Buzzword: Meet reality
“Resilience” has become something of a buzzword in the chemical industry lately. EPCA has even chosen Rethinking Resilience as the theme for this year’s annual meeting.
And like many buzzwords, it risks sounding a bit abstract, until the moment it starts to buzz for real.
Recent weeks have once again shown how exposed fossil-based value chains are to geopolitical shocks. Conflicts flare up, shipping routes become uncertain, energy prices move – and suddenly raw material costs follow.
In that reality, resilience becomes something very concrete:
securing feedstock, stabilizing costs and reducing exposure to volatility.
That was exactly the idea behind Sekab’s long-term bio-based supply contracts.
The model is designed to deliver a significantly lower carbon footprint, strong security of supply and stable pricing over time. In other words: A value chain that is less exposed when markets turn turbulent.
And right now something rather remarkable is happening.
Bio-based chemicals are currently cheaper than fossil-based alternatives – at least for companies that have secured supply through long-term contracts.
Customers who have already future-proofed their value chains through bio-based agreements are now seeing lower raw material costs than fossil-dependent competitors.
In short: they did not just reduce emissions.
They reduced exposure – and at the moment, even enjoy a cost advantage.
For companies navigating the current situation, Sekab holds product in stock in Europe. And if you want to handle this crisis while starting to plan for the next – because let’s be honest, there will be one – feel free to reach out.
Albert Bergström
Sales Manager, Sekab
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