LANXESS to present first carbon neutral Kalaguard^® SB Scopeblue^® preservative at American Cleaning Institute Annual Meeting 

Pittsburgh, Pa. – January 29, 2024–Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has been selected to present its latest technologies for the cleaning products industry during the 8^th Innovation Showcase, part of the American Cleaning Products (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention taking place January 29 – February 2 in Orlando, Florida.

“Kalaguard^® SB Scopeblue^®: a smaller carbon footprint for a big step toward sustainability” will be presented during the Sustainable Innovation session on January 31 from 7:30-9:00 a.m.

Kalaguard^® SB is the first and only EPA FIFRA-registered sodium benzoate preservative for home care products. An effective, yet gentle preservative, Kalaguard^® SB sodium benzoate effectively controls bacteria, yeasts and molds at pH levels up to 7.0, is non-sensitizing and non-irritating to the skin, nature-identical and readily biodegradable. Sodium benzoate is also included in environmentally-friendly certification programs, such as the EPA’s Safer Choice Chemical Ingredients List, the EU Ecolabel, Ecocert and Nordic Swan. The preservative has been successfully used in a variety of commercial home care products worldwide, including household cleaners, wipes, detergents, hand dishwashing liquids and laundry care products.

Now CO2-neutral

To support customers in their sustainability initiatives, LANXESS has launched a renewable version: Kalaguard^® SB Scopeblue^®, the world’s first ISCC Plus mass balance-certified renewable sodium benzoate preservative for the cleaning products industry. Kalaguard^® SB Scopeblue^® is based on bio-circular feedstocks and can be a drop-in replacement for traditional sodium benzoate in existing formulations, as it does not alter the specifications of the final product.

With Kalaguard^® SB Scopeblue^®, LANXESS customers can reduce the overall product carbon footprint in their existing cleaning product formulations with a seamless transition to the renewable version of this sodium benzoate preservative. Following the ISCC Plus certified mass balance approach, LANXESS is able to offer a proven product with a measurably improved carbon footprint, with the same premium product quality and unchanged characteristics.   

Stepping to the industry’s forefront, LANXESS’ Flavors & Fragrances business unit will offer the majority of its manufactured product portfolio based on mass balance sustainable raw materials and green energy, under the LANXESS sustainability umbrella brand “Scopeblue^®”, which identifies products with circular raw materials, or a particularly low carbon footprint compared to conventional products. All five of the F&F business unit’s production sites worldwide are now ISCC Plus certified.

Commitment to climate action

As a member of the American Cleaning Institute, LANXESS will join ACI’s 1.5° Climate Challenge, committing to leadership in climate action within the cleaning products industry. The company has already developed a clear strategy to achieve climate-neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040, and net-zero including Scope 3 by 2050. LANXESS’ climate targets are in line with the 1.5° trajectory of the Paris Climate Agreement, which has been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).