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BASF Research Press Conference 2020
BASF’s Circular Economy ProgramDr. Martin BrudermüllerChairman
of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer of
BASF SE
BASF Research Press Conferenceon December 10, 2020
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The European Green Deal
Selected Green Deal objectives
First climate-neutral continent by 2050
Lead the way to a circular economy
Move to a zero-pollution environment
CO2
Accelerate to a sustainable food system
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“Green Deal is Europe’s ‘Man on the Moon’ Moment”
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BASF’s Circular Economy Program
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250,000 metric tons of circular feedstock by 2025
Double circular sales to €17 billion by 2030
Prioritize related Capex, M&A, R&D
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New Material Cycles
New Feedstocks
New Business Models
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New Material Cycles
New Feedstocks
New Business Models
BASF’s Circular Economy Program: Today’s focus
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New Material Cycles
New Feedstocks
New Business Models
BASF’s Circular Economy Program: New Feedstocks
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Mechanical and chemical recycling
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Mechanical recycling of plastics Chemical recycling of
plastics
Mechanical recycling is a polymer-specific process and affects
the product properties.
others
PVC
PET
PE, PP
others
rePVC
rePET
rePE, rePP
Chemical recycling can process different polymers and yields
virgin-like product properties.
others
PVC
PET
PE, PP
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Chemicals Materials Industrial SolutionsSurface Technologies
Nutrition & Care
Agricultural Solutions
Bio PolyTHF® ecovio®packaging
Sovermol® 830 Color Brite Rambuvital® Inscalis®insecticide
Bio-based products across the portfolio further broadenBASF’s
feedstock base
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New Material Cycles
New Feedstocks
New Business Models
BASF’s Circular Economy Program: Material Cycles
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Footprint of key battery materials
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7.9 kgCO2
Note: “CO2” means CO2-equivalents, “oil” means energy demand in
oil-equivalentsSources: H2O: Minirvo Ltd, Lithium Hydroxide
Monohydrate life cycle assessment study, 2020, ex Salar del Hombre
Muerto
Nickel: Nickel Institute, Life Cycle Analysis 2017 for class 1
Nickel (100%) ex Nickel sulfate
106 kg blue water
1 kg nickel class 1 with >99% purity 1 kg
lithiumhydroxide-monohydrate
271kg blue water
The considerable footprint of virgin nickel and lithium can be
reduced with recycling loops.
3.6 kgoil
2.6 kgoil
7.4 kgCO2
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Value chain for electric vehicles
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>1.5 million metric tons used battery packswill be available
in 2030.
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Global production of plastics and generation of plastic waste in
2018
Production of plastics by material Generation of plastic waste
by treatment
In 2018, >350 million metric tons of plastics were produced,
40% of the plastic waste were recycled or recovered.
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Sources: Production: BP Statistical Review of World Energy
2018Waste: Conversio, “Global Plastics Flow 2018”, February
2020
in total
359 milliontonsin total
250 milliontons
Improper disposal and leakage 30%
Managed landfill 30%
Recycling20%
Energy recovery
20%
Polyolefins46%
Others 16%
PET &Styrenics12%
PUR & Thermo-plastics 13%
PVC 13%
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Putting the Green Deal into practice at BASF
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CircularEconomy Program
CarbonManagement
Program
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700Production plants
SCOPE 1
Product CarbonFootprints of
~45,000Sales Products
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Product Carbon Footprints create transparency for
customersDigital application to calculate greenhouse gas emissions
of 45,000 sales products
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Cradle-to-gate Product Carbon Footprints for BASF’s portfolio
available by end of 2021 based on process emissions, energy demand
and upstream emissions.
CO210 TWh/aEnergy
SCOPE 2
20,000Raw materials
SCOPE 3
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Circular Economy and Carbon Management Programs:BASF’s way to
drive sustainability
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We are providing drop-in productswith new sustainability
characteristics
for customers in all industries.
CircularEconomy Program
CarbonManagement
Program
Low-CO2Bio-based
Ccycled