Vynova has launched a range of bio-attributed PVC resins that will enable customers in all application sectors to innovate their PVC products and support their sustainability goals.
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Vynova launches portfolio of bio-attributed PVC
Vynova site in Beek, the Netherlands
The new PVC portfolio is manufactured using renewable ethylene which is produced from certified second-generation biomass feedstock which does not compete with the food chain. This approach reduces the use of fossil feedstock conventionally used in the PVC production process, resulting in a CO2 emission reduction of more than 90 per cent, based on a recent peer-reviewed SABIC internal LCA study and the PlasticsEurope eco-profile study on VCM and PVC 2015.
The renewable ethylene is supplied to Vynova by SABIC from the company’s production facilities in Geleen, the Netherlands.
No compromises
In terms of product quality and material specifications, the bio-attributed PVC resins meet the same stringent performance criteria as Vynova’s conventionally produced PVC grades. Customers will be able to process the new PVC resins with their existing equipment, under identical process conditions.
Jonathan Stewart, Vynova Vice President PVC Business Management, said: “With this new generation of PVC resins, we are responding to increasing customer demand to take another step towards a more circular PVC value chain. Working together with our customers, our bio-attributed vinyls range will enable customers to innovate and support their sustainability goals without any compromise on quality or performance.”
Vynova’s bio-attributed PVC portfolio is available for both rigid and flexible applications and includes a wide range of K-values. The new range of PVC resins will initially be manufactured at the Vynova sites in Beek, the Netherlands, and Mazingarbe, France.
Frederik Hoornaert, Director European Cracker Business for SABIC, added: “We are excited to expand our co-operation with Vynova to our renewable materials, enabling the product offering to be passed down the value chain.”