Celanese announces availability of Acetyl Chain materials with mass balance biobased content

Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

Celanese has announced the availability of more sustainable versions of multiple Acetyl Chain materials with mass balance bio-content. These offerings will be designated as ECO-B, consistent with the innovative biobased offerings introduced for Engineered Materials customers in previous years. 

Celanese will also offer ECO-B versions of other acetyl chain intermediate chemicals including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer, amines, acetate esters and anhydrides, all designed to help support customers in developing more sustainable product offerings for their downstream markets. Celanese chemicals are essential to the end production of a wide range of products, with applications like pharmaceutical solvents, crop protection, photovoltaics, cleaning products, inks, lubricants, and engineered foams potentially seeing the most immediate benefit from ECO-B options. All acetyl chain ECO-B products are now available for commercial orders and delivery time will vary based on product and region specific details.

Potential sustainable content in products can vary based upon a wide range of inputs including chemical composition, economic considerations, and regional availability. Given those factors, Celanese ECO-B products could contain anywhere from 10 percent to 100 percent sustainable content depending on the specific product.

Mass balance enables fossil and bio-based feedstocks to be mixed in production but accounted for separately through a third-party certified accounting process. This approach allows the transition from fossil to renewable raw materials to occur while preserving the energy efficiency benefits associated with large-scale manufacturing. Bio-based feedstocks originate from non-fossil origins and can come from various types of organic waste.

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