{"id":150591,"date":"2024-09-18T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=150591"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T11:50:05","slug":"exel-composites-launches-commercial-scale-use-of-bio-based-resins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/exel-composites-launches-commercial-scale-use-of-bio-based-resins\/","title":{"rendered":"Exel Composites launches commercial scale use of bio-based resins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Exel Composites has announced a new purchasing agreement with chemical manufacturing giant INEOS for over 100 metric tons of its ENVIREZ bio-based resin system. This deal will serve as a springboard for us to phase out our use of hydrocarbon-derived resins. Exel hopes to lead the composites industry towards a more sustainable future with zero change in material performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This specific INEOS ENVIREZ resin\u2019s chemical composition features 23 per cent bio-based glycol, compared to traditional crude oil-sourced hydrocarbon resins. Resultantly, the carbon equivalent emissions in the manufacture of this resin are 2.89 CO\u00ad2<\/sub>e kg including biogenic carbon, as opposed to fossil-based equivalent resin\u2019s 3.68 CO\u00ad2<\/sub>e kg*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This represents a 21 per cent drop in the associated manufacturing emissions and, in the context of the agreed 100 metric tons of resin, a reduction of 79 thousand kilograms of CO2<\/sub> released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe manufacturing industry simply won\u2019t reach its sustainability targets through isolated initiatives,\u201d said\u00a0Kim Sj\u00f6dahl<\/strong>, SVP of technology and sustainability at Exel Composites.<\/strong> \u201cWe know that genuinely making a difference means adapting our central processes and incorporating more eco-friendly materials into our high-volume manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll our evaluation and testing confirms INEOS\u2019 information: its drop-in bio-based solution yields the same technical performance as with the fossil-based resins. Customers won\u2019t notice any difference between the two,\u201d continued Sj\u00f6dahl.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Exel\u2019s customers will have the choice of switching to this resin or keeping the original composition in the products that they purchase, but Sj\u00f6dahl is confident that the composites community shares the company\u2019s appetite for Scope Three emissions reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhether from partnerships with INEOS or our other suppliers, Exel is proud to help lead the community in the journey towards sustainability,\u201d explained Sj\u00f6dahl.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTogether with our long-standing customer Exel Composites, we are committed to addressing more than just our own Scope 1 and 2 emissions by implementing sustainable product solutions throughout the value chain,\u201d said\u00a0Daniel Blanco<\/strong>, product manager for UPR & VER at INEOS<\/strong> Composites<\/strong> EMEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur ENVIREZ technology platform spans resin solutions based on bio-based and circular feedstocks, helping reduce the product\u2019s carbon footprint compared to conventional fossil-based raw materials,\u201d explained Blanco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The two partners further limit emissions and waste involved with the resin delivery. The ENVIREZ resin is manufactured in the INEOS\u2019 production site in Kilpilahti, Finland, from where a tanker truck transports full tanks locally to Exel Composites\u2019 factories in Joensuu and M\u00e4ntyharju, Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cUtilizing bulk deliveries means no separate packaging is used for the deliveries, reducing the need for virgin materials, recycling and logistics. It further reduces the resin waste internally, and internal handling. All this helps in offsetting the higher cost of the resin itself\u201d said Sj\u00f6dahl.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The factory crew pumps up to 25 metric tons of ENVIREZ resin directly into the bulk storage tanks, from where it is ready to use for daily production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*using Ecoinvent 3.9.1 database combined with primary data from suppliers<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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