AT-Tuote to use renewable raw material from Neste in new multipurpose oil

Neste Corporation, News, 13 December 2024 

Photo: New multipurpose oil from AT-Tuote produced with renewable raw material from Neste. Source: AT-Tuote.

• Renewable Neste RE will be used in new AT Fossil Free Multi Oil from AT-Tuote.
• Improved environmental footprint, undiminished quality and performance compared to similar conventional, fossil-based oils.

Neste and Finnish AT-Tuote are working together to add a more sustainable multipurpose oil to AT-Tuote’s product portfolio: Using Neste’s renewable feedstock Neste RE™ instead of common fossil raw materials in the product, renewable content makes up more than 90% of the multipurpose oil, leading to an improved carbon footprint compared to fossil-based alternatives. The oil, which will be sold under the brand AT Fossil Free, can be used for purposes such as lubrication, cleaning, moisture displacement or as a penetrating oil. 

Renewable Neste RE, consisting of pure hydrocarbons (isoalkanes), is produced in Neste’s refineries from a wide range of 100% renewable raw materials, such as waste and residue oils and fats. Neste RE is a drop in solution that can be used to replace various commonly used fossil, crude-oil derived feedstock in the production of chemicals and polymers. The greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle of Neste RE are more than 85%* lower  than those of conventionally used fossil polymers and chemicals feedstock. The quality, safety and performance of the product for end users are the same as with similar products manufactured from fossil resources. 

“This cooperation shows that not only does the new oil have multiple purposes, it shows that our Neste RE does as well,” says Jeroen Verhoeven, Commercial Director for Polymers and Chemicals at Neste. “Whether it is polymers or chemicals, whether it is base chemicals or more complex ingredients, Neste RE is a solution to replace fossil resources in many places.” 

The current collaboration is not the first time AT-Tuote and Neste have cooperated on replacing fossil materials in lubricants: In 2019, the companies worked together to launch the world’s first industrial lubricant with nearly 100% bio-based content. 

“We are looking forward to continuing the cooperation with Neste on renewable solutions with this new multipurpose oil,” says Jorma Virtanen, Managing Director at AT-Tuote. “Improving sustainability while maintaining product performance and safety was key for us also in this case – and using renewable raw materials instead of fossil ones did exactly that.” 

Through distribution partners, AT-Tuote will make the product available to consumers in several countries in the Americas as well as Northern and Central Europe with first sales being planned for as early as 2024.

*) Life Cycle Assessment on Environmental Impacts of Neste Renewable Polymers and Chemicals (30 June 2021).

Further information:

Neste: Please contact Neste's media service, tel. +358 800 94025 / media@neste.com (weekdays from 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. EET). Please subscribe to Neste’s releases at https://www.neste.com/media/subscribe. 

AT-Tuote: Jorma Virtanen, Managing Director, tel. +358 40 196 4185

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) uses science and innovative technology to transform waste and other resources into renewable fuels and circular raw materials. The company creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. Being the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals, the company aims to help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 million tons annually by 2030.

The company’s ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe. Neste is committed to reaching carbon-neutral production by 2035, and will reduce the carbon emission intensity of sold products by 50% by 2040. Neste has also set high standards for biodiversity, human rights and the supply chain. The company has consistently been included in the CDP and the DJSI lists of the world’s most sustainable companies. In 2023, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 22.9 billion. Read more: neste.com 

AT-Tuote in brief

AT-Tuote Oy is a 1986-founded dynamic, youthful, privately-owned industrial chemical company. The production facility is located at Pornainen in southern Finland. We place ourselves as a market leader with our AT branded industrial, technical and automotive chemical products on the market. We develop and manufacture different, innovative industrial maintenance and repair products, and our main goal has always been in developing sustainable, innovative, environmentally safe aerosol applications. We continuously invest in safer and sustainable product applications.

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