SANT
CELONI, Spain,
July 2,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkema, a leader in specialty
materials, announces that the company has obtained ISCC+
certification for its powder coating resins facility located in
Sant Celoni, Spain; as part of a larger initiative designed
to decarbonize the global coating value chain. It
expands Arkema's leading range of mass balance solutions with
up to 40% bio-attributed powder polyester resins*,
achieving a related reduction of up to 25% in product carbon
footprint.
The facility houses a polyester resin production line and a
state-of-the-art R&D laboratory dedicated to improving the
sustainability and performance of powder coating
materials. Arkema views the powder coating market as a
strategic growth** area due to the inherent
sustainability of those applications (solvent-free, almost zero
waste, low energy consumption).
With this certification, Arkema is able to offer a complete
portfolio of bio-Mass-Balance*** coating solutions,
including waterborne, UV/EB, advanced liquid resins and powder
resins for use across many different industries, including new
mobility, decarbonized industrial environment, green
buildings, and more sustainable homes including furniture,
appliances applications.
"The global powder coatings market continues to show strong
growth driven by megatrends across end user markets and the
inherent sustainability of the technology," said
Neil Tariq, Global Business Director
Coating Resins at Arkema. "Arkema is committed to supporting our
customers worldwide with the materials they need to further
decarbonize their offers and ensure they can meet their
sustainability goals."
* The site also produces polyester advanced liquid resins
which can now achieve up to 25% bio attributed content and up to 20
% PCF reduction to support the decarbonization of key
industrial applications like coil & packaging coatings.
** Arkema continues to invest in powder coating
technology. The company recently announced a new manufacturing
process that integrates up to 40% post-consumer recycled
content from end-of-life packaging products into powder coating
resins. In February 2019, Arkema
began operations at a new first-class polyester resin manufacturing
facility and dedicated laboratory in Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India.
To learn more about this and other decarbonization
certifications and efforts at Arkema, visit
https://www.arkema.com/global/en/resources/post/cs/mass-balance-solutions/
*** Mass Balance: Mass balance chain of custody is designed to
track the total amount of the content in scope through the
production system and ensure an appropriate allocation of this
content to the finished goods based on auditable bookkeeping.
Property conservation principle is set to ensure that the total
certified output does not exceed its original input and take into
account the appropriate conversion losses and production / assembly
ratios. "The ISSC+ certification of the whole supply chain
guarantees that the origin of the renewable sources
meets ISCC+ standards for sustainable feedstocks.
Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science,
Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address
ever-growing demand for new and sustainable materials. With the
ambition to become in 2024 a pure player in Specialty Materials,
the Group is structured into 3 complementary, resilient and highly
innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials - Adhesive
Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions - accounting
for some 92% of Group sales in 2023, and a well-positioned and
competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cutting-edge
technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other
things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and
mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its
stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around € 9.5 billion in
2023, and operates in some 55 countries with 21,100 employees
worldwide.
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