Neovyn offers a significantly reduced carbon footprint that is 37% lower than the European industry average for suspension PVC, reduced to 1.3 kg CO2 per kg PVC. Customers using this will be able to lower their scope 3 emissions and develop sustainable downstream products.

The first delivery of Neovyn was made to Freefoam to meet the growing demand for lower carbon products from their own customers, and will be used in Freefoam’s new sustainable PVC-UE cladding. PVC-UE benefits from an average lifespan of 35 years and can be recycled up to 10 times without loss of quality or performance - making this material ideally suited to promote sustainability in building and construction.

Aidan Harte, CEO, Freefoam, said, “We are convinced of the need to find solutions to meet the broad-based appetite for low carbon building products. Freefoam are delighted to be frontrunners in the use of NEOVYN in the launch with our customer of a low carbon sustainable cladding range”.

Wouter Bleukx, Business Manager, INEOS Inovyn, commented, “NEOVYNTM demonstrates our commitment to providing industry leadership towards the reduction of CO2 in PVC. It helps our customers to reduce their own scope 3 emissions and enables them to market lower carbon applications.”

“INEOS Inovyn and Freefoam Building Products share a commitment to providing market leading innovative solutions that prioritise sustainability.”

Neovyn will be progressively available from different INEOS Inovyn production sites using access to renewable energy sources, which includes local hydroelectric power from Norway, electricity from North Sea wind turbines in Antwerp and our solar energy in Jemeppe, combined with the use of low carbon hydrogen and the developments in electrification technology.

The new range is certified under the ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification PLUS scheme.