Our sustainable portfolio
Two families of VISIOMER® sustainable methacrylates
We are the solution provider on your sustainability journey and address every day in close collaboration with our customers the challenges of carbon footprint reduction.
We are committed to contributing to a better world with next-generation products. Developing methacrylate monomers with a reduced carbon footprint is therefore a central approach of our work. For this purpose, we are dedicating significant resources and are constantly exploring opportunities to extend our VISIOMER® Terra product range to reduce our environmental impact and meet our sustainability ambitions.
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VISIOMER® Terra Family | Segregated Bio-Based and Low Hazard |
VISIOMER® Terra offers sustainable and low hazardous building blocks for your polymers with a biocarbon content of up to 85%. Life-cycle analysis data are available for all our VISIOMER® Terra products, demonstrating the carbon footprint reduction throughout the entire value chain. What’s more, we guarantee the bio contents of our VISIOMER® Terra products under the Certification Scheme Biobased Products according to ASTM D 6866.
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VISIOMER® eCO Family | Reduced Carbon Footprint |
In addition to our VISIOMER® Terra product line, our new VISIOMER® eCO products are based on mass-balanced raw materials from readily available feedstocks. They have a significantly lower carbon footprint than fossil-based equivalents.
Our VISIOMER® Terra product portfolio
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Products |
Certified Bio Content (%) |
Benefits |
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76 |
Makes polymers significantly more hydrophobic, improving water and polar solvent resistance. |
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81 |
Provides maximum hydrophobicity and resistance to water and polar media. |
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72 |
Provides scratch and weather resistance. Effective, low VOC comonomer that maintains gloss. |
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43 |
Makes polymers significantly more hydrophilic. Free hydroxyl groups provide option for further modification and crosslinking. For contact lenses superior oxygen permeability for improved wear comfort. |
Innovations
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Bio-Based Terra Equivalents of Existing VISIOMER® Products |
Bio Content (%) |
Benefits |
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VISIOMER® Terra PEG 200 DMA |
50 |
Bio-based equivalent of VISIOMER® PEG 200 DMA with reduced carbon footprint. Hydrophilic crosslinker. |
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New Structures - |
Bio Content (%) |
Benefits |
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VISIOMER® Terra CARMA |
84 |
Provides oxidative secondary crosslinking and improves water resistance. |
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VISIOMER® Terra ISDMA |
43 |
Rigid, with low shrinkage, e.g. for core-shell emulsions. |
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VISIOMER® Terra IPGMA |
30 |
Reactive diluent with low odor and low vapor pressure, e.g. acrylic adhesive. |
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VISIOMER® Terra AlkylMA |
66 |
Provides water resistance for coatings and adhesives. Bio-based alternative to fossil alkyl methacrylates. |
