“We are continuously working on solutions for our customers’ journeys towards the use of lower carbon footprint ethoxylates and this cooperation is an important step forward to reach this goal,” said Christian Vang, Business President Care Chemicals and Americas, Member of the Executive Steering Committee at Clariant. “Renewable low-carbon footprint ethylene from OMV will enable us to grow our bio-based ethylene oxide derivatives portfolio, as well as strengthen the supply chain with production in Europe, for Europe.”

For Clariant, this is a further step in supporting their global customer base with low carbon footprint ethoxylates. Since 2022, Clariant has been providing customers worldwide with segregated bio-based ethoxylates through Clariant India Glycols Specialty Company Ltd. (CISC).

“There is a broad application base for ethylene oxide and derivatives, and we are dedicated to enabling sustainable transformations for our customers as well as for OMV. By fostering the supply of circular feedstock, we are reinforcing our commitment to a circular economy and sustainability. This agreement is an important contribution to the progress we are making towards our Strategy 2030 ambitions,” said Daniela Vlad, Executive Vice President Chemicals and Member of the Executive Board of OMV.

Clariant and OMV plan to explore and develop new strategies to meet sustainability targets in the ethylene supply chain. As part of this cooperation, both companies will share their research findings, adopt a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology for unified approaches and define detailed CO₂ reduction roadmaps. This will include the joint analysis of collaboration potential for the Ethanol-to-Ethylene (E2E) technology. Clariant and OMV are members of the UN Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiative.