Bravo, Revalora: first EPDs hit the spec stage
Revalora just stepped into the transparency arena with its first Environmental Product Declaration for recycled plastic pellets in April 2025. That single move turns a circular‑economy story into spec‑ready data buyers can actually use, which often means fewer hurdles in bids where product‑specific EPDs are preferred.
What Revalora just published
Revalora released its first EPD in April 2025 for a family of recycled plastic pellets that covers HDPE, LDPE and PP under the “Plastics in primary forms” PCR. The operator is the International EPD System, issued through EPD Chile. The EPD is product‑family based, with results reported on a worst‑case basis, which is a practical route for resin suppliers with multiple grades. (environdec.com)
Worth noting for teams who track the who‑did‑what: the LCA was prepared by Greenticket. Third‑party verification was provided by an approved individual verifier, as listed in the declaration. (api.environdec.com)
Why this matters in specs and bids
When a resin or pellet lacks a product‑specific, third‑party verified EPD, many project teams must model its impacts with conservative default factors. That can quietly nudge a product out of contention. With a credible EPD in hand, the buyer’s math gets cleaner and the conversation shifts back to performance, price and lead time.
Where these pellets show up
Revalora’s recycled pellets feed extrusion and injection lines for things like film, bags, irrigation hose, sleeves and rigid parts. In other words, they live upstream of the finished product but influence downstream choices on everything from packaging to infrastructure components. (environdec.com)
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Follow us for a product-by-product analysis of EPD coverage and competitive positioning against Trifilon and Enneatech.
Quick competitive snapshot
Here is how the transparency field looks today for primary‑form polymers.
- Trifilon AB publishes multiple product‑family EPDs for polymer granulates that incorporate recycled content, under the same PCR category. That is robust coverage at the material stage.
- Enneatech AG has EPDs for PA6 and PA66 granules made from 100% secondary material, again at the primary‑form level and visible to specifiers.
- HELLENIC PETROLEUM R.S.S.O.P.P. SA covers polypropylene homopolymer resins with an EPD, which serves adjacent buyers even if not mechanically recycled PE. These examples confirm Revalora just joined an established EPD cohort for primary‑form plastics, which is exactly where pellet suppliers compete for mindshare early in the value chain.
For context beyond EC3, Europe‑based recyclers such as TYRMA and UAB Somlita also publish pellet EPDs under the same PCR, signaling growing global adoption. (environdec.com)
Operator choice, noted
Revalora published with the International EPD System, a global program operator with broad market recognition. IES reported surpassing 18,000 valid and registered EPDs in 2025 (International EPD System, 2025) (International EPD System, 2025). (environdec.com)
If you are new to operator selection, this field guide is a useful primer on how IES works and when to choose it over alternatives: International EPD System: The Field Guide.
Why now is smart for pellets
Resin buyers are under pressure to document embodied carbon, and they prefer numbers they can audit. An EPD moves recycled pellets from a good sustainability story to a verifiable input in customer LCAs. It also cuts back‑and‑forth with auditors and owners during submittals, which saves cycle time when schedules are tight.
One website tweak for extra mileage
As of February 7, 2026, we did not see this EPD highlighted on Revalora’s website. Adding a Sustainability or Downloads page that links the full PDF helps sales, channel partners and specifiers find it fast. Visibility here is key, and it’s an easy win for marketing. (revalora.cl)
The takeaway
Revalora has officially entered the transperency arena. Their April 2025 pellet EPD puts recycled polymers on equal footing with long‑listed materials and signals to specifiers that data will be ready when the project team asks. That changes the competitive math in their favor, today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which product forms are covered by Revalora’s first EPD and how is scope handled?
It covers recycled plastic pellets in three polymers (HDPE, LDPE, PP) as a product family. Results are reported on a worst‑case basis across the family, which is common for multi‑grade resin portfolios. (environdec.com)
Who operated and verified the EPD and who developed the LCA?
Program operator is the International EPD System with EPD Chile as licensee. LCA development credit is to Greenticket, and verification was by an approved individual verifier as listed in the PDF. (environdec.com)
Which competitors already publish EPDs for primary‑form polymers?
Examples visible to buyers include Trifilon AB and Enneatech AG under the same PCR category, and HELLENIC PETROLEUM R.S.S.O.P.P. SA for PP resins. Europe also shows pellet EPDs from TYRMA and UAB Somlita. (environdec.com)
About the Author
With a passion for sustainability and a love for complex data, Toby helps manufacturers efficiently collect data from across their organization and get their EPDs done right. He’s especially interested in how AI can support human expertise, helping R&D and factory teams work faster, smarter, and with less friction.
