BASF Achieves CO2 Savings Through Biomass Balance Approach

"Reducing CO₂ together" is the slogan of the collaboration between Uzin Utz Group, a comprehensive flooring systems supplier, and BASF SE, the chemicals company.

The driving force behind greater climate protection and sustainability is BASF's biomass balance approach. This is because the Ulm-based construction chemicals manufacturer purchases base products from BASF that are produced using renewable raw materials according to a certified biomass balance approach. In this way, Uzin Utz incrementally increases the proportion of raw material binders from biomass-based sources in its flooring systems, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while protecting fossil resources. By using renewable sources instead of fossil fuels alone, Uzin Utz can reduce CO₂ emissions by approximately 3,000 tonnes per year in terms of raw materials. Philipp Utz, Board Member of Uzin Utz Group, said: "In the future, we want to make an even greater contribution to a transparent sustainable value chain and further expand our role model function in the sector. The Ulm-based construction chemicals manufacturer is working closely with BASF in a continuous improvement process to increase the proportion of bio-based raw materials in its products in order to protect valuable and limited resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."