Certifications for Biobased Materials
Gains Steam in EU Coatings Sector
show that they are at the forefront
The certification
schemes are
enabling
companies to
of moves to set
high sustainability
standards.
by Sean Milmo
European Correspondent
milmocw@rodmanmedia.com
Certification systems for verifying the sourcesof biobased rawmaterialsand their content in finished products are
already operating in the agriculture and food
sectors in Europe.
Now they are beginning to be introduced
into the chemicals supply chain for coatings
and other sectors in the region.
However, at the moment the highest level
of verification they are aiming to provide
is what is called ‘book and claim’ schemes,
under which materials are certified as being biobased but are not traceable to the
agricultural source at the beginning of the
supply chain.
There is no system at present for segregating
specifically sourced biobased materials from
other materials in the supply chain.
34 | Coatings World
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July 2013
