Published by Todd Bush on October 7, 2022
Ascend Performance Materials announced today two efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its products. The company has made its global compounding operations carbon neutral, making it the first integrated polyamide producer to decarbonize a substantial part of its operations, and it has secured ISCC+ certification for the use of bio-based materials.
Ascend Performance Materials' global compounding facilities, including the newly acquired sites in San Jose Iturbide, Mexico and Chennai, India, are now carbon neutral through process improvements and carbon and renewable energy offsets.
>> In Other News: AVANGRID Announces Winners of Inaugural Clean Energy Hackathon and Awards Scholarships for Quantum Computing Solution
Ascend Performance Materials' global compounding facilities, including the newly acquired sites in San Jose Iturbide, Mexico and Chennai, India, are now carbon neutral through process improvements and carbon and renewable energy offsets.
Ascend's seven compounding sites in North America, Europe and Asia produce the company's Vydyne®, Starflam® and HiDura™ engineered materials used in EVs, batteries, renewable energy systems and countless other applications.
Carbon neutrality for the sites' scope 1 and 2 emissions was accomplished through a mix of process improvements, and renewable energy and carbon offsets. Annually, this achievement is equivalent to eliminating the emissions from 4,000 passenger vehicles.
On the other end of the company's fully integrated production, Ascend is now certified to use bio-based feedstocks to produce acrylonitrile, adiponitrile, hexamethylene diamine and polyamide 66 utilizing a mass-balanced approach. With this certification, Ascend's PA66 polymer can now be made with up to 40% bio-based materials.
"Reducing our carbon footprint is a major part of our sustainability effort," said Chris Johnson, Ascend's director of sustainability. "We are focused on meaningful, long-lasting improvements that balance environmental and product performance, and benefit our people, neighbors, customers and consumers."
Ascend, a fully integrated producer of durable materials, has committed to an 80% reduction of its GHG emissions by 2030. Toward that goal, the company has invested in emissions abatement technology at its Pensacola, Florida, nylon plant and cogeneration units at its Decatur, Alabama, adiponitrile plant. And 30% of the energy used at Ascend's acrylonitrile plant in Alvin, Texas, is derived from a utility-scale solar farm through a power purchase agreement.
"We remain committed to leading the industry in sustainability, even as we grow to meet the needs of our customers globally," said Phil McDivitt, Ascend's president and CEO. "These milestones are a big step toward ensuring that every pound of our product, whether made in Suzhou or Pensacola is made with the smallest environmental impact possible."
Ascend will be showcasing its sustainability efforts, including its low-carbon-footprint products, under its Advancing Together theme at K 2022 from 19-26 October in Hall 6 Stand A07.
Follow the money flow of climate, technology, and energy investments to uncover new opportunities and jobs.
Inside this Issue 💡 Bill Gates-backed Startup Says a Global Gold Rush for Buried Hydrogen is Picking Up Momentum 🌍 Largest Hydrogen Highway to Link America and Europe: 10 Million Metric Tons and a...
Inside this Issue 🌿 Gevo to Acquire Red Trail Energy Assets in North Dakota, Including Operating Low-carbon Ethanol Production and Carbon Sequestration Facilities, Expanding Platform for Sustainab...
Inside this Issue 💡 1PointFive's South Texas Direct Air Capture Hub Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Funding 🔗 H2 Clipper's Patented 'Hydrogen Ledger' Uses Blockchain Technology to Track Purity a...
LATHAM, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the green hydrogen economy, has secured an order for 25 megaw...
With funding from ARPA-E, the U.S.-manufactured OSAs will make combined carbon removal and clean hydrogen production more scalable, sustainable, and economical than ever before LOS ANGELES, Sept. ...
Funding Will Accelerate the Production of AIRMADE® SAF, the Company’s CO₂-derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel and other Synthetic Fuels September 18, 2024 07:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK--(...
_1PointFive worked with Carbon Direct to deliver science-based community benefits planning and life cycle assessments for the South Texas DAC Hub._NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon Direct today ann...
Follow the money flow of climate, technology, and energy investments to uncover new opportunities and jobs.