Decarbonization Biofuels to be Used by Cepsa Química for Transporting Supplies to Persán

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Under an agreement signed between Cepsa Química and the Persán group, Cepsa Química will use 100 % renewable diesel to transport chemical product supplies to Persán. With this move, both the companies aim to avoid the emission of around 126 tons of CO2 annually.

Madrid/Spain – Cepsa Química and the Persán group, a leading company of home care and personal care products, have signed an agreement so that the supply transportation of chemical products from Cepsa to the Sevillian company will be carried out using 100 % renewable diesel (HVO). With this arrangement to promote sustainability in the transportation of these products, both companies will avoid the emission of around 126 tons of CO2 per year, an amount similar to that absorbed by a forest of over 8,000 trees during the same period.

Cepsa Química supplies Persán, through tanker trucks, with linear sulfonic acid or Labsa, the raw material used to produce over 60 % of the biodegradable detergents, both for domestic and industrial use.

From now on, this product will be transported from San Roque (Cádiz) to Persán's facilities in Seville using HVO, a second-generation (2G) biofuel that Cepsa produces at the La Rábida Energy Park (Huelva) from organic waste, such as used cooking oils or agricultural waste, thus promoting the circular economy. The result is a renewable diesel that, throughout its life cycle, reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90 %, compared to those of conventional fuels.

For Cepsa Química’s CEO, José María Solana, the agreement signed between the two companies, "is part of our Next Chemicals in Positive Motion strategy, a transformative and regenerative process that Cepsa Química is carrying out to promote the transition towards more sustainable products and processes, as a necessary principle for a comprehensive and balanced ecological transition that improves the daily lives of people, companies and society as a whole".

For his part, Persán's CEO, Antonio Somé, stressed that "sustainability is a priority for Persán in all its areas of activity. This commitment is extended to all our partners such as Cepsa, with whom today we celebrate the signing of this agreement that is part of our 'Sustainability Director' plan, where the reduction of CO2 emissions is a priority. This commitment will undoubtedly contribute to the creation of a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future".

This agreement is in line with Persán's sustainability strategy with a global ESG approach. A strategy that has enabled the company chaired by Concha Yoldi and directed by Antonio Somé to implement development policies that benefit the well-being of its employees and its value chain, as well as a governance model that integrates sustainability into the company's day-to-day operations and investment in technologies that reduce its environmental footprint.

Likewise, this effort has enabled the Andalusian company to renew its 'Sello Reduzco', a distinction awarded by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge that recognizes organizations that achieve a sustained reduction in their carbon footprint. In Persán’s case, the Ministry endorsed that its emissions were reduced by 14 % in the last three years.

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