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Entropy Resins (Gardena, Calif., U.S.) takes pride in creating epoxy resins and hardeners to lower its impact on the environment without compromising performance. Through green chemistry, sustainable raw materials and efficient manufacturing, Entropy says it conserves energy, minimizes harmful byproducts and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Demonstrations using life cycle assessment (LCA) showcase how Entropy’s epoxies reduce the environmental impact of end products. The company also performs third-party bio-based content testing certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to show that no “green” claim goes unsubstantiated. Any claim is made with data behind it, the company says.

Entropy likes to ensure its resins are made both responsibly and better. The company developed Super Sap technology to reduce the impact of Entropy Resins on the environment without compromising performance. This is achieved through green chemistry, bio-based and rapidly renewable raw materials, and efficient manufacturing under ISO 9001:2015.

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A major part of sustainability is transparency, the company believes. This belief drives Entropy’s usage of use third-party laboratories to measure the bio-based content of its products. Every Super Sap resin product is certified under the USDA Certified Biobased Product label program, the company reports. Moreover, LCAs help Entropy Resins quantify how Super Sap technology reduces the environmental impact of products that ultimately reduce the carbon footprint of customers’ products.

The following statistics reported by the company reveal the resources and energy savings over the lifetime of the production of Entropy’s resin products:

• Trees saved from being clear-cut: 146,993
• Propane cylinders of saved emissions: 11,036
• Smartphone charges of saved energy: 194,906,371
• Barrels of oil saved: 1,241
• Miles drove of saved emissions: 1,562,264
• Servings of water (16 oz) saved: 12,303,631

Entropy Resin products include clear laminating epoxy; optically brightened laminating epoxy; high bio-based laminating epoxy; compression molding epoxy; clear casting resin epoxy.