In partnership with AKVA group
Today on 26 September, 2024, we mark World Maritime Day, an annual event that commemorates the anniversary of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention coming into force. This year’s theme is “Navigating the future: safety first!”, reflecting the IMO’s commitment to enhancing maritime safety and sustainability.
The robust Polarcirkel boats, known for their great design, quality build, unique adaptability, user-friendliness, and low maintenance requirements, are now available with Borealis Bornewables™ materials.
© AKVA group
At Borealis, we are proud to be contributing to this global effort through our collaboration with the AKVA group. Together, we’ve developed a groundbreaking workboat hull made from circular plastic for their iconic Polarcirkel boats, which are renowned for their durability and reliability in extreme conditions.
To maintain their exceptional quality, we selected a grade from our Bornewables™ portfolio of circular polyolefins. Derived from renewable sources like used cooking oil, these materials provide the same high performance as virgin plastics, but with a significantly lower carbon footprint. The specific grade used, BorSafe™ HE3490-LS-HW, has over 90% circular content, resulting in a CO2 equivalent emissions reduction of 1.9kg for every kilogram of polyolefin produced, compared to fossil-based equivalents.*
We’re committed to helping our customers embrace circular materials. Using the Bornewables in the hulls of the Polarcirkel boats proves that we can meet high performance standards sustainably, and aligns perfectly with the IMO’s mission to improve safety and reduce environmental impact in the maritime industry.
John Webster, Global Commercial Director Infrastructure Borealis
The aquaculture industry is ready for a circular transformation, and we’re excited to lead the way in partnership with Borealis. Our top priority will always be the safety of people on our vessels, and it’s remarkable that we can now achieve this with a much smaller carbon footprint.
Freddy Bakken Braseth, General Manager of the AKVA group's department in Mo i Rana
This collaboration with AKVA group is another step in our Everminds™ ambition to accelerate the shift to a circular economy—and it won’t be ending here. We plan to expand our partnership to cover a wider range of workboat components and floating aquaculture constructions made of pipes, directly supporting the IMO’s mission to drive sustainability in the maritime industry.
Join us in celebrating World Maritime Day and our efforts to navigate to a more circular future.
*A cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, conducted according to ISO14040:2006 and ISO14044:2006 standards, was carried out to assess the environmental impact of producing the BornewablesTM polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). The study compared the potential footprint of Bornewables materials produced at sites in Sweden, Finland and Belgium using both steam cracker and propane dehydrogenation processes, with that of equivalent polyolefins derived from fossil feedstocks at the sites.