Intertek provides Shandong Fustate Co with Life Cycle Assessment on Xylitol Products
14 Nov 2013
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, has provided China’s Shandong Futaste Co., Ltd. with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on its xylitol products.
The LCA is a complete assessment of xylitol, which is produced by Futaste in China according to ISO 14040/44 standards. Tests include carbon footprint, water footprint, energy footprint, recourse consumption, eutrophication and acidification. The assessment report was prepared in accordance with the requirements of ISO, and was reviewed by independent external experts.
Jasmine Zhang, Deputy General Manager of Intertek China Green Initiatives, said, "Fu state is the first company in China to have Intertek carry out a life cycle assessment of its xylitol products. The LCA covered the entire process of the xylitol products and mean that Fustate can now quantify its environmental footprint and communicate the environmental impact of its products to the outside world.
“By analyzing the life cycle of a product, the company can understand the environmental impact of its products on the journey from raw materials and purchase to production, packaging and transportation. This assessment also provides a reference point for the company to develop other environmentally-friendly products."
“As people's health consciousness grows, so the demand for functional sugar increases. By using non-foodstuff as raw materials, Futaste has created a ‘recycle economy chain’ to develop sustainable agriculture. Futaste is committed to taking a leadership position in environmental affairs in all its products, as it strives to deliver sustainable, green, low carbon products. Intertek’s expertise and experience in the area of product life cycle analysis (LCA) can help Futaste to gain more independent analysis of our xylitol products’ environmental impacts, thus bettering our ideas and goals in technical renovation and environmental assessment,” said Joy Qiao, Director of Marketing Department at Futaste.
Contact:
Joyce Qiu
Marketing Assistant Manager, Green Initiatives
Tel: +8621 61195020
Email: joyce.qiu@intertek.com
About Futaste:
Futaste Co., Ltd, with the comprehensive exploitation and utilization of non-foodstuff raw materials, is an outstanding high-tech industrial group of science, industry and trade integration. Founded in 1991, Futaste has been making efforts to engage in the specialized production of functional sugar products for more than 20 years, and now is the national pioneer enterprise of functional sugar alcohol manufacturer. Committed to the R & D and innovation of functional sugar industry, Futaste has built up a team of more than 400 scientific experts and professional technicians. Futaste functional sugar products sell well all over the world, and Futaste also has established close, strategic partnerships with many famous transnational companies like Kraft, Mondelez, Wrigley, Nestlé, Cadbury, etc.
About Intertek:
Intertek is the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. From auditing and inspection, to testing, training, advisory, quality assurance and certification, Intertek adds value to customers’ products, processes and assets. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 36,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports companies' success in a global marketplace. Intertek helps its customers to meet end users' expectations for safety, sustainability, performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market worldwide. Visit www.intertek.com.