CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 29, 2024—Lubrizol Advanced Materials announces the launch of four new biomass balance solutions under the thermoplastic polyurethane portfolio commercialized as ESTANE^® RNW TPU. These materials have the same quality and performance as our standard petroleum-based resins while using more sustainable mass balanced feedstocks.

The four new grades — ESTANE RNW90 58300, ESTANE RNW90 58887, ESTANE RNW85 GP52DT and ESTANE RNW60 ZHF90AT2 TPU — are fully commercially available with ESTANE RNW60 ZHF90AT2 TPU being consistently applied in cable applications that are flame-retardant.

This TPU series has a product carbon footprint reduction up to 59%. These materials provide the same high quality and performance while using bio and/or biomass balanced feedstocks.

"Lubrizol is leading sustainability by offering our own solutions as ESTANE RNW TPU and ESTANE ECO TPU and supporting our customer´s target of carbon reduction by positioning our portfolio in material replacement projects. The new biomass balance product line is an example of working in collaboration with customers and our focus on market trends," said Rogerio Colucci, business director EMEAI at Lubrizol.

For more information on our sustainable solutions, join the conference of Dr. Nikola Kocic, R&D Senior Scientist, at SPE’s Plastics in Sustainability - Biopolymers and Biocomposites event on November 6 (registration link).

Lubrizol Launches Four New ESTANE RNW TPU Biomass Balance Products