These innovative additives from Evonik provide formulators with the same trusted wetting and defoaming properties while integrating sustainable sourcing through the mass balance approach.
Evonik Coating Additives has introduced its first mass balanced products, TEGO® Wet 270 eCO and TEGO® Foamex 812 eCO, offering high-performance solutions for coatings with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
Product highlights
- TEGO® Wet 270 eCO: A high-performance substrate wetting agent featuring over 40% bio carbon (mass balance). It offers excellent wetting properties, effective crater prevention, and broad application suitability, including water-based, solvent-based and radiation-curing coatings.
- TEGO® Foamex 812 eCO: A versatile grinding stage defoamer with more than 60% bio carbon (mass balance). Effective against micro and macro foam, it is suitable for clear and pigmented formulations and meets eco-label and food contact compliance requirements.
Sustainable innovation with ISCC Certification
The raw materials used in these additives, both organic and inorganic, play a crucial role in determining the final product's carbon footprint. By investing in ISCC-certified raw materials, Evonik has significantly minimised environmental impact. The mass balance approach enables the allocation of bio-attributed or recycled-attributed feedstocks to specific products, ensuring a verifiable and credible reduction in fossil carbon use within coatings.
“By using ISCC-certified raw materials, we are contributing to the replacement of virgin fossil resources with renewable feedstocks. This allows us to support our customers in reducing their Scope 3 upstream emissions,” has stated Tim-Frederic Sloot, Head of Sustainability at Evonik Coating Additives, who spearheaded the development of these mass balanced products.
ISCC PLUS Certification ensures transparency
Evonik's adherence to ISCC PLUS certification ensures that sales align with the purchase of sustainable raw materials. This provides customers with the confidence to formulate more environmentally friendly products. The newly launched TEGO® Wet 270 eCO and TEGO® Foamex 812 eCO highlight the company's commitment to sustainability, with the ‘eCO’ suffix symbolising ‘eliminate CO2’.
A sustainable future for coatings and inks
With these new offerings, Evonik Coating Additives sets the stage for further expansion of its mass balanced product portfolio. The company remains committed to delivering next-generation sustainable solutions without compromising performance, ensuring a greener future for coatings and inks industries.