Mooring lines made with bio-based Dyneema® fiber. For safe, reliable and sustainable mooring operations. Durability Dyneema® SK78 is engineered to overcome the main failure mechanisms of a fiber rope. Trusted Strength Dyneema® SK78 fiber offer the highest reliability from day one onwards and a superior service life compared to other HMPE. Sustainable For every 100 meters, mooring lines made with bio-based Dyneema® have a carbon footprint that’s more than 1800 kgs CO₂ less than generic HMPE. All ropes are based on equivalent strengths. The mooring lines with Dyneema® represent 44 mm diameter. CO₂ equivalent emissions cradle to gate per 100 meter mooring line Polyester Dyneema® fiber Steel wire rope 8x increase over bio-based Dyneema® 12.5x increase over bio-based Dyneema® 7x increase over bio-based Dyneema® 2x increase over bio-based Dyneema® 5x increase over bio-based Dyneema® Bio-based Dyneema® fiber Nylon Generic HMPE 3,120kg 2,080kg 1,700kg 480kg 1,250kg 250kg Mooring line made with: Mooring line made with: Mooring line made with: Mooring line made with: Mooring line made with: 3 reasons to choose mooring lines with bio-based Dyneema® fiber. Dyneema® outperforms all competing alternatives. DSM has taken the next major step in its sustainability journey by introducing the first ever bio-based ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber (branded as Dyneema®) and further reducing its reliance on fossil fuel based resources. Ethylene is the primary raw material used to manufacture Dyneema® fibers, and is the feedstock that will be transitioned from conventional to a renewable source via mass balancing. For more information go to www.dyneema.com/biobased. Reduces Smartphones charged Every 100 meters of mooring lines made with bio-based Dyneema® Carbon footprint comparisons have been calculated with DSM internal Life Cycle Assessment using publicly available information about other materials. Tree seedlings grown for 10 years Compared to 29 K 4 Conventional Dyneema® 230 kg CO2 128 K 17 Steel wire rope 1,000 kg CO2 184 K 24 Polyester 1,450 kg CO2 366 K 48 Nylon 2,870 kg CO2 233 K 30 Generic HMPE 1,830 kg CO2 From the trees to bio-based Dyneema®, the mass balance approach explained. Carbon footprint reduction.

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Mooring lines made with bio-based Dyneema® fiber.For safe, reliable and sustainable mooring operations.

DurabilityDyneema® SK78 is engineered to overcome the main failure mechanisms of a fiber rope.

Trusted StrengthDyneema® SK78 fiber offer the highest

reliability from day one onwards and a superior service life compared to other HMPE.

SustainableFor every 100 meters, mooring lines made with

bio-based Dyneema® have a carbon footprint that’s more than 1800 kgs CO₂ less than generic HMPE.

All ropes are based on equivalent strengths. The mooring lines with Dyneema® represent 44 mm diameter.

CO₂ equivalent emissions cradle to gate per 100 meter mooring line

Polyester

Dyneema® fiberSteel wire rope

8x increase over bio-based Dyneema®

12.5x increase over bio-based Dyneema®

7x increase over bio-based Dyneema®

2x increase over bio-based Dyneema®

5x increase over bio-based Dyneema®

Bio-based Dyneema® fiber

Nylon Generic HMPE

3,120kg 2,080kg 1,700kg

480kg1,250kg 250kg

Dyneema® outperforms all competing alternatives.

Mooring line made with: Mooring line made with: Mooring line made with:

Mooring line made with: Mooring line made with:

3 reasons to choose mooring lines with bio-based Dyneema® fiber.

Dyneema® outperforms all competing alternatives.

DSM has taken the next major step in its sustainability journey by introducing the first ever bio-based ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber (branded as Dyneema®) and further reducing its reliance on fossil fuel based resources. Ethylene is the primary raw material used to manufacture Dyneema® fibers, and is the feedstock that will be transitioned from conventional to a renewable source via mass balancing.

For more information go to www.dyneema.com/biobased.

ReducesSmartphones

charged

Every 100 meters of mooring lines made

with bio-based Dyneema®

Carbon footprint comparisons have been calculated with DSM internal Life Cycle Assessment using publicly available information about other materials.

Tree seedlingsgrown for 10 yearsCompared to

29 K 4ConventionalDyneema®

230 kg CO2

128 K 17Steel wire rope

1,000 kg CO2

184 K 24Polyester1,450 kg CO2