Dispersions, Resins and Additives
Additives with Biorenewable content
Driving sustainable coatings with renewable-content additives that reduce environmental impact without compromising performance.
BASF is committed to creating chemistry for a sustainable future by embedding the three pillars of sustainability—economy, environment, and society—into our corporate purpose, strategy, targets, and operations. To align with this commitment, BASF Performance and Formulation Additives provides solutions that help customers meet increasing demands for environmentally friendly paints and coatings. Our technologies are designed to make our portfolio safer and more sustainable for the industry. BASF also develops sustainable products that comply with current regulations and go beyond them. For example, we offer certified additives with renewable content that actively contribute to transforming coatings formulations toward sustainable solutions. We focus on transparency and reducing the product carbon footprint, empowering our customers to become more sustainable through our solutions. Below, we present a list of additives categorized across different product lines.
Key features and benefits
- Value given Radiocarbon measurement (ASTM D6866-18) – Amount of biogenic carbon compared to the amount of total carbon in the product.
- Enables carbon footprint reduction without compromising product’s final properties.
- Biobased product statement based on the measurements done at the CEZA Institute in Mannheim, Germany and available upon request.
Applications
- Adhesives
- Automotive
- Industrial coatings
- Printing inks
- Powder coatings
BASF's dedicated bio-based portfolio offers solutions across multiple applications and industries. It serves as a substitute for fossil alternatives, known as 'drop-ins,' which help reduce carbon footprints, or as new products that leverage unique properties unattainable or not cost-efficiently achievable with fossil feedstock. Within our additives portfolio, we utilize renewable raw materials primarily derived from vegetable oils, fats, grains, sugars, and wood. Below, we present a list of additives categorized across different product lines, including dispersing agents, defoamers, wetting agents, surface modifiers, rheology modifiers, and light stabilizers.
*Calculation done based on solids
**14 C° measurement done according to ASTM D6866