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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Demand for materials
with renewable content and lower environmental impact is growing across customer
segments. Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials
company, has launched a sustainable polyacetal (POM) product offering known
as POM ECO-B to support the growing demand, as per the company's press
release.
POM ECO-B allows customers to realize reduction in carbon
dioxide emission in their end-use products and advance toward their renewable
content goals. Celanese believes that this offering has a strong value
proposition for customers in the automotive, consumer products and medical
device industries where footprint reduction or renewable content is
important.
Celanese’s POM ECO-B contains up to 97% bio-content via a
mass-balance approach as certified by the International Sustainability and
Carbon Certification (ISCC+). It reduces carbon dioxide footprint per kilogram
of POM polymer by more than half without any impact on properties or need for
requalification.
“Celanese is committed to enhancing our specialty
materials product offerings and capabilities through ongoing investments in
sustainable product developments. Today’s launch of Celanese POM ECO-B is yet
another example of our focus on developing functionalized grades that meet
rigorous technical specifications while offering eco-friendly content options
for customers,” said Tom Kelly, Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials,
Celanese.
As MRC informed
previously, in October, 2020, Celanese (Dallas, Texas) announced plans to
add a 15,000-metric tons/year line for the production of GUR ultra-high
molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) at its facility in Bishop, Texas. Startup
is expected by.the beginning of 2022.
According to MRC"s ScanPlast report,
Russia's estimated PE consumption totalled 1,594,510 tonnes in the first nine
months of 2020, up by 1% year on year. Only high denstiy polyethylene (HDPE)
shipments increased.
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader
in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials
used in most major industries and consumer applications. Based in Dallas,
Celanese employs approximately 7,700 employees worldwide and had 2019 net sales
of USD6.3 billion. |
