Croda International celebrated a milestone for its new ECO Project; a $170 million investment in renewable manufacturing that will reduce reliance on fossil fuels and the carbon footprint of its new 100% Bio-Based ECO Range of Surfactants.
The next milestone in Croda’s ECO project is the final installation of the exterior infrastructure.
With environmental issues such as climate change, finding an alternative for a key petrochemical-based source will have a positive environmental impact and help impact the sustainability profile of everyday products from face creams to toothpaste to paint to laundry detergent. Net greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere will be reduced by use of Croda’s 100% Bio-Based ECO Range of surfactants compared to their petrochemically-derived counterparts. Croda’s versatile bio-ethylene oxide plant can accept bioethanol from different renewable sources.
“Customers are looking for products that are going to enable them to increase the renewable content of their product line and lower their environmental impact. They are looking for bio-based, renewable raw materials verses petrochemical-based because people are starting to become aware of the carbon footprint of products and carbon usage.
With our new 100% Bio-based ECO Range of Surfactants, we are giving customers a surfactant that has equivalent performance to a petrochemical-based product but with a significant sustainability benefit as they are 100% renewable, 100% biobased and manufactured with renewable energy,” said Rick Hanson, managing director, Performance Products.
