Nitro Química attained a noteworthy achievement this year: instead of releasing carbon dioxide CO2 through its production process, the company now captures this greenhouse gas. In other words, by producing resins from wood and ethanol, we improve environmental conditions, and our resins are the only ones in the world that achieve this improvement. This was only possible through the increase in the use of these two renewable raw materials in the nitrocellulose production line: wood cellulose and ethanol.
Until recently, Nitro Química used more cotton lint as a raw material in nitrocellulose production. Now, it is gradually substituting lint by wood cellulose, which has the same function and presents the advantage of being renewable.
At the same time, the company reduced its use of isopropyl alcohol, which is obtained from petroleum, replacing it by sugar cane alcohol. From the total amount of nitrocellulose produced, 65% already contains ethanol, and in two years the share of ethanol-based nitrocellulose will climb to 75%. The two components represent nearly 70% of the raw materials used.
As a result of these changes, the nitrocellulose unit will achieve this year a capture of 0.32 tons of CO2 per ton of nitrocellulose produced, against 0.36 tons released into the atmosphere in 2009.
Price announcement July 1, 2010.
Nitro Química announces price increases.
Seeks to restore margins as feedstock costs continue to climb.
The Nitro Química Company will raise the price of Nitrocellulose by as much as an additional 15% in July in an effort to offset the continuing relentless rise in the cost of cotton linter, cellulose and solvents.
This price increases are in addition to Nitro Química May and June price movement.
From the greenest part of the Planet, the renewable choice.
Nowadays society demands more and more environmentally friendly and sustainable products
Our Nitrocellulose resins offer substantial advantages on these aspects.
Respecting and acting to protect the Environment and, Sustainability, Companhia Nitro Quimica Brasileira has become the first and sole Nitrocelullose manufacturer in the world certified by NAPIM/USA - National Association of Printing Inks Manufacturer - to offer resins with a high content of components originated from natural renewable resources.
Our nitrocellulose resins wetted with Ethanol and Isopropanol have a Bio Renewable Content (BRC) of 80% and 50%, respectively.
These results show that our products are actually green and the most environmentally friendly available in the industry.