Following audits by Bureau Veritas, speciality chemicals multinational Huntsman has achieved the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) for mass balance at its Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Wilton (UK, pictured) manufacturing facilities.

ISCC PLUS is a global sustainability certification system that makes it possible to track the amount and sustainability characteristics of circular and/or bio-based content in the value chain and attribute it via the mass balance approach based on verifiable bookkeeping. 

With ISCC PLUS certification, Huntsman can now offer its customers methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) that has been manufactured based on mass balance principles, which can help reduce the attributed carbon footprint of customers’ products.

Demand for bio-based or recycled feedstock linked products is on the rise

With 2022 revenues of approximately US$8 billion and employing around 7,000 personnel, Huntsman produces thousands of chemical products that are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. The business operates more than 60 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries.

“Across all the industries we serve, demand for products that have a lower carbon footprint is rising – particularly for solutions that are linked to bio-based or recycled feedstock and can contribute to a circular economy,” noted Steen Weien Hansen, Vice President Europe at Huntsman Polyurethanes. 

“Chemistry by its nature is complex, combining a variety of raw materials. The mass balance approach gives us the ability to verify the sustainable inputs we use in our products and so improve their sustainability footprint,” he continued. “Throughout our business, we’re taking steps to transform our portfolio and lower the impact of our manufacturing. Our ISCC PLUS certification is further evidence of that commitment.”

Customers interested in finding out more about mass balance certified products from Huntsman can contact: polyurethanes_eu@huntsman.com