First baby bottle made with recycled content

Solvay and Hegen has formed a strategic partnership for the use of sustainable, recycled plastic to produce baby feeding bottles, which will be launched to the market by 2024.

Solvay’s sustainableDuradex polyphenyl sulfone (PPSU) mass balance is used to produce Hegen’s premium line of Press-to-Close, Twist-to-Open (PCTO) baby feeding bottles.

Solvay offers its sustainable polymer to produce Hegen’s baby feeding bottles.

Duradex PPSU MB is with 54% allocated circular, non-fossil feedstock, which is third-party mass-balance (MB) verified under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS).

It is an amorphous, naturally amber-transparent polymer that free of artificial pigments, phthalates and bisphenols, such as BPA.

In addition, the polymer is high scratch resistant, stain resistant, does not absorb odors and delivers an inherently non-stick surface. It combines exceptional hydrolytic stability and shatter-proof toughness, with high heat resistance.

These properties also qualify the lightweight, ergonomically shaped and wide-opening bottles for more than 1,000 steam or hot water sterilization, as well as dishwasher cycles without the risk of any damage.

Yvon Bock, founder and CEO of Hegen, stated that Duradex polymer exhibits the same high-performance properties as the previous material used in molding their PCTO bottles, including excellent processability and uncompromising durability, which made the circular polymer a very efficient alternative.

Hegen’s PCTO baby feeding bottles will be presented at Solvay’s booth at Fakuma 2023.