Trinseo styrene plant in Terneuzen receives ISCC+ mass balance certification


Type of post: NEWS.

Trinseo has announced that its feedstocks plant in Terneuzen (The Netherlands) has received the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its mass balance processes used to validate its biobased styrene as sustainable.

Trinseo’s styrene plant in Terneuzen received ISCC+ certification in December 2020 and already has produced its first batch of bio-styrene. The Terneuzen plant joins three other Trinseo sites in being certified: polystyrene at Tessenderlo (Belgium), polycarbonate at Stade (Germany) and synthetic rubber at Schkopau (Germany).

The percentage of bio-content in Trinseo’s styrene can vary based on the composition of the feedstocks. For example, the first batch of bio-styrene produced had 75 % bio-content and was made from 100 % bio-benzene blended with ethylene coming from fossil-based naphtha. Trinseo uses second generation feedstocks (biowastes) ensuring that the bio-source for the styrene does not compete with food chains.

Styrene is used to produce resins such as polystyrene (PS), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), latex binders, and synthetic rubber. Trinseo tracks both bio and recycled feedstocks at the Terneuzen facility and provide customers with sustainability declarations as evidence of sustainable content claims.

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