Leveraging circular and lower carbon feedstocks

More and more consumers are aware of the impact of their consumption on the planet. They have a clear willingness to adopt a more sustainable and responsible lifestyle through the consumption of products with a reduced impact on the environment. To meet these growing expectations, brand owners are moving away from fossil-derived materials toward materials coming from circular sources in order to preserve resources and reduce the impact on climate. The coatings sector is undergoing the same change and creating growth opportunities for bio-based and recycled-based coatings. To support this transition, we are engaged to accelerate the development of high performance resins and additives sourced from bio-based feedstocks by using the complementary approaches of physical segregation and mass balance.

Bio-based
Solutions

Arkema has developed a range of bio-based resins and additives with up to 97% bio-based content, helping formulators differentiate through sustainability without compromising quality. This portfolio enables coatings that are compliant to various labels, to meet growing consumer expectations for more responsible lifestyles.

Bio-attributed with mass balance
Solutions

Arkema has developed a portfolio of bio-attributed resins and additives, using a mass-balance method, designed to reduce carbon footprint without compromising performance. Suitable for a wide range of applications—from industrial to decorative coatings—these drop-in solutions enable formulators to lower carbon emissions while maintaining the same high level of performance.

Recycled-based
Solutions

Arkema is advancing circularity in powder coating resins by incorporating up to 40% post-consumer recycled content into its portfolio. This innovation reduces carbon footprint by up to 20% while maintaining high performance, supporting more sustainable and resource-efficient coatings.

Easily access sustainable offer by using the dedicated sustainability filter

Use the “Sustainability” filter to easily explore our products through a sustainability lens across our entire portfolio. This feature allows you to quickly identify solutions that support the transition to lower carbon footprint, circularity, or even eco-label requirements—helping you find the right options for your applications.

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Lower carbon footprint paint for interior and exterior applications

In a market where demand for more sustainable products continues to rise, consumers are unwilling to compromise on performance. Bio-attributed materials produced through a mass balance approach offer a pragmatic pathway to lower carbon footprint solutions, while enabling drop-in implementation without requalification.

In parallel, to support brand owners in developing high-performance bio-based paints, Arkema provides a full range of resins and additives. For example, combining a 97% bio-based waterborne alkyd with a waterborne polyurethane thickener allows formulators to deliver durable paints with long-lasting color strength that match the performance of fossil-based products.

USE CASE: Achieve lower carbon footprint decorative paints

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Boosting circularity with REAFREE^® recycled-based powder coating resins

REAFREE^® powder coating resins now incorporate up to 40% post-consumer recycled content sourced from end-of-life packaging waste, marking a step change in circularity for high-performance coatings. By leveraging recycled PET as a feedstock, this new generation of REAFREE® materials reduces reliance on fossil raw materials and lowers the product carbon footprint by up to 20%, while preserving the intrinsic solvent-free and low-waste advantages of powder coatings.

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USE CASE: Advance sustainability with powder coatings

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