Sustainable Raw Materials
Wacker Chemie AG
WACKER Chemie AG
Fossil Reduced Manufacturing as Main Goal
65 percent of WACKER’s products are based on inorganic raw materials (primary source of silicon metal is quartz sand); 35 percent are based on organic raw materials (Ethylene and Methanol as well as their downstream products Acetic Acid and Vinyl Acetate). With the utilization of a biomass balance approach for renewable raw materials we support fossil reduced manufacturing within our fully integrated production.
Bio-based Raw Materials
The trend towards renewable raw materials is not necessarily always sustainable, as it can be in direct conflict with the production of food, land-use, and biodiversity priorities. Therefore, we do not approve the use of renewable raw materials unconditionally. Nevertheless, we have developed technologies for the replacement of our products by renewable raw materials
• to reduce the dependence on fossil resources
• to improve the carbon footprint in our value chain
• to accommodate the needs of our customers.
Sustainable Sourcing is Key
For our biomass balance approach to renewable raw materials, we apply the following international sustainability criteria: Environmentally and socially responsible biomass production exclusively from waste or by- streams (certified cut grass, by products from the wood industry, regional sources).
Advantages for the Biomass Balance Approach
1. The resulting biomass balance products save fossil resources and are associated with quantifiably lower greenhouse gas emissions.
2. With the biomass balance approach we could start immediately with production without investing into new production facilities.
3. With manufacturing these biomass-balanced products, 100% of the required fossil-based raw materials are replaced by sustainably certified biomass.
4. The method can be applied for many different products.
5. The resulting biomass balance products are identical in terms of formulation and quality.
6. Biomass balance approach meets the criteria of REDcert² for the traceability of renewable raw materials and is certified by a third party.
7. The biomass balance approach as drop in solution enables the transition to an increased share of certified renewable raw materials.
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