allnex achieves ISCC PLUS certification for seven manufacturing sites

Dear followers,

We are thrilled to announce a major milestone in our sustainability journey: seven of our production sites have achieved ISCC PLUS certification. This accomplishment covers all major technologies at allnex, marking a significant step forward in our commitment to sustainability.

The ISCC PLUS certification serves as third-party assurance of allnex’s mass balance practices, enabling the company to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its products and ensure traceability from origin to final user. This certification also ensures compliance with stringent social, economic, and environmental criteria.

What is ISCC PLUS and how does it benefit allnex customers?

The ISCC is a globally recognized sustainability certification system covering various sustainable feedstocks, including agricultural and forestry biomass, biogenic wastes and residues, circular materials, and renewables. With over 9,000 valid certificates in more than 130 countries, ISCC is one of the world's largest certification systems. Its mission is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and establish sustainable production with fully traceable supply chains from origin to final user.

Benefits for allnex customers

allnex’s ISCC PLUS certification allows our customers to benefit from verified biogenic carbon content in their own products. This certification ensures maximum flexibility and ease of adoption, as the products maintain the same properties as their fossil-based counterparts, eliminating the need for additional testing or approval processes.

Customers can also rely on allnex for guidance on implementing sustainability practices, preparing for audits, and understanding the benefits of mass-balance content and related emissions reductions. Depending on the product and manufacturing location, the impact on carbon footprint reduction can vary from 15% to 70%.

ISCC PLUS certified allnex sites

• Bergen-op-Zoom (Netherlands) and Werndorf (Austria): First sites certified (November 2022), re-certified in November 2023. Products: Polyesters and Polyacrylates (acrylic dispersions and emulsions).
• Romano d’Ezzelino (Italy): Certified in October 2023, first site to offer mass-balance Polyesters (January 2024).
• Bien Hoa (Vietnam): Certified in November 2023, first certified site in Asia. Products: Polyacrylates (acrylic dispersions and emulsions).
• Drogenbos and Schoonaarde (Belgium): Certified in December 2023. Drogenbos is the first site certified globally to produce complex-acrylates with mass-balance. Products: Polyester/Polyether/Polyurethane-acrylates and multi-functional monomers.
• Lillestr?m (Norway): Certified in May 2024, first Amino resins site to achieve this certification worldwide. Product: Amino resins.

Additional sites in China are expected to receive certification by mid-July 2024 (Changshu and Fengxian). Rayong (Thailand) and North Augusta (USA) are scheduled for certification audits by the end of 2024.

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