Belgium's Syensqo unveils certified circular elastomers & lubricants

These high-performance specialty materials, derived from fluorspar, are renowned for their unique properties, such as resistance to heat and chemicals or long-lasting lubrication, and are used in highly specialized applications.

Fluorspar is listed as a critical mineral in both the US Energy Act and the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, which sets a target of sourcing at least 25% of annual consumption from domestic recycling by 2030. By replacing a long and globally spread supply chain from mining, refining to HF production by a single step, recovering the fluor from waste inside the Spinetta Marengo plant, it makes the supply chain more resilient to geopolitical, trade and ESG risks.

"Customers in elastomers and lubricant fluids are increasingly asking for circular solutions to meet their own ambitious circular sales targets. With this certification and our investment to ramp-up recycled Fluor production, we are proud to help them achieve these targets. This makes Syensqo the first manufacturer to offer a certified circular portfolio of these products and advance the transition to a circular economy in our market's value chains". Tom Wood, Senior Vice President and Head of Product & Asset Management for Syensqo’s Specialty Polymers.

Demand for Tecnoflon FKM, FFKM elastomers and Fomblin M lubricants fluids produced at Spinetta is growing, particularly in the semiconductor, o-rings and seals for dry etch and deposition processes manufacturing and automotive engine, battery,  transmission seals, gaskets and lubricants. Syensqo’s circular portfolio will enable our customers in these segments to accelerate their transition to a more circular economy without any compromise on performance.

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ALCHEMPro News Desk (RM)