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First Sustainable Alternative to Petroleum-Based Glycols

Breakthrough bio-based ingredient, Zemea® propanediol, has been independently evaluated by NSF International and now is listed in the CleanGredients® database as passing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) screen. Zemea® is produced and marketed by the DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products joint venture.

Zemea® propanediol is a 100 percent natural ingredient for use in cosmetics and personal care products.

Zemea® is the first DfE-screened solvent to be listed in CleanGredients®. It is a 100 percent natural ingredient made from corn sugar and developed for use in the cleaning and personal care categories. Zemea® is a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based glycols in cleaning product formulations where the product’s solvency properties, purity level, low irritation and excellent moisturization properties are benefits.

CleanGredients® -- an online database of quality cleaning product ingredients -- helps formulators identify the ingredients they need to formulate greener, more sustainable cleaning products. CleanGredients® is a project of non-profit institute GreenBlue®.

“We're excited to be the first solvent listed in CleanGredients®,” said David Wood, product director -- DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products. “We share similar objectives with GreenBlue® around quality, sustainability and minimizing our environmental footprint.”

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