聚焦循环经济：凯柏胶宝® 获得ISCC PLUS认证，助力扩展 TPE 解决方案
- 欧洲、中东和非洲地区的客户和潜在客户可以获得具有ISCC PLUS认证的化合物
- 他们从供应链的完整可追溯性中受益
- 从化石材料到更可持续的原材料的过渡被提升到新的水平
凯柏胶宝®是一家位于德国-瓦尔德克莱堡的热塑性弹性体制造商，已获得了质量平衡类别的 ISCC PLUS 认证。这一改进尤其有益于消费品和医疗行业的客户们，这将能够助力他们迈向循环经济的下一步。
2023 年 4 月 27 日，瓦尔德克莱堡 – 凯柏胶宝® 现推出通过 ISCC PLUS 认证的TPE 解决方案。为了让我司的加工商和最终消费者得益。通过质量平衡的方式，我司在审查过程中确保符合社会和生态标准。此外，我们更保障了在供应链中的无缝可追溯性，包括原料和材料的原产地证明。该认证对需要高度监管的消费品和医疗领域的 TPE 客户特别有利，因为他们并不需要启动另一个审批流程。
对于塑料行业来说，可持续性解决方案的需求和标准历年来都在不断增长。制造商已找到了各种方式来为客户们提供有助于扩大循环经济的产品。由其在于市场需求，含回收材料的TPE化合物越来越受到重视。然而，在某些领域进行调整具有挑战性，因为当前化合物受到特殊规定和法律规定的限制，例如目前禁止使用回收材料。
某些原材料在最终加工之前还需要制造商和加工商进行广泛的测试，然后才能进行最终加工。因此，在这些情况下，如果没付出大量及额外的精力与成本，就无法将材料转换为更具可持续性的产品组件。凯柏胶宝®已经通过成熟的产品解决方案解决了这一问题，包括 ISCC PLUS 认证（质量平衡）。这有助于客户转向可持续性的产品，并共同迈向循环经济的下一步。
Using ISCC PLUS certified materials (mass balance approach) is beneficial for both our customers and KRAIBURG TPE in the transition from fossil to more sustainable raw materials. Certification ensures compliance with strict environmental and social standards along the entire supply chain. Thanks to the mass balance approach, compounds containing ISCC PLUS certified materials are also fully equivalent to their fossil counterparts from a regulatory perspective,
Dr. Andrea Winterstetter | Corporate Sustainability Manager at KRAIBURG TPE
“Overall, using ISCC PLUS certified materials under a mass balance approach is a strategic milestone. It offers tangible benefits for our customers and for us as a company, and supports all stakeholders in reaching sustainability and climate targets.”
ISCC is a globally applicable, recognized, and standardized certification system that covers bio, bio-circular, and circular raw materials. Gradually increasing the proportion of more sustainable raw materials is possible with the help of the mass balance approach. Fossil raw materials are thus replaced and the CO2e footprint is gradually reduced. This mass balance approach makes it possible to mix renewable and fossil raw materials in production processes. It ensures that the sustainable proportion of the mass balance is traceable. Another benefit for customers and processors is that so-called negative testing is not required thanks to the drop-in solution. Since customers receive a product that is chemically identical to their existing solutions, the current processing parameters remain unchanged.
Josef Neuer, Head of Product Management at KRAIBURG TPE, sums up the positioning of ISCC PLUS: “Being able to now offer TPE compounds with ISCC PLUS certification using the mass balance approach to our customers is a big step for us. This enriches our THERMOLAST® product line with more sustainable plastics. Our ISCC PLUS products focus on the packaging, personal care, and medical fields, where the benefits of using more sustainable materials are considerable. We are confident that customers who are already working towards greater sustainability appreciate this enrichment, as will customers who want to take the next steps towards sustainability. We are committed to accompanying our partners and customers on this journey and to obtaining the best possible results!”
Currently the certification is valid for products in the EMEA sales region. It is available now.
