Recently, BASF passed the REDcert ² Certified Biomass Balanced Automotive Coatings ColorBrite ® Airspace Blue ReSource paint products were first launched in China, which is also the first time BASF Biomass Balanced Automotive Coatings was launched in Asia after its debut in Europe and Africa in May.
First ColorBrite ® The Airspace Blue ReSource paint product has been delivered to Chinese customers, which can help reduce the carbon footprint of the product by about 20%, and the carbon emission reduction data has been reviewed by a third-party sustainable consulting agency. As BASF ColorBrite ® ColorBrite, a biomass balance product of water-based paint series ® ReSource can have a lower carbon footprint without changing the product formula and performance.
At the same time, BASF Paint's resin factory in Caojing, Shanghai, and paint factories in Minhang and Caojing have also obtained the biomass balance certification, which means that BASF Paint has been able to provide all Chinese customers with a full range of certified biomass balance automotive coatings products based on renewable raw materials.
"By substituting renewable raw materials for fossil raw materials to manufacture coatings, BASF Biomass Equilibrium Certified Automotive Coatings can ensure that products have the same quality and performance, while having a lower carbon footprint. The obtaining of Biomass Equilibrium Certified in the production base of BASF Coatings in China can strengthen our industry leadership in promoting sustainability and innovation, and we look forward to working with more automobile manufacturers in China to jointly promote energy efficiency And the realization of carbon neutral goal, "said Zou Jia, global vice president of BASF Asia Pacific automotive original paint solutions.
In BASF Biomass Balance Program, renewable raw materials will be used as raw materials for the production of basic chemicals. Subsequently, the content of renewable raw material components of specific products will be calculated and distributed to the products for sale in the form of biomass balance certification. REDcert ² It is a certification system for the sustainable use of biomass materials. This certification ensures that BASF has replaced the fossil raw materials needed in the sale of biomass balance products with renewable raw materials.