GS Caltex debuts a lubricant package made from recycled plastic

GS Caltex has developed a new lubricant container with a higher proportion of recycled plastic. The new container is made up of 30% recycled plastic.  With this new container, the total amount of general plastic raw materials used was reduced by about 15% The new container has been applied to half of the 6L products, and it will be expanded to 1L and 4L size containers in the future to increase the use of recycled plastic.

According to GS Caltex, since October 2023, the company has required all plastic lubricant containers it produces to contain 20% recycled plastic raw materials made through its mechanical recycling (MR) technology. The amount of recycled plastic used in producing lubricant containers amounts to approximately 700 tons per year.

GS Caltex’s development of this new container is part of its Green Transformation, a carbon reduction business area that the company is focusing on to respond to future environmental changes, such as carbon neutrality and energy conversion.

The company further commented that taking the lead in developing new containers has reduced the use of general plastics and increased the use of recycled plastics. GS Caltex plans to continue increasing the usability of carbon-reducing products in the future.