BASF Introduces Reduced Carbon Footprint Range
Range is enabled by use of reduced carbon energy sources.
At K 2025, BASF is introducing a reduced PCF (product carbon footprint) product range, rPCF, aimed at PCF improvements using renewable electricity and steam during the production process.
The offering is now available in BASF’s engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethanes sustainability toolbox. It follows BASF completely switching all its European Performance Materials plants to renewable electricity powered by solar and wind energy.
“With rPCF, we are giving customers flexibility to customize their products’ carbon footprint by opting for renewable energies in our production process. This is a logical next step in both their green transformation and ours,” says Alexander Weiser, senior vice president and head of BASF Performance Materials Europe.
BASF complex in Ludwigshafen, Germany, houses the company’s headquarters and largest chemical facility. Source: BASF SE
The new range builds on the LowPCF and ZeroPCF portfolios, introduced at K 2022, that reduce the PCF by a minimum of 30% in a mass balance approach, through the use of renewable electricity, low-emission steam and renewable raw materials. A current example for a ZeroPCF product is Vaude’s bike bag using Ultramid ZeroPCF.
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