Henkel and Celanese collaborate to offer adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions
November 20 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Repurposing industrial CO2 emissions creates new value across
value chain
Henkel Corporation, a global leader for adhesives, sealants and
functional coatings, and Celanese Corporation, a global chemical
and specialty materials company, have announced a partnership to
enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon
capture-based materials.
Earlier this year, Celanese launched a carbon capture and
utilization (CCU) project at its Clear Lake, Texas site as part of
its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The
CCU technology captures industrial CO2 emissions and, using
hydrogen, converts them into methanol, which forms 35% of vinyl
acetate monomer – a crucial element to produce polymers often used
in adhesive formulations.
Through this collaboration, Henkel will now produce water-based
adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions, creating new
opportunities for customers in the packaging and consumer goods
sector to increase the renewable content of their products by
keeping CO2 emissions in the production loop. As consumers and the
market continue to demand products with lower environmental impact,
these CCU-based adhesives will play a crucial role in driving
sustainability across a wide range of applications. The Paper &
Board, Envelopes & Graphic Arts, E-commerce, Labeling and
Tissue & Towel industries can particularly benefit from CCU
adhesives and the Henkel and Celanese partnership.
“Our purpose is to pioneer packaging solutions for the benefit
of people and planet, which means taking a holistic look at
sustainability and making bold moves toward forward-looking
technologies that offer our customers cost-effective options for
improving sustainability,” said Pernille Lind Olsen, Global Head of
the Packaging and Consumer Goods Adhesives division at Henkel.
“This initiative will provide new options for our customers to meet
overall sustainability goals in the packaging industry.”
By investing in products made from innovative technologies like
CCU, Henkel and Celanese are not only meeting consumer demand for
more renewable content in packaging but also making these solutions
more attainable for consumer goods manufacturers.
“We are pleased to partner with Henkel to demonstrate another
way in which Celanese ECO-CC products can support the transition to
a more circular economy,” said Kevin Norfleet, Global
Sustainability Leader at Celanese. “Our CCU platform offers a
compelling and scalable path to delivering sustainability into the
adhesives market and we are continuing to work to develop solutions
for a broad range of applications.”
For more information, please visit
https://next.henkel-adhesives.com/us/en/articles/sustainable-packaging-and-consumer-goods-adhesives.html.
About Henkel
With its brands, innovations and technologies, Henkel holds
leading market positions worldwide in the industrial and consumer
businesses. The business unit Adhesive Technologies is the global
leader in the market for adhesives, sealants and functional
coatings. With Consumer Brands, the company holds leading positions
especially in laundry & home care and hair in many markets and
categories around the world. The company's three strongest brands
are Loctite, Persil and Schwarzkopf. In fiscal 2023, Henkel
reported sales of more than 21.5 billion euros and adjusted
operating profit of around 2.6 billion euros. Henkel’s preferred
shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. Sustainability has
a long tradition at Henkel, and the company has a clear
sustainability strategy with specific targets. Henkel was founded
in 1876 and today employs a diverse team of about 48,000 people
worldwide – united by a strong corporate culture, shared values and
a common purpose: "Pioneers at heart for the good of generations.”
More information at www.henkel.com
About Celanese
Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty
material solutions used across most major industries and consumer
applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and
commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees
and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly
managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are
growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing
customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact
in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams.
Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400
employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion.
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