In Austria, wood-based fibers maker Lenzing Group is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its biorefinery and coproduct brand LENZING Acetic Acid Biobased. Since its launch on May 4, 1983, the business has become one of the “leading and most trusted” biobased acetic acid providers, finding applications in cleaning agents and food ingredients.
To mark the occasion, Lenzing will introduce its first carbon-neutral LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased to meet the growing sustainability needs of industries that predominately rely on fossil-based materials. Similar to the standard LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased, the carbon neutral LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased is produced using sustainably sourced beech wood as a universal replacement for non-renewable raw materials such as crude oil.
“Prioritizing sustainable processes and utilizing renewable raw materials simply makes sense for good business and this is evident in our successful partnership with Lenzing over the past forty years,” said Dr. Josef Miklautsch, Managing Director of Evonik Peroxid GmbH, a customer of Lenzing’s. “Although efficiency and supply security may have been the decisive factors in 1983, today, we are even more keenly aware that resources are finite and that is why we are focused on integrating sustainability along our entire value chain.”