The 100% bio-based surfactants and PEGs developed by Clariant will help to remove fossil carbon from the value chain.
The industry and individuals as well are demanding bio-based chemicals to reduce the environmental footprint. In order to directly tackle the climate emergency and help to remove fossil carbon from the value chain, Clariant has recently launched Vita, a new range of completely bio-based surfactants and polyethylene glycols (PEGs).
Being committed to foster the transition to a more sustainable bioeconomy, Clariant has expanded its portfolio of bio-based products and processing aids with Vita products. Based on renewable feedstocks, the surfactants have almost 98% Renewable Carbon Index (RCI) and can therefore support manufacturers aiming to increase the bio-based carbon content of paints and coatings, industrial lubricants and crop formulations as well as detergents and personal care products.
“From the packaging to the many ingredients, a typical consumer product in coatings, personal care, home care, industrial, and agricultural applications still uses petrochemicals and therefore fossil carbon. Switching to bio-based carbon chemistry remains a big challenge for manufacturers and by launching the Vita surfactant and PEG range we are offering them an important new solution to achieve this,” stated Christian Vang, the global head of the Industrial & Consumer Specialties business unit at Clariant
The company employed a 100% bio-ethanol derived from sugar cane or corn to form the ethylene oxide for the Vita range. Since Clariant used only bio-based feedstocks, the new solution can help to reduce CO₂ emissions up to 85% compared to fossil analogues.
Clariant, that has already been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, has now over 70 bio-based products within its portfolio. The company has also announced that it will further expand its sustainable solutions and, in the first months of 2022, it will produce and market more than double-digit kilotons of Vita products