(AGENPARL) – Thu 11 September 2025 Akzo Nobel N.V.
Media release
September 11, 2025
AkzoNobel, Arkema and BASF team up to lower carbon footprint of architectural
powder coatings
(AKZA; AKZOY)
The carbon footprint of superdurable1 architectural powder coatings supplied by AkzoNobel’s Interpon
brand is up to 40%2 lower, thanks to an ongoing value chain partnership with Arkema and BASF.
It means the superdurable Interpon D range can now make an even bigger impact in helping to reduce
embodied carbon over the whole lifecycle of a building.
The improvement has been made possible through a combination of using supplier-specific product
carbon footprint (PCF) data and sourcing bio-attributed3 raw materials. Previously, the carbon footprint
calculations were made on the basis of generic industry averages for polyester resins. By using
supplier-specific PCF data instead, these calculations are now more accurate, as they better reflect
important variables, such as investments made in process efficiencies and the use of renewable
electricity by the partners involved.
Interpon D2525 was used on the aluminum curtain wall of The Shard in London, which is rated BREEAM Excellent
– a globally recognized standard for assessing and certifying the sustainability of buildings and infrastructure.
Further benefits are gained by using bio-attributed raw materials from BASF3 which have a PCF of
zero4. Arkema transforms these bio-attributed raw materials to reduce the carbon footprint of low and
standard temperature cure superdurable powder coating resins for AkzoNobel.
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The three partners have published an industry case study to offer further insights into the transition to
lower carbon footprint powder coatings, including details of the methodology and calculations used.
“This collaboration is a major step forward for the paints and coatings industry,” explains Jeff Jirak,
Director of AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business. “Our customers require solutions that support their
environmental goals and green building certification. By working across the value chain, we’re taking
meaningful steps towards carbon footprint reduction, while also demonstrating our unwavering
commitment to sustainability.”
Vasilios Galanos, Senior Vice-President, Intermediates Europe, BASF, adds: “This initiative reflects our
commitment to offering more sustainable solutions through innovation and collaboration. Our vision is to
be the preferred partner for sustainable intermediates for our customers. By supplying neopentyl glycol
(NPG) in a biomass-balanced version manufactured with renewable electricity (NPG ZeroPCF), we’re
supporting our value chain partners in advancing their sustainability objectives while at the same time
contributing to achieving our own vision.”
Continues Richard Jenkins, Senior Vice-President Coating Solutions and Member of the Executive
Committee at Arkema: “By leveraging renewable bio-attribution via mass balance and sustainable
innovations, we enable continuous improvement in low temperature cure and higher durability solutions.
Even more is achievable in terms of mainstream decarbonization along the value chain. Together, we’re
developing next generation powder coating solutions with lower carbon emissions for the building and
construction sector.”
The color collections5 and Low-E architectural powder coatings produced by Interpon in Europe – all of
which are superdurable – now use reduced emission bio-attributed material. This means they can play
a major role in helping to lower the carbon footprint of the built environment.
The three parties are planning more collaboration across the value chain and welcome a broader
network of partners to accelerate the paint and coatings industry’s transformation towards a more
sustainable future.
For more information about the value chain partnership and to download the industry case study, visit
akzonobel-arkema-basf-industry-case-study.pdf
1 Superdurability means a demonstrated material protection benefit and meets industry standard requirements of
Qualicoat Class 2 and GSB Florida 3.
2 Versus the former carbon footprint calculated for these products. Calculated according to ISO 14067 and
Together for Sustainability (TfS) guideline V3 PCF methodology at cradle-to-gate, including biogenic removals
(around 5%), and compared with industry average data from the CEPE V4 database for polyester resins (up to
35%). For more information, see pages 12-15 of the industry case study.
3 BASF feeds renewable raw materials into its Verbund in the very first steps of chemical production and attributes
a corresponding share of the renewable raw materials to specific sales products by means of a certified mass
balance method. For further information, please visit The Biomass Balance Approach.
4 PCF calculation at BASF is cradle-to-gate including biogenic carbon uptake, calculated according to ISO 14040,
14044 and 14067, and in line with TfS guidelines. A PCF of zero is achieved by the use of The Biomass Balance
Approach and renewable electricity. For further information, please visit ZeroPCF Intermediates.
5 The color collections refers to Interpon D2525 Futura, Anodic, Stone-Effect, Natural Metals and Terracotta; and
Interpon D2015 Precis Ultra-Matt.
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 Arkema
Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address ever-growing demand for
new and more sustainable materials. With the ambition to become a pure player in Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into 3
complementary, resilient and highly innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials – Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating
Solutions – accounting for some 92% of Group sales in 2024, and a well-positioned and competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cuttingedge technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and mobility, and
fosters a permanent dialogue with all its stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around € 9.5 billion in 2024, and operates in some 55 countries
with 21,150 employees worldwide.
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.
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