Life cycle assessments

Our calculations are Cradle to Gate, meaning that they take into account the raw materials and their processing, transport, production and packing of the product until the point it leaves our factory gates. Through our ambitions to be Climate, Land and People Positive we are committed to optimising the cradle to gate LCA process and collaborating within the value chain to contribute to the overall product lifespan carbon footprint.

Over 80% of our global Smart Materials product portfolio offers a low to negative carbon footprint whilst also meeting your product performance requirements. Our polymer additives, bio-based building blocks and ECO-surfactants are largely based on bio-based raw materials with a negative carbon footprint. That is the Cradle to Gate footprint, before even considering the in-use benefits when using our raw materials in your application, such as reduced energy consumption or an extended product lifetime.

The LCA results we have calculated play an important role, not only for our environmental impact assessments but also for those of our customers. They can also benefit from our low and negative carbon footprint products by incorporating our data in their own scope 3 emissions calculations, thereby saving on their CO2 emissions.

We are committed to continuously improving the LCAs of our products. Furthering our sustainable sourcing practices, product development and innovation, and improving our processing are all critical elements that we are working on to achieve this.