BASF Offers Zero-Carbon-Footprint Neopentyl Glycol and Propionic Acid
BASF for the first time offers neopentyl glycol (NPG) and propionic acid (PA) with a cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint (PCF) of zero. Produced at BASF’s Ludwigshafen Verbund site, Germany, the products are available globally as NPG ZeroPCF and PA ZeroPCF. BASF achieves the zero PCF for NPG and PA by using renewable raw materials in its unique Verbund production system via its biomass balance (BMB) approach. For NPG, BASF additionally uses renewable energy for production.
NPG ZeroPCF and PA ZeroPCF are drop-in solutions: They are identical in quality and properties to the standard products, allowing customers to use them in their production without the need for adjustments to their existing processes. In this way, customers can simply and efficiently reduce emissions from purchased goods or services and increase the share of renewable raw materials in the value chain, thus contributing to the shift to a circular economy.