SOLIDARITY PROSTHESES WITH REVALUED ABS

In 2022 ELIX took part in a socio-technological project with Ayúdame3D, a Spanish socially responsible start-up that promotes the social value of technology through awareness programmes to help people with disabilities thanks to three-dimensional printing.

ELIX developed the recycled ABS raw material through 3D printing, a technology in which the company has extensive experience. The challenge was to offer a solution tailored to the project, incorporating the circular economy. In the manufacturing process, ELIX turned waste into a high value product (upcycling) thanks to the collaboration of the entire value chain and incorporating virtualization and new 3D technologies.

The project was possible thanks to the collaboration of Repsol, which donated 4,000 pieces of ABS plates to the association from computer equipment that would otherwise have been discarded, and of Leitat, a technology centre of excellence. Leitat manufactured coils from the raw material recovered by ELIX, for its subsequent printing using 3D technology and the manufacture of trésdesis, arms printed in three dimensions for the wrist, elbow or shoulder.

ELIX'S PORTFOLIO OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS CONTRIBUTES TO THE TRANSITION TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. HAVE A LOOK!

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It is important that you read carefully what is hereafter stated. Should any doubts arise from any particular aspect, we invite you to contact us.

Identity of the website owner

This website is owned by Elix Polymers SLU, (hereinafter, “ELIX POLYMERS”), a mercantile company registered at the Tarragona Mercantile Registry in Volume 2379, Folio 225, Section 8, Page T-35381, 24th Inscription, holder of tax identification code no. B-63508352 and domiciled at Carretera de Vilaseca – La Canonja S/N 43110 La Canonja - Tarragona (Spain).

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Who owns the contents of this website?

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As User you agree to make an appropriate use of the contents and tools accessible through this website, pursuant to the law and these Conditions of Use. Accordingly, as User you explicitly agree to indemnify ELIX POLYMERS against any and all third party claims, as might arise from the use that you make of the Content of this website that may not be consistent with these Conditions of Use, or with the legal standards in force at each time.

It can under no circumstances be understood that the use of this website grants the User any authorization or license whatsoever, nor it implies renunciation, transmission, or total or partial cession of intellectual, industrial or image rights, nor it confers any right or expectation of a future right, without the previous, explicit and written consent of ELIX POLYMERS or of the legitimate holders of such rights..

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Any use not previously authorized by ELIX POLYMERS will be considered a serious breach of intellectual or industrial property rights and may result in legal action.

In case of total or partial breach by the User of the present Conditions of Use, ELIX POLYMERS reserves the right to deny the User access to this website without prior notification.

ELIX POLYMERS authorizes the User to visualize, download and print the Content of this website provided the following conditions are met:

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Disclaimer of guarantee and liability.

What guarantees does ELIX POLYMERS provide as the owner of this website?

ELIX POLYMERS will only and exclusively respond to the User for the services by itself provided via this website, and of the contents directly originated and identified by ELIX POLYMERS under its own distinguishing signs.

From which liabilities is ELIX POLYMERS excluded?

ELIX POLYMERS will not guarantee continuous access or the correct visualization, download or utility of the information contained on the pages of this website, which may be blocked, hindered or interrupted by factors or circumstances beyond its control.

More specifically, ELIX POLYMERS assumes no liability for damages, losses, claims or expenses caused by:

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This notwithstanding, ELIX POLYMERS puts itself at the disposal of all users, authorities and security forces to actively collaborate in the withdrawal or, where appropriate, blocking of all contents which could affect or contravene national or international law, third party rights or the public morals and order.

In case you detect in this website any content that could belong to such categories, we kindly ask you to inform us immediately by means of the channels listed in the opening section of this legal notice.

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To make these channels useful to everyone, please respect a series of basic rules. Before starting to participate, you should know that, as the community manager, ELIX Polymers reserves the right to review the comments posted by users and reject any comment or post, or eliminate their content based on its own exclusive judgement. The following types of comments will not be accepted:

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This website may contain links to other websites or may mention the commercial names of third parties that have previously authorized ELIX POLYMERS to do so, such as the websites of those associations of which we are members. Such third party websites (hereinafter, the “Linked Sites”) are the responsibility of their respective owners.

Similarly, the User may find links on this website to other products or websites of ELIX POLYMERS. Such websites will follow the legal texts published therein.

