Cognis has launched a new microsite that provides comprehensive information about alkyl polyglucoside surfactants (APG). Obtained from natural, plant-derived raw materials such as vegetable oils and starch,
APGs are used in environmentally sound high-performance products for the personal care, home care and industrial and institutional cleaning markets. Customers are now expecting naturallyderived products to produce the same level of performance as synthetic versions, while helping to promote a company’s green credentials. APGs can achieve this objective, and Cognis has been instrumental in ensuring the product reaches a wider customer base. In 1989 Cognis was the first company to succeed in designing an industrial production process for APG surfactants. The company is now the world’s largest manufacturer of the original APG surfactants obtained from natural, renewable raw materials for the personal and home care and I&I markets. The company’s new microsite contains details about the products’ application areas, the specific benefits that APGs bring to these markets, and shows manufacturers and formulators at a glance which ecolabels and certification bodies have already approved APG surfactants.
