Using agricultural residues for low carbon bio-based products

Given that we have only one Earth, individuals and industries are looking for ways to reduce their environmental footprints. As such, the demand for bio-based chemicals is set to grow strongly in the coming years.

Clariant uses 100% bio-ethanol derived from sugarcane or corn to create the ethylene oxide for its innovative surfactants and polyethylene glycols (PEGs). The bio-based material is fully segregated along the value chain from the field to the final consumer product. Final products include among others detergents, hair and body shampoo, and paint.

Because only bio-based feedstocks are used, the ingredients have significantly lower carbon footprints than their fossil-based counterparts. These new solutions are chemically equivalent to fossil versions yet they can help save up to 85% of CO₂ emissions compared to their fossil analogues.

100% bio-based and segregated surfactants and PEGs provides solutions for a variety of industries ranging from home and personal care, to paints and coatings, industrial lubricants and crop solutions. Customers can currently benefit from more than 70 bio-based products, and the range will continue to be expanded.. They also help directly address climate change by helping remove fossil carbon from the value chain.

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