UPM BioVerno naphtha for replacing fossil raw materials

Product information

• Made from crude tall oil - a residue of the pulp production process
• A chemically pure hydrocarbon
• A colourless, sulphur-free, paraffinic biocomponent
• May be used as a raw material for bioplastics and in other chemical industry solutions

Principal quality figures

• Density (at 15 °C): max. 775 kg/m3
• Sulphur: max. 10 mg/kg
• End point of distillation: max. 210 °C

Sustainability certification

• ISCC PLUS, RSB low ILUC risk and RSB Advanced products

Certified renewable naphtha mixes with non-renewable naphtha in the production process. In order to bring the benefits of certification and sustainability to as many polymer producers as possible, ISCC and RSB uses a system called mass balance. When a product is produced based on the mass balance system, every single product might not contain renewable naphtha but it guaranteed that renewable feedstock has been used during production.

Thanks to the flexibility offered by the mass balance system, gradual increase of renewable feedstock is possible and existing production facilities and infrastructure can be utilized. Without this system, supply demand could not be reached and this would encourage production of fully fossil-based products. Whether the renewable share ends up in one product or another, each tonne of renewable naphtha reduces a tonne of fossil-based raw material used.