ARKEMA Continues to Lower the Carbon Footprint of the Global Production of Its Bio-Based Polyamide 11 Chain
09 Octubre 2023 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Arkema (Paris:AKE):
The Group further decreased by 46% the carbon footprint of
its bio-based Rilsan® polyamide 11 grades reaching less than 2 kg
CO2e/kg (1), by using renewable or low carbon energy sources and by
making several energy efficiency improvements in its production
sites. It represents an improvement of around 70% relative to
traditional polyamide resins using fossil-based raw materials and
conventional energy sources.
Derived entirely from renewable castor seeds, Rilsan® polyamide
11 is 100% segregated bio-based. Furthermore, the amino 11 monomer
and the downstream polymers are produced using a significant
proportion of low carbon and renewable energy – both in terms of
electricity and combustible fuels. Arkema thus recently announced a
biomethane supply agreement with ENGIE in France, and carried out
several energy efficiency improvements in its polyamide 11 chain
production sites over the last year.
“This is an important step for our customers and the markets we
serve,” said Erwoan Pezron, Senior Vice President, Arkema’s High
Performance Polymers. “The lower carbon footprint we announce today
applies to our entire global production, not just a particular set
of grades or a certain location. This allows our customers to
deliver on their commitment to decarbonize and to develop more
sustainable products at scale. Furthermore, we have a strong action
plan in place to further decarbonize this range, with a 2030 target
to reduce the carbon footprint by a further 50%. Our objective is
to continue to offer our customers high-performance materials with
one of the lowest carbon footprints in the market.”
This represents a strong step forward in Arkema’s drive to
ever-lower carbon footprint and lower climate change impact through
a combination of sustainable raw materials, energy sources, and
manufacturing processes.
(1) less than 2 kg CO2e/kg according to ISO14040, 14044 and
14067
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 91% of Group sales in 2022, 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 € 11.5 billion in
2022, and operates in some 55 countries with 21,100 employees
worldwide.
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