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Brenntag is expanding its sustainable product portfolio and offers a safer alternative for petrochemical solvents with this new generation safer solvents.
March 20, 2025
By: KERRY PIANOFORTE
Editor, Coatings World
Brenntagg announced a sole supplier agreement with GFBiochemicals to distribute their three Levulinate esters[1] for the CASE markets in Europe. Applications for these more sustainable and safer solvents focus on industrial solvent-based coatings, safer formulations for removing of paints as well as serving special solubility requirements for coatings. GFBiochemicals is the pioneer in bringing high-performing, sustainable petrochemical alternatives to the market at scale. It’s RE:CHEMISTRY’s levulinate esters and ketals are derived from second-generation raw materials such as agricultural waste from corncobs and bagasse (the dry pulpy fibrous material remaining after crushing sugarcane or sorghum stalks). They have excellent solubility properties and offer a safer, biodegradable alternative to conventional fossil-based solvents, as well as a lower environmental footprint. This means that they have no aquatic or vapor toxicity and are non-flammable. CLEAN 300 is particularly safe, completely biodegradable, and label-free (CLP hazard classification) – a rarity in the solvent sector. Dr. Annika Herbst, European Technical Business Development Manager Sustainable Products Brenntag Essentials, comments: “At Brenntag, we are continuously working on expanding our product portfolio of safer and sustainable solutions. The partnership with GFBiochemicals enables us to offer innovative solvents that meet the needs of our customers in various industries and offer a safer alternative for harmful solvents.” Jan Weernink, CCO of GFBiochemicals, adds: “GFBiochemicals is excited to collaborate with Brenntag bringing our groundbreaking RE:CHEMISTRY products to the CASE sector. It’s essential that the coatings industry has commercially viable alternatives to damaging incumbent petrochemicals in order to meet ESG goals and support the Net-Zero Industry Act in Europe. We are proud to be making this possible. Our unique bio-based technology can enable product developers and formulators to create safer and more sustainable products that always deliver high impact. Via our partnership with Brenntag we aim to accelerate the de-fossilization of the coatings industry and lead the green chemistry revolution.” [1] RE:CHEMISTRY SOLVE100, RE:CHEMISTRY MOVE200 and RE:CHEMISTRY CLEAN300 (previously marketed under the name NXT SOLV)
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