{"id":67842,"date":"2019-10-28T07:38:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T06:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=67842"},"modified":"2019-10-25T11:36:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T09:36:56","slug":"sabic-first-in-industry-to-launch-polycarbonate-based-on-certified-renewable-feedstock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/sabic-first-in-industry-to-launch-polycarbonate-based-on-certified-renewable-feedstock\/","title":{"rendered":"SABIC first in industry to launch polycarbonate based on certified renewable feedstock"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-67846 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-1_tcm1010-21601-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"polycarbonate-1_tcm1010-21601\" width=\"245\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-1_tcm1010-21601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-1_tcm1010-21601-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-1_tcm1010-21601.jpg 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>SABIC launches polycarbonate based on certified renewable feedstock, a first in the industry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>This solution reduces CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions and the use of fossil feedstock during production<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced the launch of its polycarbonate (PC) based on certified renewable feedstock &#8211; a first in the industry, providing SABIC and its direct and ultimate customers with a solution that has the potential to reduce both CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions and the use of fossil feedstock during production.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSABIC\u2019s market-leading move into the arena of polycarbonate based on certified renewable feedstock \u2013 part of our TRUCIRCLE\u2122 initiative of circular solutions, is linked to the commitments of our customers, who increasingly require sustainable solutions in response to both consumer and regulatory demands\u201d, said Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, Executive Vice President Petrochemicals, SABIC. \u201cThis major milestone in SABIC\u2019s strategic sustainability pathway now extends our offering beyond polyolefins, where we already have our existing certified circular and certified renewable portfolios\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>SABIC\u2019s PC cradle-to-gate LCA study* reveals potentially significant reductions in carbon footprint (up to 50%) and fossil depletion impacts (up to 35%) for the production of polycarbonate resin based on the incorporation of renewable feedstock, in comparison to fossil-based polycarbonate production.<\/p>\n<p>Polycarbonate \u2013 more specifically LEXAN\u2122 resin \u2013 forms part of SABIC\u2019s extensive engineering thermoplastics (ETP) portfolio. Customers can use the polycarbonate resins that are based on certified, renewable feedstock on their existing equipment, under identical process conditions. Thus potentially contributing to a reduction of the carbon footprint of their products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt SABIC we have engaged our value chain and unique position in Europe to produce polycarbonate using second generation renewable feedstocks that are not in competition with the food chain, to make a resin with equal performance to that produced from fossil naphtha,\u201d said Lennard Markestein, Director ETP BU Petrochemicals, SABIC.<\/p>\n<p>SABIC worked closely with The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) to provide proof of the incorporation of renewable feedstock in our PC production and the resulting sustainability claims, verified by independent third party auditors. In addition, CEPSA \u2013 the Spanish multinational oil and gas company \u2013 is a strategic value chain partner in this project, supporting SABIC through the production of renewable intermediates.<\/p>\n<p>SABIC\u2019s polycarbonate based on ISCC PLUS certified feedstock will be produced initially at our manufacturing facilities in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, with global availability in the future. The certified PC resin may be used for applications in all market segments, such as Automotive, Consumer, Electronics and Electrical, Building &amp; Construction and Healthcare, currently served by our existing PC portfolio.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67844\" style=\"width: 547px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67844\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-2_tcm1010-21602_w1024_n.jpg\" alt=\"polycarbonate-2_tcm1010-21602_w1024_n\" width=\"547\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-2_tcm1010-21602_w1024_n.jpg 645w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-2_tcm1010-21602_w1024_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/10\/polycarbonate-2_tcm1010-21602_w1024_n-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SABIC\u2019s polycarbonate based on ISCC PLUS certified feedstock will be produced initially at our manufacturing facilities in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, with global availability in the future<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SABIC launches polycarbonate based on certified renewable feedstock, a first in the industry This solution reduces CO2 emissions and the use of fossil feedstock during production SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced the launch of its polycarbonate (PC) based on certified renewable feedstock &#8211; a first in the industry, providing SABIC [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5847,16288],"supplier":[21404],"class_list":["post-67842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioplastics","tag-polycarbonate","supplier-sabic-ventures-us-holdings-llc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67842","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=67842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67842\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67842"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=67842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}