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carbon footprint

! The! globally! recognized! climate! “We are proud of the veri"cation because Examples include plastics, car tires, de-icing
change! organization! and! product! car5 it re#ects our strong commitment to sup- agents, pharmaceuticals, crop protection
ERQ IRRWSULQW 3&) YHUL¿HU ³WKH &DUERQ port our customers’ green transformation products, paints and coatings. BASF cus-
7UXVW´ KDV YHUL¿HG WKH %$6) SURGXFWV as stated in BASF’s recently announced tomers use these products in the textile, au-
1,65hexanediol!(HDO),!formic!acid!(FA),! “Winning Ways” Strategy. It proves that the tomotive, agricultural, pharmaceutical and
carbon footprint of our products is demon-
propionic! acid! (PA)! and! neopentyl! gly5 strably lower than the market average. This furniture industries, among others.
col! (NPG).! The! products! have! therefore! shows that we are on the right track to be
achieved! the! Carbon! Trust! label! and! the preferred partner for sustainable inter- Due to its high chemical and thermal sta-
/RZHU WKDQ 0DUNHW FODLP 7KLV FRQ¿UPV mediates,” explains Ketan Joshi, President of bility, NPG has proven itself in many appli-
that!the!products!have!a!cradle5to5gate! BASF’s Intermediates division. cations, particularly as a building block for
PCF!that!is!demonstrably!lower!than!the! “As customer awareness about the envi- the production of polyester and alkyd resins
market!average!for!fossil5based!equiva5 ronmental impact of their product choices for various coatings and plastics. A key area
OHQW SURGXFWV 7KH YHUL¿FDWLRQ LV YDOLG grows within the chemical industry, there of application is powder coatings, which
until! May! 2026.! For! PA! and! NPG,! the! is an increasing demand for transparency. are particularly useful in the construction
YHUL¿FDWLRQ RQO\ DSSOLHV WR WKH (XURSHDQ When BASF customers encounter the Car- industry and for coating household appli-
production. bon Trust veri"cation and label, they can be ances. Other "elds of application include
con"dent that these veri"ed products have
BASF manufactures all products men- undergone a rigorous process to demon- the production of lubricants, plasticizers
tioned at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, strate a lower carbon footprint than equiva- and pharmaceuticals.
Germany. BASF produces HDO also at its lent o$erings in the market. The veri"ca-
Verbund site in Freeport, Texas. Addition- tion and label are therefore powerful tools HDO is used in the production of indus-
ally, FA is produced at the BASF Verbund to allow customers to select products that trial coatings, polyurethanes, adhesives
sites in Geismar, Louisiana, and Nanjing, contribute to their own emissions reduction and cosmetics, among other things. It also
China. All mentioned products are market- goals,” adds Veronika serves as a chemical building block for re-
ed worldwide. active thinners in epoxy systems, which are
Thieme, associate director, the
These products are identical to standard Carbon Trust. used in the production of rotor blades for
products in terms of quality and properties, wind turbines and in lightweight automo-
meaning that customers can use them in +LJKO\ HIÀFLHQW SURGXFWLRQ tive components. HDO gives the end prod-
their production without having to adapt methods reduce CO2 emissions ucts #exibility, adhesion properties and
their existing processes (“drop-in” solu-
tions). This allows customers to easily and BASF achieves the lower PCF through var- weather resistance.
e!ciently reduce CO2 emissions from pur- ious measures. For example, energy genera- PA is used in particular in the food and
chased goods or services (Scope 3). tion in BASF’s own gas-"red combined heat
and power plants causes signi"cantly lower animal feed industry, where it serves as a
In its assessment, the Carbon Trust has greenhouse gas emissions than conven- preservative to improve shelf life. BASF mar-
evaluated BASF’s PCF comparison2 against tional forms of energy generation. More- kets preservatives based on PA under the
its Veri"ed Lower Label Claim requirements. over, the production processes of LowPCF trade names Lupro-Grain® and Luprosil®.
For this purpose, the Carbon Trust has re- intermediates are characterized by high The organic acid also proves its worth in the
viewed whether BASF has correctly calcu- e!ciency in energy and raw material con-
lated the PCFs of the veri"ed products3 and sumption, which is due to the integrated production of pharmaceuticals, pesticides,
whether these are demonstrably lower than BASF Verbund system and the continuous solvents and plastics.
the market average for fossil-based equiva- improvement of operational excellence. FA is used, among other things, in animal
lent products. The Carbon Trust has now In addition, oil, natural gas or Verbund by-
veri"ed that BASF’s PA, FA, NPG and HDO, all products, but not coal, are usually used as nutrition to preserve animal feed and en-
sold on the global market, ful"l all criteria to primary raw materials in the production of sures e!cient coagulation in the extraction
achieve a lower carbon claim. This provides LowPCF intermediates. Due to the di$erent of latex. Potassium formate, a salt of FA, is
BASF customers with additional support chemical properties, this further reduces a highly e!cient de-icing agent for roads,
in their product selection. It helps them to the CO2 footprint. commercial buildings and airport runways.
make more informed choices and to under- Products with a wide range of FA and potassium formate are also used in
stand the impact that BASF products have
on their value chain. The Carbon Trust is a applications the oil"eld industry and in shale gas explo-
leader in carbon footprint calculation and The intermediates FA, PA, HDO and NPG ration. FA is also a highly e$ective decal-
veri"es products, organizations and value are versatile chemicals4 and are used as ci"er and disinfectant and is used in leather
chains worldwide. ingredients for various everyday products. processing. Circle 17 on enquiry card
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