Cepsa Química has just launched its new product NextLab Low Carbon for Europe and Asia. NextLab Low Carbon is produced by decreasing plant emissions during the production process due to the use of renewable heat instead of conventional fossil fuels. 

This process, pioneer in the chemical sector, makes it possible to obtain a product with the same characteristics, qualities, properties and performance as traditional LAB, but with lower greenhouse gas emissions and, therefore, more environmentally friendly than those produced with fossil fuels.

Specifically, and according to the results of the Comparative Product Carbon Footprint promoted by the Company and on a cradle-to-gate basis, NextLab Low Carbon's greenhouse emissions is 19% lower than those produced by LAB made with fossil energy.

For the first time ever, in 2023, Cepsa Química manufactured NextLab Low Carbon at its plant in Canada to supply the American market. Now, for the first time, the company will start manufacturing this product for the European and Asian markets from its Puente Mayorga plant. The facility, located in southern Spain, is one of the most important worldwide in the chemical industry and was the first factory in the world to adopt the innovative Detal Flex 2-phenyl technology, which increases the plant's efficiency and safety while improving its sustainability, reducing environmental impact, and optimizing LAB production.

According to Carlos Molina, Vice-President Global Surfactants, the production of Nextlab Low Carbon for the European and Asian markets “means working even more closely with our customers and thus meeting the needs of those seeking to accelerate their decarbonization and produce detergents with less impact on the environment. It is also a step forward in achieving Cepsa Química's environmental and decarbonization objectives. These objectives are embodied in the Positive Motion strategy, with which we want to develop a green and sustainable chemistry, and which will allow us to reach our climate neutrality in 2050”.

Cepsa Química is the world's leading manufacturer of LAB, the most widely used product in the production of biodegradable detergents, accounting for around 18% of global production. More than 60% of the biodegradable detergents on the market, both domestic and industrial, use LAB in their formulations.