BASF Polystyrene Resin Packaging ------ Conserve Resources

[Chinese Packaging Network News] BASF said that its customer Schaumaplast GmbH & Co KG is an internationally renowned manufacturer of molded parts. The products are made from particle foam. The packaging materials now available are made from biologically balanced polystyrene resins. to make.

Polystyrene MB is the first expandable polystyrene (EPS) produced on the market using the BASF Biomass Balance method. After a special balancing process, the TUV sud certification method can be used to replace the fossil resources needed to produce polystyrene from renewable resources in the production process.

Therefore, each biomass balance product helps protect fossil resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There is no change in the formula and quality of styrene compared to fossil counterparts. At BASF, we will see the entire life cycle of the product. Therefore, sustainable raw materials are very important to us.

Klaus Ries, vice president of BASF's global business management company, said that polystyrene resin packaging also offers 98% of its full recyclability advantage - consumers can put it directly in yellow bags or recycling bins."

Packaging manufacturers and end users benefit

“We are proud to be the first manufacturer to introduce bio-based polystyrene resin packaging on the market.”

Bernhard Hauck, Managing Director of Schaumaplast, based in Reilingen, explained that "This is an innovation that can be tested without trial and error, without losing foam and reducing environmental damage." As a result, Schaumaplast is able to meet the high sustainability requirements of its customers: IceGuerilla.de Gmb, a young start-up company is a modern company, the company's ice cream is very fresh throughout Germany, and its packaging is well separated Thermal properties. BASF now also offers other EPS ratings as part of the concept of biomass balance. Includes other Styropor brands, but there are also some grey EPSs from the Neopor series for insulation.

Biomass energy balance method

In a similar manner, green power is delivered to the grid and the concept of biomass balance integrates renewable resources into the existing production environment.

This method allows the use of biodiesel or bio-naphtha from certified sustainable production instead of using fossil resources at the beginning of the value chain and then assigning it to the corresponding sales product in a specific way.

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BASF's Biomass Balance Method was developed together with TUV SUD at the BASF production sites in Ludwigshafen, Antwerp and Schwarzheide. Schaumaplast also has a TUV SUD certificate for the use of styrene resins. This means that the company promises to review the supply chain every year to meet the high quality standards of end products and ensure the source of raw materials and the sustainability of the concept for suppliers and end consumers.