Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has introduced sustainable light-color sulfur carriers within the Additin product family. Produced at the Mannheim site in Germany, the sulfur carriers are marketed under the LANXESS Scopeblue sustainability umbrella brand.
Sustainability is a key focus area and an increasingly important topic at LANXESS, as per Neelanjan Banerjee, Head, LANXESS Lubricant Additives Business (LAB). The right products in its portfolio support customers across applications, and also offer them more sustainable, more environmentally friendly alternatives. This makes LANXESS a frontrunner in the market.
The light sulfur-carriers are based on locally sourced renewable raw materials. They also meet the requirements of the ‘Lubricant Substance Classification’-list (LuSC) – the prime reference for formulators of lubricants who intend to apply for the EU Ecolabel. The EU Ecolabel lubricants are more eco-friendly alternatives to conventional lubricants, aiming to decrease the impact of these products on biodiversity, through respecting a wide scope of environmental criteria.
Sulfur-carrier additives of the Additin brand are light in colour, low in odour and are mainly used in metalworking lubricants. They reduce wear on metal surfaces and prevent cold welding even under extreme conditions such as high pressure. Because of their beneficial eco-toxicological profile, light-colour sulfur carriers are increasingly replacing other chemical substances such as chlorinated paraffins, which have been classified as ‘Substances of Very High Concern’ (SVHCs) by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) due to their environmental persistence and high bioaccumulation potential.