Sustainability certification scheme developer REDcert GmbH has announced that it will begin to offer companies operating in the chemical industry, the opportunity to manufacture chemical products from recycled waste materials of fossil origin and have them certified under the REDcert2 scheme starting in October 2019.
Founded in 2010 by leading associations and organizations of the German agricultural and biofuel sectors, REDcert currently offers certification schemes for sustainable biomass, biofuels, and bioliquids in Germany and Europe – REDcert-DE and REDcert-EU respectively.
In addition, it provides certification for sustainable agricultural raw materials for use in the food and feed industry, as well as in the chemical industry
To meet the needs of a circular economy, REDcert is expanding REDcert2 certification for products containing recycled materials as well as for products with biogenic raw materials.
According to the company, traceability under REDcert2 is guaranteed on the basis of a mass balance approach with clearly defined criteria. In the “Enabling a circular economy for chemicals with the mass balance approach” white paper jointly published by CE 100 and the Ellen McArthur Foundation, this is seen as an essential strategic element to facilitate and promote the use of recycled materials.
By expanding the scope of sustainability certification, REDcert is creating an incentive to reuse valuable fossil-based waste materials in the chemical industry in order to further reduce the use of “virgin materials” – fossil primary raw materials.
