BASF and Avery Dennison to launch acrylates based on renewable electricity

This reduces CO₂ emissions in the manufacturing process and improves the products’ carbon footprint compared to conventionally produced acrylic acid esters.

For products with the suffix 'RE', renewable electricity generated from wind and solar sources in Texas was attributed to the RE products to replace 100% of their consumption at the Freeport site.

Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexylacrylate RE by BASF are completely equivalent to their conventionally produced counterparts in terms of quality and performance and can be used in a wide variety of polymer dispersion applications, with the coatings and adhesives industries as the primary target industries.

Avery Dennison Corp. has developed the commercialisation of these products manufactured with renewable energy. This achievement marks a step forward in the company’s commitment to reduce its Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30%, and accelerates the use of more sustainable raw materials across the adhesives and sealants value chain.

“This announcement demonstrates how our collaboration with Avery Dennison fosters meaningful progress toward a lower-carbon future,” said Michael Limbach, Vice President, Industrial Petrochemicals, BASF North America. “This accomplishment highlights the power of investing in responsible production and efficient, future-ready operations, enabling BASF to deliver high-performance acrylates that Avery Dennison and the North American market expect.”

“The collaboration with BASF demonstrates our commitment to introducing more sustainable materials throughout our integrated supply chain,” said Collins Oluka, Vice President, Procurement, Avery Dennison Materials Group North America and Global Chemicals. “Innovations such as renewable-energy-enabled acrylic esters help advance our long-term sustainability goals. We look forward to collaborating further with BASF as we scale more sustainable material solutions for our customers.”

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