Asahi Kasei has agreed a deal with Shell Eastern Petroleum to supply butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass.

The chemicals company plans to begin producing and marketing sustainable solution polymerised styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) using sustainable butadiene at its plant in Singapore by the end of March 2022.

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S-SBR is a type of synthetic rubber used mainly for eco friendly tyres for which demand is growing due to stricter environment regulations.

“S-SBR is recognised as an optimum material for eco friendly tyres,” Asahi Kasei claimed.

“Against this background, there is rising demand for greater sustainability of S-SBR as a material.”

Shell will produce butadiene by the mass balance method in two ways at Bukom.

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Asahi Kasei claimed to be the world’s first company to use butadiene derived from plastic waste, and the first Japanese company to use butadiene derived from biomass, for S-SBR production.