2. ECO RESINS
Replacing petroleum based chemicals with
biobased renewable feedstocks
Our goal is to create high performance eco resins that optimize
the sustainability of our customers' end products while
improving performance and cost. We've replaced petroleum
based chemicals with biobased renewable feedstocks. We are
able to lower our resins' environmental impact from processing
by employing bioderived materials sourced as co-products or
from the waste stream of other bio-refining processes
3. By employing green chemistry techniques that require less
energy and produce less harmful byproducts we are able to
lower the CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from our
resins due to processing. Using Life Cycle Analysis techniques
based on the ISO 14044:2006 standard, we quantify our
reduction of GHG from production by 50% over conventional
petroleum based epoxies*, thus lowering the overall carbon
footprint of the products that employ our materials.
4. We believe by replacing fossil based carbon usage with
biobased "living carbon" that is either shared with or from the
waste stream of other industrial processes; we can help to
further reduce this deficit in GHG production from our resins.
By using biobased materials that already have industrial
importance, our biobased materials do not compete with food
sources or displace other food-based agriculture products.
