Im Werksteil Friesenheimer Insel des BASF-Verbundstandorts Ludwigshafen stehen 50 Tanks, die die Produktionsanlagen mit Einsatzstoffen versorgen. Die Tanks haben zusammen etwa ein Fassungsvermögen von 350 Millionen Litern an Petrochemikalien wie Butan, Benzol und Naphtha. The Friesenheim Island section of BASF’s Verbund site in Ludwigshafen is home to 50 tanks that supply the production facilities with feedstocks. The tanks have a combined total capacity of around 350 million liters of petrochemicals such as butane, benzene and naphtha.
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HySorb® Zero PCF

HySorb Zero PCF

HySorb® B6610 Zero PCF

We are taking the next step in expanding our sustainable portfolio by offering HySorb® B 6610 ZeroPCF, the first polyacrylate-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) marketed with a product carbon footprint1 (PCF) of zero for the hygiene industry.

Combination of using renewable energy and renewable raw materials in a biomass balance approach

The zero PCF is achieved by utilizing renewable energy in addition to the established biomass balance approach (BMB) in the production process at the Antwerp Verbund site. HySorb® B 6610 ZeroPCF is ISCC PLUS-certified.

“According to our customers, the short-term sustainability driver in the hygiene industry is a reduced carbon footprint. With HySorb® B 6610 ZeroPCF, we offer a solution that will help our customers in the hygiene industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa to achieve their own sustainability targets by enabling them to reduce their scope 3 footprint2. HySorb® B 6610 ZeroPCF is a drop-in solution, requiring no adaptation of a diaper production line and no compromise on product quality and performance, just like our existing HySorb® B 6610 BMB,” says Maraike Ahlf, Head of Global Marketing & Strategy SAP.

Herewith, we now offer HySorb® B 6610 ZeroPCF as well as HySorb® B 6610 BMB to support our customers’ sustainability transformation.
 

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Benefits of HySorb® B 6610 Zero PCF:

  • Cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint (PCF) of zero
  • Contributes to the use of renewable raw materials in BASF's integrated production system via biomass balance approach
  • Use of renewable energy and benefits of BASF’s Verbund
  • Helps us to save fossil resources
  • Third-party ISCC+ certified
  • Drop-in solution: identical product quality and properties compared to standard BASF product
  • Enables customers to reduce their scope 3 footprint

Applications

These days, it is difficult to imagine the world of modern hygiene without superabsorbents. Whether for baby diapers, incontinence or feminine hygiene products, none of them would be complete without the white polymer granules that ensure that the fluid is safely locked away and that skin and clothes remain dry and clean.

Baby diapers
Every day around 375,000 babies are born worldwide. Many of them start their new lives wearing comfortable disposable diapers.
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Incontinence products
In industrialized nations life expectancy is continously rising and society is aging. This results in many challenges and raises many questions such as: How do we ensure that older people enjoy a good quality of life? This involes dealing with the important issue of incontinence.
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Feminine hygiene products
Leading an active life without constraints - day after day: Superabsorbents are the secret behind today's trend towards smaller and thinner sanitary napkins improving woman's wellbeing so he can always feel at her best. 
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