Trinseo launches MAGNUM branded ABS resins with 95% bio-attributed content; materials offer at least 50% reduction in product carbon footprint compared to fossil-based alternatives, company says

April 18, 2023

Company Expands Styrenics Portfolio Based on Mass Balance

Wayne, Pa -- Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a specialty material solutions provider, has launched its flagship MAGNUM™ ABS Resins with 95 percent bio-attributed content. The sustainable ABS solution was first made available in late 2022 and is offered in addition to Trinseo's bio formulations of the material made with both 60 and 80 percent bio-attributed content.

"As customers focus on sustainable solutions, Trinseo continues to invest in technologies that offer an alternative to materials based on traditional feedstocks," said Romulo Bouzas , Product Manager, Copolymers EMEA. "Our bio ABS materials can serve as drop in replacements since they're equivalent to their fossil-based counterparts with identical physical properties."

Trinseo's bio ABS solutions combine fossil-based feedstocks with renewable feedstocks according to a mass balance process. In the BIO 95 material a 92% product carbon footprint (PCF) reduction is attained by replacing fossil-based monomers with bio alternatives. In the BIO 60 and BIO 80 formulations, fewer feedstocks are replaced and the PCF reduction is 58% and 77% respectively.

The new BIO 95 material, as well as the others in the MAGNUM™ ABS BIO Series, qualifies as a Trinseo CO2NET™ product indicating a PCF reduction of 50% or greater over the equivalent fossil-based products. Besides sustainably-advantaged ABS, Trinseo's bio based styrenics includes STYRON™ CO2RE™ BIO Polystyrene and TYRIL™ CO2NET™ BIO SAN .

About Trinseo

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a specialty material solutions provider, partners with companies to bring ideas to life in an imaginative, smart and sustainably focused manner by combining its premier expertise, forward-looking innovations and best-in-class materials to unlock value for companies and consumers.

From design to manufacturing, Trinseo taps into decades of experience in diverse material solutions to address customers' unique challenges in a wide range of industries, including building and construction, consumer goods, medical and mobility.

Trinseo's approximately 3,400 employees bring endless creativity to reimagining the possibilities with clients all over the world from the company's locations in North America , Europe and Asia Pacific . Trinseo reported net sales of approximately $5.0 billion in 2022. Discover more by visiting www.trinseo.com and connecting with Trinseo on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and WeChat.

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Paula Biskup ,
Trinseo
248-802-2783
biskup@trinseo.com

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