AkzoNobel is purchasing biomass balanced (BMB) ingredients from BASF for its decorative paints production in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), reducing Scope 3 emissions.

An AkzoNobel employee monitors Dulux Easycare paint production at the company's Ashington manufacturing site in the UK.

BASF replaces the fossil-based feedstock in the ingredients with renewable resources such as bionaphtha and biomethane via a mass balance approach. This mass balance approach is certified by an independent third party. AkzoNobel can purchase BASF’s acrylic binder, one of the main ingredients in decorative paints, with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.

The use of BASF’s BMB ingredients do not require any new formulations or changes to existing paint manufacturing processes. The product resulted is also with exactly the same quality and performance, with reduced carbon footprint of at least 5%.

“We can’t drive the reduction of Scope 3 carbon emissions by ourselves, that’s why collaboration is so important,” said Wijnand Bruinsma, Director of Sustainability at AkzoNobel. “Partnerships like this play a key role in making change happen quicker and teaming up with BASF will help us create a scalable approach to more sustainable solutions.”

AkzoNobel in the UK is already preparing to launch its upgraded Dulux Easycare range – which uses the reduced CO2 ingredients – during Q2 this year. It is the first time the company has used certified mass balanced products to replace fossil fuels with renewable raw materials for an acrylic binder.

AkzoNobel is working to achieve RedCert2 certification for all relevant production sites in Europe – a recognized mass balance standard for the chemical industry.

AkzoNobel is purchasing biomass balanced (BMB) ingredients from BASF for its decorative paints production in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), reducing Scope 3 emissions.

An AkzoNobel employee monitors Dulux Easycare paint production at the company's Ashington manufacturing site in the UK.

BASF replaces the fossil-based feedstock in the ingredients with renewable resources such as bionaphtha and biomethane via a mass balance approach. This mass balance approach is certified by an independent third party. AkzoNobel can purchase BASF’s acrylic binder, one of the main ingredients in decorative paints, with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.

The use of BASF’s BMB ingredients do not require any new formulations or changes to existing paint manufacturing processes. The product resulted is also with exactly the same quality and performance, with reduced carbon footprint of at least 5%.

“We can’t drive the reduction of Scope 3 carbon emissions by ourselves, that’s why collaboration is so important,” said Wijnand Bruinsma, Director of Sustainability at AkzoNobel. “Partnerships like this play a key role in making change happen quicker and teaming up with BASF will help us create a scalable approach to more sustainable solutions.”

AkzoNobel in the UK is already preparing to launch its upgraded Dulux Easycare range – which uses the reduced CO2 ingredients – during Q2 this year. It is the first time the company has used certified mass balanced products to replace fossil fuels with renewable raw materials for an acrylic binder.

AkzoNobel is working to achieve RedCert2 certification for all relevant production sites in Europe – a recognized mass balance standard for the chemical industry.