Intermediates

Sustainable Solutions for Chemical Intermediates

Our vision: being the preferred partner for sustainable intermediates for our customers.

With a focus on CO₂ management, recycled and renewable carbon, we offer products which support our customers in achieving their sustainability goals. With solutions and certified concepts such as our product carbon footprint (PCF) calculation system and the biomass balance approach, we help reduce product carbon footprints without compromising on quality or performance.

Our portfolio includes different sustainable product variants – from standard products with a verified PCF following the Together for Sustainability PCF guidelines, over products with a reduced PCF or a PCF of zero, to biomass balanced and recycled products – all designed to meet the diverse sustainability needs of our customers.

General sustainability information

BASF introduces BDO, THF, PolyTHF^® and NMP product variants with reduced product carbon footprint (rPCF)

The reduced product carbon footprint is achieved through low emission feedstocks and utilities at the Ludwigshafen site. As a result, the rPCF variants offer a lower carbon footprint of at least 10 percent compared to the corresponding standard products manufactured in Ludwigshafen.

We offer a wide range of products with a clear sustainability claim at scale

CO₂ Management

Demand for products that either have a beneficial product carbon footprint or reduce CO₂ emissions in their application

Renewable Carbon

Demand for products with biobased or biocircular feedstocks

Recycled Carbon

Demand for products with recycled feedstocks

CO₂ Management

Standard Products

Efficient by design: Our standard products benefit from BASF’s unique Verbund setup, choice of feedstock and continuous process optimization for a competitive cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint. One example is our amines portfolio produced with 100 percent renewable electricity. Some standard products even come with a LowPCF claim.

Reduced Product Carbon Footprint (rPCF) Products

Taking the next step: rPCF products come with a PCF reduction of minimum 10% compared to the BASF standard product in the producing region, achieved through the use of low emission feedstocks and low emission utilities.

Zero Product Carbon Footprint (ZeroPCF) Products

Zero emissions, full impact: We achieve a cradle-to-gate PCF of zero by attributing renewable feedstock through our certified biomass balance approach and, in some cases, attributing renewable electricity – all while maintaining identical quality and performance.

Carbon Capture Technologies (OASE^®)

OASE^® technologies make a significant contribution to sustainability in our customer’s value chain, making them high-priority products in the BASF portfolio. Compared to conventional technologies, OASE^® offers high efficiency in gas treatment and thus makes important contributions to conserving resources and reducing emissions by saving energy.

Renewable Carbon

Biomass Balanced (BMBcert^®) Products

Renewable feedstock, identical quality: Fossil feedstocks are replaced with renewable ones via a certified mass balance approach – according to recognized standards such as ISCC PLUS, REDcert2, ISCC EU, and REDcertEU - ensuring identical quality with a significantly reduced product carbon footprint.

Biobased Products

Traceable renewable feedstock: Made entirely from renewable feedstocks in dedicated operations, these solutions show comparable quality to the conventional product and a reduced Product Carbon Footprint.

Recycled Carbon

Chemcycled (Ccycled^®) Products

From waste to value: In the ChemCycling approach, fossil feedstocks are replaced with feedstock derived from chemical recycling of plastic waste or end-of-life tire waste via a certified mass balance attribution method.

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Sustainable Solutions for Chemical Intermediates

Our vision: being the preferred partner for sustainable intermediates for our customers.

We offer a wide range of products with a clear sustainability claim at scale​

CO2 Management

Standard Products

Reduced Product Carbon Footprint (rPCF) Products

Zero Product Carbon Footprint (ZeroPCF) Products

Carbon Capture Technologies (OASE®)

Renewable Carbon

Biomass Balanced (BMBcert®) Products

Biobased Products​

Recycled Carbon

Chemcycled (Ccycled®) Products

Talk to your BASF expert

We offer a wide range of products with a clear sustainability claim at scale

CO₂ Management

Carbon Capture Technologies (OASE^®)

Biomass Balanced (BMBcert^®) Products

Biobased Products

Chemcycled (Ccycled^®) Products