Lupranat® ZERO
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. That is why we are committed to the European Green Deal and are striving to reach its target of net-zero emissions by 2050. Additionally, by 2030 BASF aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 25 percent compared to 2018. The product carbon footprint (PCF) of each BASF product thus plays an important role and creates the necessary transparency in relation to the associated greenhouse gas emissions.
"Our customers are becoming increasingly concerned about climate protection. By using Lupranat® ZERO, our customers can sustainably reduce their carbon footprint and thus make an active contribution to climate protection while enjoying the same high product quality.”
Our achievings
Initially, Lupranat® ZERO is available for the product specification M 70 R, which is used for the production of MDI polyisocyanurate boards (PIR or polyiso) and rigid polyurethane foam for the thermal insulation of buildings. This is of particular interest to the construction and automotive industries. But it can also benefit the furniture industry as well as architects, organizations, and governments.
Next steps
BASF is expanding its portfolio of climate-friendly products such as methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and introducing Lupranat® ZERO (net-zero emissions, renewable origin, and renewable energy), the first greenhouse gas-neutral isocyanate. Lupranat® ZERO has a balance sheet cradle-to-gate PCF of zero.
Certified Sustainability
The certification of the PCF calculation by TÜV NORD (German technical inspection authority) has been successfully completed. “We have checked the calculation of the PCF of Lupranat ZERO M 70 R in detail and are now pleased to be able to confirm it for the first time,” says Delia Carls, auditor at TÜV NORD. At the raw material level, certification by “REDcert2 ” is available to our customers. In this way, we guarantee that recyclable raw materials have been fed into the Verbund production. This includes the link between the recycled raw materials used in Ludwigshafen and the mainstream products produced in Ludwigshafen and Antwerp. As a result, customers and BASF can manufacture a wide range of products in a more sustainable way. Our production is based on green energy sources with proof of renewable energy origin. This supports our goal of reaching net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. In addition, we are saving fossil resources.
What else do we aim to achieve?
Following the successful launch of Lupranat ZERO M 70 R, further variants of the product will be added to the portfolio.
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What else is included in our sustainability promise? BMB, Chemcycled