Published

December 12, 2024

Achieve Sustainable Performance focuses on enhancing sustainability and functionality through BASF’s Home Care and I&I Cleaning Solutions. By exceling sustainability tools and industry expertise, BASF provides guidance for sustainable project performance and improves existing cleaning products. Aligning with our Care 360°– Solutions for Sustainable Life pillars: sustainability, innovation, digitalization, and people, BASF’s Home Care and I&I Cleaning Solutions emphasizes the connection between products and end-consumers. Collaborating with customers and partners, we aim to positively impact society and create chemistry for a sustainable future.

Innovation

Consumers simultaneously expect sustainability and performance in their laundry detergents. Now you can achieve both.

Sokalan® Eco GP 790 L is a modified polysaccharide approved for use in Safer Choice products that offers the power of acrylate chemistry without compromising your sustainability claims. Compared to traditional synthetic incumbents made from non-renewable feedstocks, Sokalan Eco GP 790 L is not only readily biodegradable[1] but also guarantees a biobased Carbon Content of 79%[2]. The biogenic carbon in Sokalan Eco GP 790 L is part of a natural cycle that releases no new CO2 into the atmosphere and can enable product manufacturers to lower their Scope 3 emissions. But Sokalan Eco GP 790 L is not only more sustainable, it also offers performance parity when used in laundry formulations – while still being a cost-effective alternative to polyacrylates.

[1] "Readily biodegradable” means ≥ 60% degradation within 28 days, as measured by OECD 301F method.
[2] Measured by ASTM method D6866.

Alkyl polyglycosides (APGs) are biobased [1] and biodegradable [2] nonionic surfactants that are made up of a sugar molecule attached to fatty chains. These 1,4-dioxane-free³ ingredients have historically found a home in hard surface cleaning because of their excellent streak free performance. 

To enable APGs beyond their traditional home care applications, our experts at BASF have developed Glucopon 480 – the laundry APG. Glucopon 480 is a fully biobased[1] and readily biodegradable [2] surfactant that offers a dioxane-free functional alternative to ethoxylated surfactants. In our model detergent, we saw that Glucopon 480 offers performance parity to alcohol ethoxylates in both warm and cold washes when used on an equal actives basis.⁴ Our study showed that Glucopon 480 even enabled nonionic surfactant reduction in liquid laundry formulations while maintaining close to parity performance. This surfactant reduction also translates to significant PCF savings, with a PCF reduction of 39% in the model detergent.[5] As a dioxane-free surfactant approved for use in Safer Choice products, Glucopon 480 offers a powerful clean while enabling product manufacturers to reduce their Scope 3 emissions. 

[1] Renewable carbon index was calculated to be 100%.
[2] "Readily biodegradable” means ≥ 60% degradation within 28 days. Measured by the OECD 301 methods.
[3] Glucopon products do not contain ethylene oxide, therefore no 1,4-dioxane is expected.
[4] Full Scale medium fill 15°C & 30°C, Maytag HE machine, 1.2 g/L NA Model Formulation, 1.1 mM water hardness (4:1:8 Ca:Mg:HCO3-), Complex food stain set, dE measured on Mach5+.
[5] Model formulation actives concentration may vary, 32% Glucopon 480 inclusion on an actives basis in this scenario. PCF excludes biogenic CO2 removals and is stated as Cradle to Gate.

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Consumers value stain-fighting as the most critical purchasing factor in laundry detergent. According to a 2024 BASF laundry survey of 700+ consumers, 79% of the US participants communicated that they made purchasing decisions on the stain removal benefits.

Lavergy®, a suite of cleaning enzymes, enables formulators to increase stain removal performance, even in the cold water washes. Additionally, with BASF ingredient know-how, you have access to a world class technical team that can help you maximize the benefits of Lavergy with the rest of your detergent formulation.

Formulators can choose between...

• Several Proteases: Pro 106 L, Pro 106 LS & Pro 114 LS
• Mannanase: M Ace 100 L
• Anti-Graying Cellulase: C Bright 100 L

Each of these products is biodegradable and Halal and Kosher certified [1].

So, what are you waiting for? Reach out to your BASF representative and discover what Lavergy® can do for your brand!

[1] Reach out to your BASF representative to find more information.

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Sustainability

ACI 2025 

See us at the 9th ACI Innovation Showcase 
Sokalan® Eco GP 790 L: Where Sustainability Meets Performance 

BASF cordially invites you to our annual Marquee Event  
Join us for a night of magnificent wine, food, and live music!  

Discover how BASF is crafting solutions to achieve sustainable performance, so we can make a significant impact in the cleaning industry together.

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