Guillaume Doy
Business & Development Director
Sipchem InnoVent SA
Sipchem InnoVent partnered with Carbon Minds to conduct a PCF assessment for its new MERAS® r-PET product range, creating transparency and credibility.
Could you briefly introduce your company and describe the specific goals you aimed to achieve?
Sipchem, a global petrochemical leader, launched Sipchem InnoVent in 2023 at the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne, Switzerland. Combining an innovation office and a corporate venture capital fund, we invest in technologies, startups, and companies active in sustainability, decarbonization, and aligned with the objectives of Sipchem Group. Sustainability, digital technologies, and new business models are disrupting the chemical industry. InnoVent aims to be at the forefront of these changes.
As part of this mission, our goal was to conduct a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) study for our MERAS® r-PET products – both unreinforced and glass-reinforced thermoplastic compounds. Through this study, we aimed to gain a transparent, science-based understanding of MERAS® cradle-to-gate carbon footprint. This enables us to meet increasing customer demand for reliable climate-related product data, while also advancing our broader ambition to reduce Scope 3 emissions across the value chain.
What barriers did you face?
Conducting a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) study requires reliable data to produce accurate and meaningful results, especially when recycled compounds are involved. This makes strong expertise essential, both to ensure credibility and to communicate the outcomes clearly with confidence. Ultimately, the challenge was that without the right data, expertise, and communication, the study could not be carried out with full confidence and credibility.
The collaboration with Carbon Minds has been excellent. It is important to have partners who are “easy” to work with and responsive upon changes while meeting the timelines.
Guillaume Doy
Business & Development Director
Sipchem InnoVent
Sipchem InnoVent
How did you overcome the barriers?
To overcome these challenges, we partnered with Carbon Minds, who conducted the cradle-to-gate Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) study for two of our MERAS® r-PET products – the unreinforced and the glass-reinforced thermoplastic compounds. The study followed internationally recognized standards, including ISO 14067:2018 and the Together for Sustainability (TfS) PCF Guideline, ensuring methodological consistency and credibility.
The results provide a robust baseline to track progress, identify opportunities for further emission reductions, and support our customers and partners in achieving their own climate goals. By embedding carbon footprinting into product evaluation, we not only enhance transparency but also reinforce Sipchem InnoVent’s commitment to enabling low-carbon solutions and accelerating the industry’s transition toward a more sustainable future.
How did Carbon Minds support you along your journey?
We contributed our internal product and process data while working closely with Carbon Minds, who complemented this with their high-quality environmental datasets to ensure a robust foundation for the Product Carbon Footprint study.
Building on this foundation, Carbon Minds calculated the cradle-to-gate PCFs of our MERAS® r-PET products, presented and explained the results, and prepared the full documentation. Together, we reviewed and interpreted the results to ensure they could be clearly communicated, helping our teams and stakeholders feel confident in using them.