Fratelli Guzzini has today announced it has selected a range of INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable NAS® ECO as materials of choice for its new range of drinkware solutions. NAS ECO is a styrene methyl methacrylate (SMMA) material, which is the result of a cooperation between INEOS Styrolution and BASF.

It is built on BASF’s production of styrene monomer derived from renewable feedstock based on a mass balance process. INEOS Styrolution uses the material as feedstock in its production of new sustainable styrenics solutions. First customer in tableware and household appliances to benefit from the new solutions is Fratelli Guzzini, a world leading company in this sector.

Domenico Guzzini, President at Fratelli Guzzini, comments: “We are pleased to respond to the growing demand from our customers to deliver solutions with a significantly reduced impact on the environment”.

BASF’s biomass balance (BMB) based styrene is used by INEOS Styrolution in the production of bio-attributed styrenic specialties, mainly transparent styrenics such as the company’s NAS® family of SMMA and the Luran® family of SAN (styrene acrylonitrile copolymer) products. The end-to-end mass balanced based production of the new solution portfolio is certified by ISCC during BASF’s and INEOS Styrolution’s processes.

Mark Beitz, Head of Sustainability, R&D and Regulatory at INEOS Styrolution comments: “The joint approach with BASF allows us to offer our customers solutions with a significantly reduced CO2 footprint that help them to deliver sustainable solutions to end users.”