Online Tool Facilitates More Transparent, Sustainable Chemistry
AMSTERDAM - A new online tool that can track the use of biobased raw materials in products has been launched as a pilot by project partners AkzoNobel, Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (ABT), and EY. It will be the first tool ever to use e-certification to track biobased content along the value chain.
Many chemicals can be made either from fossil feedstock or biobased raw materials, such as vegetable oils or sugars, but it is difficult to verify how much of each has been used. The new tool aims to solve this problem by verifying exactly how much of a product is made from biobased raw materials. This will make it easier for producers and consumers to choose more sustainable products and move towards a more circular economy.