Clariant launches 100% bio-based surfactants range

The new Vita products support manufacturers in maximising the bio-based carbon content of crop formulations

Clariant has unveiled its new Vita 100 per cent bio-based surfactants and polyethylene glycols (PEGs) to help directly address climate change by helping remove fossil carbon from the value chain. The introduction of 100 per cent bio-based surfactants and PEGs significantly expands Clariant’s Vita designated ingredients.

Vita products are based on renewable feedstocks and have at least 98% Renewable Carbon Index (RCI). It is just one example of its commitment to provide low carbon footprint solutions to customers and Greater Chemistry – between people and the planet.

Christian Vang, Global Head of Business Unit Industrial & Consumer Specialties, Clariant. “Switching to bio-based carbon chemistry remains a big challenge for manufacturers and by launching the Vita surfactant and PEG range we are offering them an important new solution to achieve this.”

Designed for natural formulations targeting a high Renewable Carbon Index (RCI), the new Vita products support manufacturers in maximising the bio-based carbon content of crop formulations.

Clariant uses 100 per cent bioethanol derived from sugar cane or corn to create ethylene oxide for its innovative new surfactants and PEGs. The bio-based material is fully segregated along the value chain from the field to the final consumer product. Because only bio-based feedstocks are used, the ingredients have significantly lower carbon footprints than their fossil-based counterparts. The Vita surfactants are CO₂ emissions savers: they can help save up to 85 per cent of CO₂ emissions compared to their fossil analogues.

The new Vita products support manufacturers in