BASF offers world’s first biomass-balanced polyethersulfone

In Germany, all industries relying on high-performance thermoplastics, BASF is now offering the world’s first biomass-balanced polyethersulfone (PESU). Ultrason E 2010 BMB contributes to substituting fossil resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing the use of renewable feedstock. This unique PESU enables customers in industries as diverse as household and catering, automotive, electrics and electronics (E&E), healthcare as well as water and sanitary to differentiate their products from the competition. It also helps them to achieve their sustainability goals – all without compromising on the material’s performance, quality or the need to invest extra money into new processing lines.

For biomass-balanced (BMB) Ultrason E 2010, fossil raw materials are replaced by renewable feedstock at the beginning of production. The renewable feedstock comes from organic waste: the corresponding amount is attributed to the Ultrason® grade via a mass balance approach which is certified according to ISCC PLUS. The resulting BMB grade has a lower product carbon footprint (PCF) compared to the standard BASF material by using renewable feedstock and 100% green electricity in a resource-efficient process in the production plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF also offers its Ultrason customers transparency by providing PCF data to support them in evaluating the PCF of their own products. This benefits many applications used in daily life like reusable bottles for adults and babies, microwave dishes and appliances, but also automotive fuel parts, medical devices, E&E connectors and consumer electronics.