BASF said its customer, Schaumaplast GmbH & Co KG, is a world-renowned manufacturer of molded parts made of particle foam. The packaging materials now available are made from biologically balanced polystyrene resins.
Polystyrene MB is the first expandable polystyrene (EPS) on the market to be produced using the BASF Biomass Balance method and after special balancing treatment, the TUV sud authentication method can be used to replace the use of Recycled resources The fossil resources needed for the production of polystyrene.
As a result, each of the biomass-balancing products helps protect fossil resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There is no change in the formulation and quality of styrene compared to fossil counterparts, and at BASF we see the entire life cycle of the product Therefore, sustainable raw materials are very important to us.
Klaus Ries, BASF's vice president of global business management, says polystyrene resin packaging also offers 98% of its full recyclability - consumers can place it directly in yellow bags or bins.
Package manufacturers and end users benefit
'We are proud to be the first manufacturer to launch a biobased polystyrene based resin package on the market.'
Bernhard Hauck, managing director of Schaumaplast in Reilingen, explains: 'It's an innovation that can be tested and validated without losing foam and reducing environmental damage.' So Schaumaplast is able to meet the high sustainability requirements of its customers: IceGuerilla.de Gmb, a young startup that is a modern company whose ice cream is fresh all over Germany and its packaging has good thermal insulation properties, BASF now offers other EPS grades as a balance of biomass Part of the concept. Other Styropor brands are included, but there are also some gray EPS from Neopor series used for insulation.
Biomass energy balance method
In a similar way to deliver green power to the grid, the biomass balancing concept integrates renewable resources into existing production environments.
Instead of using fossil resources at the start of the value chain, the method allows the use of biodiesel or bio-naphtha from certified sustainable production and is then distributed in a particular way to the corresponding sales product.
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BASF's biomass balance has proven to be developed with TUV SUD at the BASF manufacturing sites in Ludwigshafen, Antwerp and Schwarzheide. Schaumaplast also has the TUV SUD certificate for the use of styrene resins, which means the company is committed to annually The supply chain is reviewed to meet the high quality standards of end products and to ensure the source of raw materials and the sustainability of the concept for suppliers and end consumers.