Western Technologies and Innovation LLC (Westec) and rethink polymers have signed a partnership agreement with GREENMANTRA Technologies that will make GREENMANTRA’s value-creating waxes available for plastic processing, construction, and asphalt projects in the Middle East, Africa (MEA) and Indian subcontinent (ISC). The relationship, which includes marketing and commercial support, will bring wider visibility to GREENMANTRA’s products for use in asphalt across neighboring regions.

GREENMANTRA is a leader in advanced recycling, transforming hard-to-recycle plastics into specialty waxes and polymers for various industrial applications.

Partnerships Built on Shared Commitment to Sustainability

The partnership announced today is built on a shared commitment to sustainability.

“We’re committed to being a global catalyst for sustainability,” said Domenic Di Mondo, GREENMANTRA’s Chief Commercial Officer, “and we’re proud to partner with WTI and rethink polymers, two companies that share our vision.

Ali Maskery, Westec General Manager, reiterated that commitment, saying, “Both Westec and GREENMANTRA believe waste plastics can be a valuable feedstock for innovative circular solutions. We are excited to support GREENMANTRA’s growth into MEA and ISC, as these products offer improved product performance and operational and environmental benefits to manufacturers in the region.”

“GREENMANTRA is the only company in the world with the advanced technology to transform waste plastics into value-creating specialty waxes,” said Cristian Hedesiu, founder of rethink polymers. “GREENMANTRA’s specialty waxes drive superior performance in the plastic and asphalt industries, while also allowing those manufacturers to reduce carbon footprint.”

Westec and rethink polymers bring over 60 years combined experience in the development and commercialization of sustainable polymers. rethink polymers’ experience and polymer expertise, combined with WTI’s network of government and industry representatives, will play an important role in delivering GREENMANTRA’s waxes to plastic processing manufacturers in the Middle East, Africa, and India and to asphalt and construction projects across the globe.

Well-Suited for MEA and ISC Regions

Within the construction segment, GREENMANTRA’s products offer benefits for simultaneously enhancing the performance and sustainable profile of asphalt for road pavements and highway infrastructure.

GREENMANTRA’s CERANOVUS polyethylene waxes are well-suited for construction projects in the MEA and ISC, as well as parts of Europe, where the road networks are expanding, the current road infrastructure needs upgrading, and the climate is warmer than North America.

The potential benefits are significant.

  • Upgrading existing infrastructure — GREENMANTRA’s wax helps create a 10 percent thinner asphalt pavement, delivering the same performance as the standard, thicker asphalt
  • Durability in hotter climates — GREENMANTRA’s additives increase the thermal stability of pavements while improving resistance to rutting and cracking.
  • Lower carbon footprint — Asphalt made with GREENMANTRA’s recycled products uses fewer fossil fuels and diverts plastic waste from landfills

With the new partnership with Westec and rethink polymers, GREENMANTRA’s advanced recycling technology will provide sustainable solutions for the growing economies in MEA and ISC.

“Together we can go farther, be better and do good for business and the planet,” Di Mondo said.

 

About GREENMANTRA Technologies

GREENMANTRA Technologies is a leader in advanced recycling that transforms waste plastics into value-creating specialty waxes and polymers. GREENMANTRA’s products are used as performance enhancers and processing aids in roofing, asphalt roads, extruded plastic parts and other construction infrastructure applications with useful lifespans of 20-50+ years. In each application, GREENMANTRA improves product performance, provides a more efficient manufacturing process, and allows manufacturers to greatly increase the recycled content of their end products without sacrificing performance. GREENMANTRA is diverting thousands of metric tons annually of waste plastic from our oceans and landfills into new applications.

 

About Western Technologies and Innovation LLC (Westec)

Western Technologies and Innovation LLC is an Omani-owned company with a mission to build capabilities in the energy sector and sustainable polymers across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

 

About rethink polymers

rethink polymers international consultancy firm aims to inspire and drive brands, manufacturers and society to move sustainable polymers. With unmatched expertise in the polymers industry and continuous involvement R&D&I, rethink polymers use a collaborative approach to build strategic alliances, to develop and launch the next generation of polymer materials and technologies, all in alignment with principles of the circular economy.