Performance Polymers
Sustainability
On #ourplasticsjourney with you, we work towards a more sustainable world.
At BASF Performance Materials, we are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and society, and we strongly believe that together, we can achieve great things.
Main questions about your sustainability targets:
How do I reduce my product carbon footprint?
Your carbon management target is around the corner and you want to know the carbon footprint of your products as well as ways to reducing it.
How do I substitute fossil feedstocks with alternative raw materials?
You want to fulfill your recycling content target and you look for solutions on how to do it.
How do I recycle my products?
You wonder how you can make your products more recyclable.
Achieving your sustainability goals depends on your individual needs. Our sustainability offerings give you an initial overview to help you find the best solution.
Discover our sustainability offerings
Our sustainability portfolio includes Biomass Balance, Ccycled®, Combi-claims, bio-based feedstock, recyclability, certified compostable and soil-biodegradable biopolymers, reduced product carbon footprint (low PCF, zero PCF).
Biomass Balance: BMB
Chemical Recycling: Ccycled®
Combi-claims
Bio-based feedstock
Recyclability
Certified compostable and soil-biodegradable biopolymers
Reduced Product Carbon Footprint: LowPCF and ZeroPCF
What other customers say?
Why you can trust us
BASF has a successful track-record of sustainability efforts. Since 1990, we have halved our carbon dioxide emissions while doubling our sales volumes. What we have achieved in 30 years, we will do it again:
From 2030 onwards, we further intensify our actions to reduce our CO2 emissions. For Performance Materials, it means:
- Switching all our sites to green electricity
- Transition to more environmentally friendly blowing agents for PU
- Implement low carbon steam and investigate the use of heat pumps
- Continuous Operational Excellence
BASF’s Performance Materials has a two-fold target for 2030:
- The carbon management measures will bring the emissions (scope 1 & 2) down by another 25% compared to 2018 and scope by 15% compared to 2022 for the scope 3.1.
- At the same time, we want to reach a 20% share of circular economy sales.
This is only when all levers and measures will be used to the greatest extent that BASF will consider offsetting emissions to reach its final goal of being net zero.
From 1990 to 2018, we have reduced by half our carbon emissions while doubling our sales volumes.