Evonik has converted its entire silicone surfactants portfolio available in Europe, to only include low cyclics or low VOC-based products.
Having set the industry standard for almost two decades after first optimizing its TEGOSTAB® silicone surfactants to minimize cyclic siloxane content, Evonik has continuously enhanced its portfolio to meet the highest global regulatory and sustainability demands. Evonik continues to surpass these standards in order to fulfil its customers’ demands and expectations.
Cyclic siloxanes are essential building blocks for siloxane polymers, which are used as silicone surfactants in the PU foam industry. These surfactants are key for stabilizing PU foams for the construction, automotive and appliance industries and promote for example, energy efficiency in insulation applications.
Meeting Demands for Safer, Eco-friendly Products
Lowering the cyclic silicones content meets increasing consumer needs for healthier, safer and more environmentally friendly products. With the market insights and first-class innovation capabilities, Evonik was the first in the PU industry to optimize its silicone surfactant formulations to be more sustainable, often exceeding today’s strict VOC regulatory standards.
Evonik’s surfactants comply with the highest safety and environmental standards, which is demonstrated by the award of the industry’s main certifications and labels such as CertiPUR, LGA, pure life or IOS Mat 0010 from IKEA. Furthermore, Evonik conducts regular “Life Cycle Analyses” for several of its surfactants and supports its partners and customers with training to help improve the sustainability of their PU foam production processes.
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We work closely with our customers, so we continually stay abreast of the latest trends and issues impacting all of our markets. This enables us to proactively develop innovative and sustainable solutions to answer changing market demands and regulations. In doing so, we are helping our customers to ensure safe and compliant foam production and high-quality final products,” said Ralph Marquardt, Head of Evonik’s PU business.
Source: Evonik