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BASFY Launches Lower-Carbon Paper Coating Dispersions
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Key Takeaways
BASFY launched paper coating dispersions with product carbon footprints reduced by about 20-45%.
Low-PCF raw materials, renewable electricity and low-PCF steam help reduce the dispersions' footprints.
A mass-balance approach keeps manufacturing unchanged, enabling customers to switch without requalification.
BASF SE (BASFY - Free Report) has launched a new portfolio of paper coating dispersions with reduced Product Carbon Footprints (rPCF), offering customers a practical and cost-effective way to reduce emissions. The new products manufactured at BASF’s Ludwigshafen Verbund site will have roughly 20-45% lower Product Carbon Footprints compared with corresponding conventional products.
The rPCF dispersions are designed to help paper and board manufacturers lower emissions in the “Purchased Goods and Services” category to advance the Scope 3.1carbon-reduction targets. In this new launch, BASFY uses several measures to lower the products’ carbon footprints, including low-PCF raw materials and green utilities such as renewable electricity and low-PCF steam.
The products are manufactured at the site using a mass-balance approach, in which a defined share of conventional raw materials or utilities is replaced with lower-PCF alternatives. This enables BASF to allocate it to the rPCF products while keeping the underlying manufacturing process unchanged. The dispersions now serve as a drop-in solution, allowing customers to transition without requalification.
The company calculates product carbon footprints according to guidance from the Together for Sustainability initiative, with TÜV Rheinland certifying the conformance of BASF’s calculation methodology with the standard.
BASFY shares have gained 20.1% in the past year compared with the industry’s 0.2% growth in the same period.
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BASFY’s Zacks Rank & Key Picks
BASFY currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are Reliance, Inc. (RS - Free Report) , Avient Corporation (AVNT - Free Report) and Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO - Free Report) .
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for RS’ 2026 earnings is pegged at $22.23 per share, indicating a 55.89% year-over-year increase. RS’shares have gained 35.9% over the past year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AVNT’s current-year earnings is pinned at $3.2 per share, indicating a 13.48% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 3.4%. AVNT’sshares have gained 24.2% over the past year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for KRO’s 2026 earnings is pegged at 35 cents per share, indicating a rise of 136.46% year over year. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters while missing it in the rest, with an average surprise of 33.99%.
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BASFY Launches Lower-Carbon Paper Coating Dispersions
Key Takeaways
BASF SE (BASFY - Free Report) has launched a new portfolio of paper coating dispersions with reduced Product Carbon Footprints (rPCF), offering customers a practical and cost-effective way to reduce emissions. The new products manufactured at BASF’s Ludwigshafen Verbund site will have roughly 20-45% lower Product Carbon Footprints compared with corresponding conventional products.
The rPCF dispersions are designed to help paper and board manufacturers lower emissions in the “Purchased Goods and Services” category to advance the Scope 3.1carbon-reduction targets. In this new launch, BASFY uses several measures to lower the products’ carbon footprints, including low-PCF raw materials and green utilities such as renewable electricity and low-PCF steam.
The products are manufactured at the site using a mass-balance approach, in which a defined share of conventional raw materials or utilities is replaced with lower-PCF alternatives. This enables BASF to allocate it to the rPCF products while keeping the underlying manufacturing process unchanged. The dispersions now serve as a drop-in solution, allowing customers to transition without requalification.
The company calculates product carbon footprints according to guidance from the Together for Sustainability initiative, with TÜV Rheinland certifying the conformance of BASF’s calculation methodology with the standard.
BASFY shares have gained 20.1% in the past year compared with the industry’s 0.2% growth in the same period.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
BASFY’s Zacks Rank & Key Picks
BASFY currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are Reliance, Inc. (RS - Free Report) , Avient Corporation (AVNT - Free Report) and Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO - Free Report) .
While RS sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), AVNT and KRO carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for RS’ 2026 earnings is pegged at $22.23 per share, indicating a 55.89% year-over-year increase. RS’shares have gained 35.9% over the past year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AVNT’s current-year earnings is pinned at $3.2 per share, indicating a 13.48% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 3.4%. AVNT’sshares have gained 24.2% over the past year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for KRO’s 2026 earnings is pegged at 35 cents per share, indicating a rise of 136.46% year over year. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters while missing it in the rest, with an average surprise of 33.99%.