The agreement targets to support producers and processors track and reduce Scope 3 emissions through scaling access to certified low-carbon feedstocks and product carbon footprint data.
Dow and specialty chemicals manufacturers Univar Solutions signed a long-term distribution agreement on June 1 to scale worldwide access to Dow’s Decarbia low-carbon product portfolio and related product carbon footprint (PCF) certificates.
The agreement covers several markets inclusive of food, pharmaceuticals, beauty and personal care, domestic care and industrial applications. As per the companies, the arrangement is meant to support customers address Scope 3 emissions reduction goals by escalating availability of lower-carbon chemical products via Univar Solutions’ distribution network.
Dow stated the product carbon footprints are estimated using its Carbon Footprint Ledger methodology, which aligns with ISO 14067 and Greenhouse Gas Protocol product standards.
The companies did not reveal financial phrases of the agreement.
Brendy Lange, president of Dow’s Performance Materials & Coatings business, said the partnership is meant to expand access to lower-carbon materials while assisting broader value chain decarbonization efforts.
David Jukes, president and CEO of Univar Solutions, stated the settlement scales the distributor’s portfolio of lower-carbon and sustainability-focused chemical products.
The declaration follows numerous latest Dow production and infrastructure initiatives tied to energy supply and thermal management technologies.
In May, Dow and X-energy advanced plans for the proposed Long Mott Generating Station in Seadrift, Texas, after the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission finished an environmental assessment for the project. The small modular nuclear reactor facility should end up the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor serving an industrial site in North America.
Dow also released its Coolant Care Network, a service program assisting liquid cooling systems for data centers using Dow heat transfer fluids. The company stated the effort responds to expanding cooling demand tied to artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure growth.
