01 — Origin
It begins in a petrochemical complex.
Crude oil and natural gas are refined into naphtha, then cracked into the polymers behind nearly everything plastic touches.
~6%
of global oil and gas consumption already goes into making plastic
02 — Production
Resin becomes product — but not all of it.
Producers run at scale to hit cost targets. Batches get overproduced, orders get canceled, specs get missed. What's left is surplus — fully usable resin with nowhere to go.
430M+
tons of plastic resin produced worldwide, every year
03 — Waste
Too much of it never gets a second chance.
It doesn't become waste because it's unusable. It becomes waste because it never reaches the business that needs it — and by then, the window has closed.
52.1M
tons of plastic waste mismanaged worldwide, every year
04 — Circulation
Materium closes the loop.
We connect that surplus directly with the businesses that need it — before it ever reaches a landfill.
0%
commission on ChemiMarket listings — no cut, just circulation
