LONDON — BASF has joined the Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) task force that aims to make a polymers industry — worth $125 billion annually — more sustainable. The task force comprises a number of leaders in the sector, including Unilever, Croda, Scott Bader, Crown Paints and Afton Chemical, already signed up for the RSC’s initiative. The RSC’s initiative aims to create a circular economy for a group of thousands of polymers in liquid formulations, often referred to as PLFs.
Leading the group will be Professor Roy Sandbach OBE FRSC, the immediate past president of the RSC’s Industry and Technology Council, who will be the Interim Chair. Sandbach led the development of the regional innovation strategy for the North East of England and previously held global R&D positions with Proctor and Gamble during a 31-year association with the company.