{"id":179386,"date":"2026-08-05T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=179386"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:11:13","slug":"celtic-renewables-partners-with-evonik-for-low-carbon-sustainable-cosmetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/celtic-renewables-partners-with-evonik-for-low-carbon-sustainable-cosmetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Renewables partners with Evonik for low-carbon sustainable cosmetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Evonik is using Celtic Renewables\u2019 bio-butanol to produce\u00a0ECOHANCE\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Soft BOL<\/a>, a sustainable emollient for cosmetics and personal care products. Combined with Evonik\u2019s formulation expertise, the result is a final product that meets both performance and environmental expectations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtic Renewables\u2019 bio-butanol is derived entirely from locally sourced feedstocks, including whisky pot ale and rejected potatoes, at their biorefinery in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cosmetics and personal care industry is changing, with demand increasing for more sustainable ingredients that do not compromise on performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cosmetics industry is increasingly searching for ingredients that have both functionality and meaning, and waste-derived feedstocks provide strong storytelling potential for customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether from potatoes, whisky, or olive oil waste streams, Celtic Renewables\u2019 partnership with Evonik demonstrates how science, sustainability and storytelling can come together to deliver next-generation cosmetic ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Celtic Renewables<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

These familiar materials create a tangible link between sustainability and the everyday product, whilst Evonik\u2019s scientific approach ensures that these stories are focused on measurable outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bettina Brierly, Chief Commercial Officer at Celtic Renewables,<\/strong> said, \u201cThe cosmetics sector faces an immense challenge reducing its Scope 3 emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCurrently, fossil-based chemicals are used in a range of cosmetic applications, with everything from face creams to lip gloss including them as active ingredients in the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy switching to bio-based alternatives, the emissions of these everyday cosmetics can be cut by up to 60%, without consumers having to change their purchasing habits and with very little impact on the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPartnerships like the one we have with Evonik are critical for accelerating the cosmetic industry\u2019s transition to a more sustainable model. They\u2019re true first movers in the space, and those who slow on the uptake of bio-based chemicals will be left struggling to transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wolfgang Goertz, Vice President Cosmetic Solutions at Evonik, <\/strong>added: \u201cThe butanol we get from Celtic Renewables fits perfectly with what we need. Our customers really appreciate the cosmetic emollient that we make with this raw material \u2013 we are able to achieve great sensory, texture and touch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Evonik\u2019s sustainability goals go beyond carbon reduction. They include transparency and storytelling, from raw material origin to the finished product. Collaborations like the one between Evonik and Celtic Renewables are key to the future of sustainable ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both companies are exploring further applications of Celtic Renewable\u2019s bio-based chemicals for use in other sustainably created cosmetics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Evonik is using Celtic Renewables\u2019 bio-butanol to produce\u00a0ECOHANCE\u00ae\u00a0Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient for cosmetics and personal care products. Combined with Evonik\u2019s formulation expertise, the result is a final product that meets both performance and environmental expectations. Celtic Renewables\u2019 bio-butanol is derived entirely from locally sourced feedstocks, including whisky pot ale and rejected potatoes, at their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":179377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Celtic Renewables' bio-butanol combined with Evonik\u2019s formulation expertise the companies produced a sustainable emollient for cosmetics and personal care products","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[13557,22614,10416,12228,13064,28265],"supplier":[3182,43],"class_list":["post-179386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biobutanol","tag-biofeedstocks","tag-circulareconomy","tag-cosmetics","tag-personalcare","tag-wastederived","supplier-celtic-renewables","supplier-evonik-industries-ag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179396,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179386\/revisions\/179396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179386"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=179386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}