Germany – BASF is switching production from regular (Meth)Acrylate to biobased Ethyl Acrylate (EA) by the end of this year. This has a 40% bio content and a 30% lower carbon footprint compared to EA produced with fossil raw materials.
BASF’s biobased EA is produced in Ludwigshafen using exclusively bioethanol as the alcohol source. The chemical and technical specifications of the new biobased product are identical to the traditional fossil-based version.
BASF’s biobased Ethyl Acrylate uses sustainable bioethanol, mainly from European sources with corn as the raw material. BASF uses for its production mainly residues from starch production, lower quality grains or molasses, which are not used in food production.
Biobased EA has a wide range of applications and can be used in a wide range of polymer dispersion applications, with the coatings and adhesives industries as the primary target industries.
