Develops recycled PET compounds (Meras®) for injection molding and invests, as the corporate venture arm of Sipchem, in sustainability technologies.

Sipchem InnoVent SA

Lausanne (EPFL Innovation Park, Bâtiment F)New on Amplifa

2023Founded (part of the Sipchem 2030 Corporate Strategy)

Sipchem: >100 countriesMarket presence of the parent company

About Sipchem InnoVent

Sipchem InnoVent SA is the innovation and venture capital unit founded in 2023 by Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem), an internationally active petrochemical group headquartered in Saudi Arabia. The company is located in the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne and operates as an open-innovation office as well as a corporate venture capital arm that invests in start-ups and companies in the fields of sustainability, circular economy and decarbonization. In the area of innovation, Sipchem InnoVent develops plastic circular-economy technologies in-house. This includes the proprietary product feature Meras®: injection molding compounds based on r-PET from 100 % post-consumer recycled PET, with circular formulations and up to 90 % recycled content, as well as a stated CO2 reduction of up to 80 %. Sipchem is present with more than 15 products in over 100 countries. Sipchem InnoVent presents Meras® at trade fairs such as K 2025, the Swiss Plastics Expo 2026 and Fakuma 2026.

Site: Lausanne
Processes: Production of Meras® injection molding compounds (Circular Compounds), Corporate Venture Capital, Open Innovation, Innovation development (plastic circularity), Product: Meras® (r-PET compounds)
Materials: Meras® r-PET, Post-Consumer Recycled PET (100% recycled content), Circular Compounds with up to 90% recycled content, Meras® r-PET (100 % post-consumer recycled PET), Circular Compounds (up to 90 % recycled content)
Founded: 2023
Industries: Petrochemicals, Plastics industry, Sustainability / Circularity / Decarbonization, Start-up investments, Sustainability/Circularity/Decarbonization, Startup investments

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Recycled PET (post-consumer)
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Compounding of circular formulations (Meras®)
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Distribution via trade fairs and direct contact
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Corporate venture capital & open innovation

Materials & Products

r-PET

Meras® r-PET (100 % post-consumer recycled PET)

High-performance r-PET for injection molding applications, designed for the circular economy.

Circular Compounds (up to 90 % recycled content)

Circular formulations with a stated CO2 reduction of up to 80 %.

Locations

Lausanne

Headquarters: open innovation, venture capital, Meras® product development

Materials: r-PET, Circular Compounds

Products

**Meras® Injection Molding Compound**r-PET compounds · Plastics processing / circularity

Inside the production

Industries

PetrochemicalsPlastics industrySustainability / Circularity / DecarbonizationStart-up investmentsSustainability/Circularity/DecarbonizationStartup investments

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Production of Meras® injection molding compounds (Circular Compounds)Plastics	–	–	–	–	r-PET (100% post-consumer recycled PET), Recycled formulations with up to 90% recycled content

Additional services

Corporate Venture CapitalOpen InnovationInnovation development (plastic circularity)Product: Meras® (r-PET compounds)

Reference customers

Sipchem (Sahara International Petrochemical Company)

History

2023
Sipchem announces the founding of Sipchem InnoVent as part of the 2030 Corporate Strategy.
2025
Presence at K 2025 with Meras® r-PET (announced in June 2025).
2026
Participation in the Swiss Plastics Expo in Lucerne (January) and announced participation in Fakuma in Friedrichshafen (October).