Ingeo comes out on top

NatureWorks Ingeo polymer – made from renewable resources and now widely employed in nonwovens – emits fewer greenhouse gasses (GHGs) in manufacturing than all common petrochemical-based plastics, according to a new independent peer review. 

The article ‘Life Cycle Inventory and Impact Assessment Data for 2014 Ingeo Polylactide Production’ was peer reviewed and approved for publication in Industrial Biotechnology magazine by an independent panel of experts. 

“This report provides detailed description of the different steps in the Ingeo production chain and how the final data were calculated,” say authors Erwin T.H. Vink, environmental affairs manager, and Steve Davies, public affairs director at NatureWorks. “The article documents the energy and GHG inputs and outputs of the Ingeo production system, the revised 2014 Ingeo eco-profile, and the calculation and evaluation of a comprehensive set of environmental indicators. The article also addresses other topics such as land use, land use change and water use.”