More companies are treating climate impact as an integral part of doing business rather than a separate sustainability issue. For Sekab, responsible business means offering fossil-free alternatives that work in customers’ existing processes, supported by verified climate data and business models designed for the long term.
In 2025, several major companies in the European process industry deepened their partnerships with Sekab through multi-year agreements and increased volumes. For us, this is a sign that fossil-free chemicals are increasingly becoming part of long-term business decisions. Climate data, transparency and security of supply matter alongside product performance and quality.
Chemicals are still largely traded according to market models built around fossil raw materials. Fossil-free chemicals require a different approach. Sekab’s chemicals are not made from oil, so pricing needs to reflect different raw materials, markets and conditions.
Changing established purchasing patterns takes time. Multi-year agreements give both Sekab and our customers the long-term perspective needed to secure volumes and build stable partnerships beyond fossil logic.
-Customers choose fossil-free because it strengthens their competitiveness and because they know it is the way forward says Adam Lindholm, Head of Sales and Business Development
Customers choose fossil-free because it strengthens their competitiveness and because they know it is the way forward.
adam lindholm
head of sales and business development
For climate impact to factor into business decisions, it needs to be measurable and comparable. Sekab calculates the carbon footprints of its products according to ISO 14067 and provides information on how the calculations are made. This gives customers data they can use in their own climate reporting and efforts to reduce emissions across the value chain.
For us, transparency is part of the offering. Customers should be able to understand what lies behind the numbers, compare alternatives and make decisions based on data they can trust.
The molecule may be identical, but the journey behind it is not.
Sofia Winternell
Head of Procurement & Supply Chain
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Sekab’s product carbon footprints are calculated according to ISO 14067. The methodology makes it possible to track climate impact across the product value chain and provides customers with comparable data for their own carbon footprint calculations.
We report both the results and how the calculations are made. This helps customers understand what lies behind the numbers and how factors such as raw materials and energy affect a product’s carbon footprint.
For customers working to reduce Scope 3 emissions, this type of verified product data provides concrete input for both climate reporting and raw material choices.
The chart compares Sekab’s bio-based ethyl acetate produced from corn or sugarcane with global and European averages for fossil-based ethyl acetate.
