4 April 2017
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Read more BASF Palm Report 2016
DETAILS
Today, BASF is launching
its first Palm Progress Report.
As one of the leading global processors,
BASF is presenting
its roadmap for sustainable palm,
its collaboration along the value chain
and the progress it is making
in driving physical transformation in oleoderivatives.
One of BASF’s key renewable raw materials
is palm kernel oil and its primary derivatives
which are mainly used
for the production of ingredients
for the cosmetics, detergents and cleaners industries,
as well as in human nutrition.
In 2016, BASF expanded its purchasing volumes
by about 32,000 tons to 158,000 metric tons,
and nearly doubled the sales of certified products
based on palm kernel oil.
BASF had an overall oil palm
exposure of 508,000 metric tons in 2016.
Driving market transformation
with certified sites and ingredients
BASF’s first Palm Progress Report
* states the dilemma in oil palm plantation development
and the palm footprint, and
* outlines market developments and the achievements
on the way to making the BASF palm commitment,
which was extended in 2015.
Gebze in Turkey is now the latest of 19 certified sites
in four regions. BASF thereby further expanded
its network in 2016 and has increased its range of products
in the personal care industry
to more than 120 ingredients certified as
“Mass Balance”.
For the human nutrition market
BASF received RSPO certification in 2016
based on the supply chain module
“Mass Balance”
for a selection of its health ingredients portfolio
in the Ludwigshafen site.
Other BASF sites are planned to follow in 2017.
Since 2016, selected food performance ingredients
are offered as
“Segregated”.
Moreover, the BASF Palm Progress Report
features its Palm Commitment and Palm Sourcing Policy,
which was first published in 2016, as well as
its approach to include smallholder farmers.
BASF became a member of
the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in 2004
and belongs to
the High Carbon Stock Steering Group,
in order to drive
additional forest conservation requirements forward.
BASF believes sustainable palm is possible
Jan-Peter Sander,
Senior Vice President BASF Personal Care Europe
“BASF has made good progress on its way
to achieving sustainable palm products
and we believe sustainable palm is possible.
A reliable certification system
and maximum transparency are key steps towards
protecting high carbon stock forests”,
“This allows us to help our customers fulfill
the obligations they took
to achieve sustainable palm-based products,
and participate actively in shaping the market
as it evolves”,
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