In this area, Clariant has launched sustainable material solutions aimed at supporting the transition towards a circular economy. In this issue, Mr Darren Soo, Head of Sales Asia of BU Additives, shares how Clariant has been introducing bio-based additives and their benefits to the Asian market.
Clariant now offers sustainable material solutions including bio-based additives. What is the driving force or inspiration behind these solutions?
Mr Soo: At Clariant, we see bioplastics as an important component towards reaching a circular economy as they help to transition current consumption away from the ‘make, use, dispose of’ model, and we are taking a holistic approach to this challenge. Our EcoCircle initiative supports the transition from a one-way plastics value chain to a circular plastics economy by going beyond a simple product focus, looking at the entire value chain, and identifying the most sustainable and viable solutions for a circular plastics economy. This includes the development of cutting-edge additives and biopolymers and alliances to push the expansion of bioplastics. In addition to plastic waste, climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face, and biopolymers also help everyone in the plastics value chain reduce CO2 emissions and their carbon footprints.
Are these bio-based Clariant products now available in Asia?
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