Renewable Resources TÜV Nord Certifies WACKER’s Resource- Efficient Manufacturing of Silicone Sealants
Munich, September 30, 2020 – The Munich-based WACKERchemical group has achieved another milestone in the use ofrenewable raw materials for silicone production. After havingcertified biomethanol-based silicone fluids and emulsions,technology service provider TÜV Nord now approved thecompany’s resource-efficient manufacturing method for siliconesealants according to the new REDcert2 standard. WACKER’sapproach involves determining the mass fraction of rawmaterials and auxiliaries derived from fossil-based resourcesand offsetting this with methanol produced from biomass. This