Synthomer, together with Neste and PCS, has established one of the first International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) certified value chains to manufacture bio-based nitrile latexes for the glove industry using responsibly sourced bio-based feedstock. This marks an important milestone for the industry and for Synthomer, reinforcing its leadership in creating more sustainable options for its glove manufacturing customers.
Demonstrating the same quality, safety, and high functional performance as the fossil fuel-based equivalent, these bio-based certified nitrile latexes, manufactured in the Pasir Gudang site in Malaysia, are linked through the mass balance approach to at least 20% of bio feedstock, which allows glove manufacturers to transition faster towards a more sustainable economy by reducing their carbon footprint.
Justin O’Doherty, Vice President Health & Protection, comments:
“At Synthomer, we are embedding innovation and sustainability across our business, our products and processes. Improving the sustainability benefits of our products is an increasingly important way for us to meet our customers’ needs for responsible solutions.”
“As we drive sustainability and circularity in the industry through ISCC PLUS, the integration of bio-based feedstock materials at Pasir Gudang means we are the forefront of efforts to meet the growing demand for bio-based or circular certified NBR grades for glove manufacturing.”
The ISCC PLUS certification enables Synthomer accredited manufacturing sites to utilise ISCC certified raw materials and offer ISCC certified sustainable products to downstream customers using the mass balance approach. The mass balance approach facilitates the integration of certified bio-based or circular feedstock into existing manufacturing systems, that can be traced and accounted for throughout the value chain. To date, eight Synthomer manufacturing sites are ISCC PLUS certified.
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About ISCC PLUS
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS accreditation verifies the traceability of incoming and outgoing sustainable materials along the value chain and is a credible sustainable certification system for bio-based, circular, and bio-circular raw materials. The certification is based on a value-chain approach, interconnecting the entire supply chain, from cultivation to chemical manufacturers to the final brand owner. This approach ensures that companies along the value chain meet the environmental and social standards to foster bio and circular economy across multiple industries including food, chemicals, plastics, packaging etc.
About Synthomer plc
Synthomer plc is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and listed there since 1971, we employ c.4,000 employees across our five innovation centres of excellence and more than 30 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia.
Our purpose is creating innovative and sustainable solutions for the benefit of customers and society. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products. At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, China, Germany, Malaysia and USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits.
Our 2030 decarbonisation targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as being in line with what the latest climate science says is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and since 2021 we have held the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy. Find us at www.synthomer.com or search for Synthomer on LinkedIn.