BASF expands its portfolio of climate-friendly products

BASF has expanded its portfolio of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and introduced the Lupranat® ZERO (zero emission, renewable origin) – a greenhouse gas-neutral aromatic isocyanate. Lupranat ZERO has an accounting Cradle-to-Gate Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of zero; this means that on its way until it leaves the BASF factory gate for the customer – all product-related greenhouse gas emissions and the biobased carbon bound in the product taken together – it does not carry a CO₂ backpack. Zero emissions up to the factory gate are achieved without offset certificates. Instead, renewable raw materials are used at the beginning of the chemical production chain and allocated via a mass balance process. In addition, renewable energies are used for the manufacturing process with green energy certificates (e.g. Renewable Energy Certificates).