BASF offers sustainably certified isocyanates and polyamides

With the addition of BASF's MDI production site in Geismar, Louisiana, USA, to the ranks of ISCC PLUS and REDcert2 certified plants, BASF can now offer its global customers locally produced ISCC PLUS and/or REDcert2 certified isocyanates and polyamides.

"Our success last year demonstrates how serious we are about driving sustainable transformation across our monomers divisions and across the various customer industries we serve, that is, we are constantly striving to improve our product portfolio, which is also reflected in the fact that our products continue to meet high requirements." said Dr. Ramkumar Dhruva, President, Monomers.

"With our factories becoming certified around the world, we are now able to help our customers achieve their sustainability goals with more sustainable products, wherever they are. I'm pleased that we now also have the structure in place to provide our U.S. customers with certified, more sustainable isocyanate solutions made in the United States. Through this, we can always offer our customers the best fit for their product portfolio." added Dhruva.

Last January, BASF's monomers unit committed to developing recycling options in every major product line by 2025. Now, just one year later, the department continues to deliver on that promise.

As of February 2024, approximately 70% of the large portfolio of isocyanates, polyamides, glues and resins, precursors and inorganic products can be chemically recycled (Ccycled) or biomass balance variants2 (BMB), as LowPCF products3 or even ZERO variants (Zero Emissions, Renewable Origin). The division currently offers a total of 345 certified sustainable product alternatives to its various customer industries, including food packaging, textiles, automotive or construction, wood adhesives and more.