February 9th, 2022
Clariant announced its new Vita 100% bio-based surfactants and polyethylene glycols (PEGs) to help directly address climate change by helping remove fossil carbon from the value chain.
As the climate gives us increasing and alarming signals of change, individuals and industries are looking to reduce their environmental footprints. The demand for bio-based chemicals will grow in the coming years.
The introduction of 100% bio-based surfactants and PEGs expands Clariant’s Vita-designated ingredients. Vita products are based on renewable feedstocks and have at least 98% Renewable Carbon Index (RCI).
“From the packaging to the many ingredients, a typical consumer product in coatings, personal care, home care, industrial, and agricultural applications still uses petrochemicals and therefore fossil carbon,” said Christian Vang, Global Head of Business Unit Industrial & Consumer Specialties, Clariant. “Switching to bio-based carbon chemistry remains a big challenge for manufacturers, and by launching the Vita surfactant and PEG range, we are offering them an important new solution to achieve this.”
Designed for natural formulations targeting a high Renewable Carbon Index (RCI), the new Vita products support manufacturers in maximizing the bio-based carbon content of consumer goods such as detergents, hair and body shampoo, paint, industrial lubricants, and crop formulations.
Clariant uses 100% bio-ethanol derived from sugar cane or corn to create ethylene oxide for its new surfactants and PEGs. The bio-based material is fully segregated from the field to the final consumer product along the value chain.
Because only bio-based feedstocks are used, the ingredients have significantly lower carbon footprints than their fossil-based counterparts. The Vita surfactants are CO₂ emissions savers: they can help save up to 85% of CO₂ emissions compared to their fossil analogues.
Quick Facts:
- Range of Vita surfactants & polyethylene glycols (PEGs) fully based on bio-based, renewable carbon from plants
- Contributing to the removal of fossil carbon from the value chain and helping to save up to 85% of CO₂ emissions per ton of product compared to their fossil counterparts
- Chemically equivalent to the fossil versions, offering the same best-in-class performance and efficiency to industrial & consumer segments
- Vita products a key milestone in Clariant’s new purpose-led strategy of accelerating sustainability-driven innovation and its vision to achieve “Greater chemistry – between people and planet.”
