On the company's journey to sustainable palm, BASF has achieved its commitment to procure palm (kernel) oils exclusively from sources certified by the RSPO by 2020.
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Palm kernel oil and its primary derivatives are amongst BASF’s key renewable raw materials, used to produce ingredients for the cosmetics, detergent and cleaner industries, as well as in human nutrition. Below are some of BASF's milestones:
- 227,213 metric tons of certified palm oil and palm kernel oil sourced, representing 100 percent of procured material
- Almost 95 percent of global palm footprint traceable back to the oil mill level
- More than 430,000 metric tons CO2 in 2020 avoided by sourcing certified sustainable palm kernel oil
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The company's next focus will be on its commitment of certified sourcing to those significant intermediates which are based on palm oil and palm kernel oil by 2025, e.g. fatty alcohols and fatty acids.
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