Evonik has launched a series of isophorone-based products to reduce CO2 emissions and develop more sustainable solvents, composites and coatings.
Evonik has launched the world's first sustainable isophorone products made with 100% renewable acetone. By using renewable acetone, Evonik's new products have a significantly lower CO2 footprint across all stages of the isophorone production chain. The new eCO products are available under the Evonik Crosslinkers brand families: VESTASOL® IP eCO for isophorone, VESTAMIN® IPD eCO for isophorone diamine and VESTANAT® IPDI eCO for isophorone diisocyanate. Further downstream products will be developed in line with future market demand.
“These latest renewable solutions are helping our customers to address today’s sustainability and environmental regulation challenges, plus our hard work is also paying off by opening up exciting new business opportunities for us,” said Christian Schmidt, Head of Evonik Crosslinkers business line.
The new eCO series products are chemically identical to their fossil-based counterparts and have the same characteristics in terms of processing, formulation and performance. Compared to traditional isophorone-based products, the eCO range helps to significantly reduce the Global Warming Potential (GWP) and CO2 footprint. For example, VESTANAT® IPDI eCO contains 75% renewable carbon for mass balance.
“The new VESTA eCO series is the first step on our journey to climate neutrality. As a next step, we will release an updated Life Cycle Analysis for our complete range/portfolio of I-Chain products during 2022, thus offering our customers reliable information on carbon footprints to give them a clear picture of their reduction options” continued Christian Schmidt.
The new ECO VESTA grades, thanks to their mechanical strength, durability, chemical resistance, excellent adhesion and low CO2 emissions, are designed to be used as sustainable raw materials in the production of paints, lacquers and binders for modern coating systems. They are also suitable for high performance composite materials such as rotor blades for wind turbines or automotive interiors to produce superior quality instrument panels and trims, as well as the latest in chemical synthesis technologies.