Green makes the difference
"Strategy: Nature" is a Cognis key value
Terms such as “biological”, “organic”, “natural” and “ecological” are exerting an increasing influence on consumers’ purchasing decisions. Similarly, legal requirements relating to emission limits or occupational health and safety mean that the focus on environmental and social aspects is becoming ever sharper. Cognis combines verified environmental compatibility, superior performance and measurable well-being within sustainable concepts that enable us—and our customers—to generate success in the marketplace. Through our “Formula Nature” approach, we are constantly creating innovative, intelligent products and solutions that enable our customers to develop new and high-growth markets with viable prospects of sustainable success.
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS CONCEPTS
Green Chemical Solutions™ by Cognis Care Chemicals
With Green Chemical Solutions™, an outstanding classification system, Cognis Care Chemicals has taken customer support to a new level. Manufacturers from the personal and home care as well as the industrial and institutional cleaning segments can see at a glance what proportion of natural, renewable raw materials is found in any Care Chemicals product. Furthermore Green Chemical Solutions™ enables manufacturers in the targeted markets to decide how “green” their entire formulations might be. The different levels of "greenness" are reflected by our Green Formulation Grid.
Greenovating by Cognis
The global marketplace wants sustainable, eco-efficient and environmentally sound solutions. Cognis has taken action: Greenovating for coatings, lubricants and plant protection—that’s environmentally sound solutions with quantifiable benefits. We drive our innovation process based on seven dimensions and in line with relevant market demands: application, efficiency, health, safety, toxicity, degradability and labeling. The result are verifiable claims for our customers’ products and therefore advantages for end users.chemistry. Let’s greenovate your business.
COGNIS' EXPERTISE IN RENAWABLE RAW MATERIALS
More than 160 years of experience
Cognis is a leader in the manufacture of specialty chemistry based on natural renewable raw materials, and the numerous related manufacturing and treatment processes. We also produce and supply high-purity intermediates of first-class quality worldwide.
An expert in green chemistry
We offer our customers and development partners innovative concepts for successful, value-added products as well as comprehensive know-how for markets, formulations, and processes. And we provide effective alternatives for a huge number of banned substances. Our biological and biotechnological manufacturing capability offers both high performance and environmental soundness.
Plant-based active ingredients
In addition, Cognis offers a wide range of natural-source active ingredients including vitamin E and is the world’s largest producer of the original APG® surfactants manufactured on the basis plant-derived raw materials such as vegetable oils and starch.