In 2018, Kraton certified 11 new product families under the European Biobased Certification Scheme, which specifies and validates a product’s biomass amount based on the European standard EN 16785-1.
Kraton Corp. recently announced the release of its “2018 Sustainability Report,” highlighting continued efforts to integrate sustainability throughout the organization. The report covers the status of the company’s sustainability initiatives for 2018, including a focus on key areas like improving raw material use, operational efficiency, environmental impact, health and safety, and supply chain transparency.
Kraton reports that it is also committed to conducting 12 life cycle assessments (LCA) for key products by 2020. LCAs help identify sustainability improvements throughout the value chain, enabling companies to better measure and reduce their environmental impacts.