28 Oct 2022
Japanese elastomers supplier working on certification of biomass-derived materials
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. has signed an MoU with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd for the supply of bio-based butadiene to be used in the production solution styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR).
The agreement, signed by subsidary Zeon Chemicals Singapore, is part of the group’s carbon-neutrality ambitions and its shift to sustainable raw materials, Zeon said
Zeon is also in the process of obtaining international certification for biomass-derived raw materials, including bio-based SSBR, according to the group's 25 Oct announcement.
Shell has also entered into an agreement with Asahi Kasei concerning the production of 'circular' SBBR in Singapore, under a deal announced last November.
Under the arrangement, Shell is to convert scrap plastics into pyrolysis oil at its site in Bukom and feed it to a naphtha cracker for the production of butadiene feedstock.
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