Arkema has achieved ISCC PLUS certification at its specialty polyester resins site in Gissi, Italy. Arkema reports that the achievement is in line with its global mass balance roadmap and supports customers as they implement more sustainable solutions for polyurethane systems in markets such as adhesives for construction, packaging, automotive, and more. 

"This announcement marks a considerable milestone for Arkema as all of our Advanced Liquid Resins facilities worldwide, acrylics, polyesters, alkyds and polyamides, are now ISCC+ certified,” said Franck CHARRIER, global business director, Advanced Liquid & Powder Resins. “The certification in Gissi brings us closer to our overall target to improve how products are made and support industry-wide goals related to carbon footprint reduction.”

Arkema Advanced Liquid Resins facilities that have achieved certification include the following: Gissi, Italy; Sant Celoni, Italy; Mollet Del Valles, Spain; Zwickau, Germany; Grand Rapids, Michigan; North Kansas City, Missouri; Navi Mumbai, India; and Pasir Gudang, Malaysia.

According to Arkema, these certifications are part of a larger mass balance certification roadmap that covers multiple technologies and products for coatings and related products, covering a complete range of bio-attributed specialty resins and additives, including high solids, waterborne, UV-LED-EB, and polyester powder materials.

For more information, visit Arkema’s website on mass balance. 

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