(AGENPARL) – Thu 08 May 2025 Media release
May 8, 2025
AkzoNobel working with BASF to lower carbon footprint of high-volume paint
products
(AKZA; AKZOY)
AkzoNobel is purchasing significantly reduced carbon footprint raw materials from BASF for its
decorative paints production in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), demonstrating the shared
commitment of both companies to drive down Scope 3 emissions.
Signaling AkzoNobel’s intent to deliver more lower carbon products into the mainstream, the agreement
involves the company using BASF’s biomass balanced (BMB) ingredients – which don’t require any
new formulations or changes to existing paint manufacturing processes. The end result of this approach
is an AkzoNobel paint with exactly the same quality and performance, but with a reduced carbon
footprint of at least 5%.
BASF replaces the fossil-based feedstock in the ingredients it supplies to AkzoNobel with renewable
resources such as bionaphtha and biomethane via a mass balance approach. This mass balance
approach is certified by an independent third party. It means AkzoNobel can purchase BASF’s acrylic
binder (one of the main ingredients in decorative paints) with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
An AkzoNobel employee monitors Dulux Easycare paint production at the company’s Ashington manufacturing site in the UK
“Integrating BASF’s BMB ingredients into our higher volume consumer products will help us achieve a
significant overall impact in terms of carbon footprint reduction,” says Wijnand Bruinsma, AkzoNobel’s
Director of Sustainability. “Our partnership means the carbon footprint of any paint we produce using
the BMB approach will be cut by at least 5% to begin with, compared with the same formula produced
using 100% fossil-based material.”
Dr. Jörg Niebergall, Senior Vice President, Dispersions Europe, at BASF adds: “We’re proud to support
AkzoNobel accelerate its sustainability agenda. Through our broad portfolio of sustainable and low
carbon products, we’re enabling the company to offer its customers products with a lower carbon
footprint. We also provide data, tools and expertise, empowering AkzoNobel to make informed
decisions. The collaboration demonstrates the strong commitment of both companies to a more
sustainable future.”
AkzoNobel in the UK is already preparing to launch its upgraded Dulux Easycare range – which uses
the reduced CO2 ingredients – during Q2 this year. It’s the first time the company has used certified
mass balanced products (replacing fossil fuels with renewable raw materials) for an acrylic binder.
“We can’t drive the reduction of Scope 3 carbon emissions by ourselves, that’s why collaboration is so
important,” adds Bruinsma. “Partnerships like this play a key role in making change happen quicker and
teaming up with BASF will help us create a scalable approach to more sustainable solutions.”
AkzoNobel is working to achieve RedCert2 certification for all relevant production sites in Europe – a
recognized mass balance standard for the chemical industry.
About AkzoNobel
Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class
portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150
countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect
from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing more sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we
have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green
transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF
Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core
businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments
Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in
Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at http://www.basf.com.
Read more about BASF’s biomass balance approach.
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