WACKER: Making the most of everything, even plant waste has great potential
It is reported that WACKER’s newly launched BELSIL® eco series products this year, as the name suggests, the “eco” in the product name means environmental protection. When WACKER produces BELSIL® cosmetic silicone fluids, it uses only silicone and biomethanol, which is obtained from plant waste such as straw or lawn clippings through a certified process.
According to Mao Mao, senior sales manager of Wacker Chemical (China) Co., Ltd., traditional biomethanol is mainly extracted from petrochemical products, but if it is replaced with plant waste, it can be completely natural and environmentally friendly from the source of silicone products. . During the production process, every ton of BELSIL® eco series products produced can reduce 1.6 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, which is of great significance from the perspective of reducing carbon emissions.
In addition, WACKER also has a comprehensive production system based on silicon and ethylene. By combing, processing and recycling raw materials, by-products are usually immediately further processed or used in other production areas, optimizing the use efficiency of raw materials. . It is understood that this kind of integrated production system can produce more than 3,200 products using only five main raw materials.
DSM: Sustainability is reflected in details and its own high standards
From DSM’s logo, it is not difficult to find that the vibrant blue-green combination not only represents DSM’s colorful technology and brand promise of a better life, but also contains the century-old Royal DSM’s values of reliability and excellence. Sustainable development concept. And this philosophy runs through every detail of DSM.
For example, DSM’s ubiquitous green baby always reminds employees to save water. In addition, the collection and utilization of rainwater was considered at the beginning of the design of DSM’s China campus. All collected rainwater is stored. And become water for cleaning toilets. For another example, in corridors, stair passages and other places in office buildings, motion sensors are installed to control indoor lighting and air conditioning according to the activities of personnel. These designs may seem ordinary, but how many companies can incorporate this kind of environmental protection and energy saving into their daily lives?
In addition to the above details, DSM’s sustainable development is also reflected in the company’s high requirements and high definition of product development and production, and its insistence on people (improving people’s living standards), the earth (improving the impact on the environment) and interests (in Provide solutions to meet the needs of global society and develop profitable businesses) to simultaneously create value in three aspects.
DSM has been committed to improving global SHE standards and implementing unified standards in all regions, including China, requiring all new plants and major investment projects to meet SHE standards from the beginning. DSM takes environmental protection into consideration as an important factor from the R&D and production of raw materials to the presentation of final products.
In addition, there are mixed interpretations of “natural” raw materials on the market. DSM also clearly defines its own raw materials according to mainstream standards as: 1. Certified organic by Ecocert/Cosmos/Natrue standards; 2. Compliant with Ecocert/Cosmos /Natrue standard; 3. Naturally derived ingredients that score 60% or above according to the ISO 16128 standard. Under such three-tier standards, DSM has sorted out all raw materials. It is understood that in the “DSM Nature Hall Guide”, there are 55 natural raw materials, accounting for more than 45% of all products. Be a verified natural or certified organic product.
RAHN: Reduce your carbon footprint: make up for what you emit
As a manufacturer of cosmetic raw materials, RAHN has always implemented the concept of choosing plant or food raw materials as the source of cosmetics. It is understood that many of RAHN’s raw materials have been completely degradable a long time ago and do not contain any liquid plastics, and all products have entered the “Nagoya Protocol” established to protect biological diversity.
The most distinctive thing RAHN does in terms of environmental protection and sustainable development is its “carbon neutral project”. For the production and collection of raw materials, RAHN will try to keep them as close as possible to reduce transportation between the two places and reduce carbon dioxide emissions along the way.
Dr. Stefan, chief scientist of RAHN, explained: “From cultivation to extraction to transportation, every step will emit carbon dioxide to the earth, so what we have to do is to provide a transparent supply chain, that is, to calculate the entire All carbon dioxide emissions generated during the product life cycle are then neutralized by planting trees in Papua New Guinea and Switzerland, achieving carbon neutrality and achieving a truly ‘green’ raw material, such as our CELLACTIVE®. Typical carbon-neutral cell-promoting factors. In fact, many brands are now paying great attention to sustainable development. For example, Body Shop and Aesop have planned to label carbon footprints on all products in the future, which will be a major trend in the future. ”
Regarding the emphasis on environmental protection and sustainable development, many domestic and foreign companies have included it as an important part of their own development. If environmental protection was still in the appeal stage before, then the “garbage classification” in Shanghai and the closure of some cosmetics manufacturing factories in Guangzhou show that the government is increasing its efforts to promote social sustainability through macro-control. development, and environmental protection will surely become the future learning of every enterprise.�� Required courses.
