Product sustainability

We are continually improving our products’ environmental sustainability, expanding our portfolio with solutions sourced from alternative feedstocks and performing LCAs (Life Cycle Assessments) or Product Carbon Footprint calculations in accordance with internationally recognised methods. Versalis products have been awarded international sustainability certification.

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a standardised method of assessing and quantifying the environmental impacts (including the Carbon Footprint) of a product right along the supply chain, from production of raw materials to end-of-life disposal.

We have Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) or Product Carbon Footprint Certificates for both conventional products and new projects regarding, for example, chemical recycling and products such as the Versalis Revive® line.

ISSC PLUS

Our Balance^® grades are certified according to the ISCC PLUS certification scheme that allows the manufacture of materials and chemicals complying with sustainability requirements using the Mass Balance approach. Based on said mass‑balance approach, this recognised methodology ensures that the sustainability attributes of alternative feedstocks blended with conventional ones are allocated to the end product. It essentially confirms that a proportion of alternative feedstock is utilised, but without implying that every individual product actually contains a verifiable amount of such material.

Versalis has obtained ISCC PLUS certification for all manufacturing sites, also applying Voluntary Add-on 205-01 ‘GHG emission requirements’, by developing a calculation tool verified by an independent third-party body. This tool enables assessment of greenhouse gas emissions for each Balance® grade released by the entire value chain right up to the Versalis gate in accordance with the methodology set in ISCC EU 205 Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Certified products include monomers and intermediates (such as ethylene, propylene, styrene, phenol, acetone, cyclohexanone and KA oil), polyethylene (LDPE, EVA, HDPE, LLDPE), styrenic polymers (PS, HIPS, SAN, EPS, ABS) and elastomers (SBR, BR, EPDM, TPR, NBR, latex).

Furthermore, Finproject, a Versalis subsidiary, has obtained ISCC PLUS certification for 3 Italian production sites (Ascoli Piceno, Castorano and Ancarano) and 4 European and non-European sites (Romania, India, Vietnam, Mexico) to manufacture, using the Mass Balance approach, alternative-feedstock-derived compounds and engineered products for the footwear and fashion industry.

ISCC EU

Our Crescentino facility has obtained ISCC EU certification to produce ethanol from residual biomass for use in the fuel sector. Recognised by the European Commission, this certification guarantees the sustainability of biofuels sold on the European market and enables complete traceability of the entire supply chain, starting from the biomass. The ISCC EU scheme is developed in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II), as amended, that establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels.

Furthermore, the Crescentino facility has also received certification in accordance with the National Sustainability Certification System for biofuels and other renewable fuels, as specified by Ministerial Decree dated 07/08/2024.