Bio-based and Circular Surfactants by Mass Balance of Raw Materials

We are committed to delivering a sustainable future for surfactants at Dow.  One example that highlights this commitment is establishing bio-based and circular products enabled by mass balance of raw materials for a number of our product families, including surfactants.  This method helps our customers access alternatively sourced (via attribution) and potentially lower-carbon products that perform the same as their current products.  Dow is planning to commercialize up to 3 million metric tons annually of circular and renewable solutions by 2030. We can provide bio, bio-circular, and/or circular surfactants by utilizing various alternative input raw materials (e.g. bionaphtha, pyrolysis oil) to feed into our vast cracker network, and attributing the benefits of these raw materials downstream to ethylene and propylene, ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO), and finally derivative surfactants. The bio/circular-based content in product is fully traceable and can be audited and verified by independent third parties (e.g. ISCC PLUS).  These industry standard methods allow consumers to account for the amount of bio/circular-based content in their products in a credible and understandable way. EO REN, a part of Dow’s Ecolibrium™ portfolio, has been commercially launched and has received ISCC PLUS certification. It is an example of one product that can be utilized for additional certifications downstream (like surfactants). Several surfactant products have been certified through ISCC PLUS in our plants in Terneuzen, The Netherlands, and more will be added to the list and in other plants around the world as demand grows.