BASF Delivers Biomass-Balanced Ammonia to Evonik

Evonik and BASF have announced an agreement for the first delivery of BASF’s ammonia BMBcert grade, part of their continued collaboration which highlights their commitment to providing products with a reduced product carbon footprint (PCF). With its ammonia BMBcert, BASF offers Evonik a solution with a PCF that is at least 65% lower than conventional products. Both, BASF and Evonik are broadening their product portfolios by introducing ammonia-based products that utilize a biomass balance approach. These products are readily available via existing sales channels and fully integrated into the enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems of both companies.

BASF applies a biomass balance approach to replace fossil resources at the beginning of the production process with certified biomethane from biowaste raw materials which are attributed to the product. The mass-balanced product is certified according to ISCC PLUS standards. In addition, BASF is using electricity from renewable sources for the manufacture of the ammonia, further reducing its PCF. By partnering with like-minded suppliers like BASF, who share a strong commitment to sustainability, Evonik says it is dedicated to creating value-added solutions for its customers, and works to go beyond chemistry to improve life, today and tomorrow. As part of its Next Generation goals, the company aims to derive 50% of sales from products and solutions that have a strongly positive sustainability profile by 2030.

Evonik plans to incorporate ammonia BMBcert in its production of sustainable products like Vestamid eCo nylon 12 as well as Vestamin IPD eCO. The “eCO” label reflects Evonik’s goal to reduce CO₂ through a mass balance approach using renewable feedstocks as drop-in solutions in existing systems and production processes. These eCO grades provide customers with sustainable products without compromising performance.

Conventional Vestamid nylon 12 can be seamlessly replaced by Vestamid eCO nylon 12 as a high-performance nylon for several applications, including shoe soles, sunglasses, gas pipes and safety-related automotive parts. The same proves true for Vestamin IPD eCO curing agents for epoxy resin systems with typical applications in industrial flooring, marine and anticorrosive paints.