All the news on initiatives or products with a strong emphasis on sustainability
The electric ovens developed by Dürr reduce paint shop CO2 emissions by up to 40%.
The Swedish production facility for sustainable methanol of Perstorp will employ recovered CO2 and other residue streams.
In line with the Paris Agreement, Arkema will reduce its emissions by 46% by 2030.
Evonik’s POLYVEST eCO will allow to reduce the use of fossil raw materials for adhesives and sealants by up to 99.9%.
Allnex will use mass-balanced biobased pentaerythritol in all the alkyds produced in the EMEA region.
Teknos aims to develop sustainable bioproducts for paints, coatings and barriers.
Evonik will use the new €150 million Sustainability Tech Fund to invest in technologies to reduce emissions.
Enterprises Shipping & Trading SA has selected PPG SIGMAGLIDE® 1290 fouling release coating to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions of its fleet.
The individual PCF of BASF’s rebranded intermediates is significantly below the global market average.
AkzoNobel has held its first global meeting to hack carbon reduction in the paints and coatings industry.
In order to significantly increase on-site renewable energy capacity, Univar Solutions announced the installation of solar panels and an energy storage system at its facility in California, USA.
The BMW Group is the first carmaker to place its trust in more sustainable automotive OEM coatings certified according to BASF’s biomass balance approach.
BYK has developed PTFE-free wax additives.
Orion has announced that it will align its sustainability objectives with the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Site VI wind farm will accommodate 700 megawatts of offshore wind power capacity.