If the users decide to visit any Linked Site, they acknowledge and agree that they do so at their own discretion, and it is within their sole responsibility to take all necessary measures to guard themselves against viruses and other destructive elements that may arise therefrom, and that they are aware of the applicable conditions of use that could be established at the Linked Site in question, even though the users may have accessed it following a link from this website.

The User accepts to exonerate ELIX POLYMERS of any liability for possible infringements of the intellectual or industrial property rights held by the owners of the Linked Sites, for the technical availability of any such websites, the quality, reliability, accuracy and/or veracity of the services, information, elements and/or contents that as User you may access.

Establishment of a link by ELIX POLYMERS to a Linked Site belonging to a third party does not imply any form of relation, collaboration or dependency between ELIX POLYMERS and the third party owner of the Linked Site. ELIX POLYMERS does not guarantee, nor does it represent, sponsor or endorse any third party Linked Site linked or cited on this website.

ELIX POLYMERS will only assume liability for the content supplied through the Linked Sites insofar as it is effectively aware of the unlawfulness thereof, and has not deactivated the link with due diligence.

In the event that the User considers that a Linked Site may exist which contains unlawful or unsuitable content, we kindly ask the User to contact us by any means listed in the opening section of this legal notice. It should be noted that such communication entails no obligation to remove the corresponding link.

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ELIX POLYMERS ensures full compliance with the obligations pertaining to its capacity as data controller, as well as with any other obligation that may arise from the European and national law in force regarding Personal Data Protection.

We collect, use, disclose, transfer and store personal data whenever it is necessary to provide our services and for our operational and business purposes. We would like to clearly state our privacy practices so that you can make informed choices regarding the use of your information.

ELIX POLYMERS informs the User that personal data are processed through this website with the purpose of answering the questions forwarded to us by means of our Contact Form, or those directly sent to our email address as published on this website. Personal data are likewise processed to manage and process your candidature when you send us your résumé; to operate your registration as a Client; and to manage the relation that you maintain with us, which may involve sending you electronic communications with news and events of ELIX POLYMERS, provided that you have previously and specifically authorized it. Eventually, we may process your personal data with the purpose of satisfying the exercise of any of your rights.

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ELIX POLYMERS will conclude data processor agreements whenever it contracts out to another party any service that involves accessing or processing the data of the users of this website. Said contracts will accurately state the processing instructions, and ELIX POLYMERS will at all times ensure that all the appropriate technical and organizational security measures are undertaken in compliance with the applicable regulations.

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Unilateral modification.

ELIX POLYMERS may at any time modify the present Conditions of Use, in line with the development of this website and of the contents offered therein, and reserves the right to unilaterally edit, add or delete any of the present Conditions of Use if so deems necessary, either because of legal or technical causes or due to changes on the nature or the layout of the website, without any obligation to notify or alert users thereof, with publication on the website being understood as sufficient.

Furthermore, ELIX POLYMERS may establish limits to certain facilities and services or restrict the access you gain to our Portal Elix@EOS by registering to your Client account, without prior notification and without this leading in any way to liability on our part.

Any change shall have effect for all website users immediately upon public posting. Continuing navigation after a change to the Conditions of Use has been posted will be deemed acceptance thereof, and consequently the User can be held responsible for the direct breaching of the Conditions of Use. If you disagree with the updating of the Conditions of Use, you may at any time decline them by leaving the website or, in case you have provided us with your personal data, by exercising your rights as further described in our Privacy Policy

The date of the last update will always be posted at the end of these Conditions of Use, and from that date on all changes will come into effect.

Applicable legislation and jurisdiction.

ELIX POLYMERS is based in Spain. Therefore, these legal Conditions have been drafted by virtue of the Spanish and European regulation in force. In case of conflict, discrepancies, claims or complaints arising from or related to the use of this website, they will be subject to the cited legislation, notwithstanding the principles governing conflicts of laws in every given case.

The User accepts that the claims or complaints lodged against ELIX POLYMERS concerning the operation or use of this website shall be settled by the competent court in Tarragona.

In the case that ELIX POLYMERS had to file a claim, it would do so before the competent court of the User's domicile, or in Tarragona in the case of legal persons or professionals that are non-consumers.

If you access this site from a location outside Spain, you are responsible for compliance with all local and international laws.

Last update.

Legal Notice and Conditions of Use last updated: May 25th, 2018.

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