All the news on initiatives or products with a strong emphasis on sustainability
As part of AkzoNobel's sustainability ambitions, the company has recently installed solar panels at its production sites in Garcia (Mexico) and Barcelona (Spain).
Hempel has received from Vestas the Sustainability Award 2020 for supporting them on their journey to become CO\2\ neutral by 2030.
Engineers from Purdue University created a white paint that can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their surroundings, without consuming energy.
Vestas and Hempel have signed a new strategic partnership to cooperate around innovative solutions for surface protection of wind turbines, with the aim of reducing the CO\2\ footprint of the production of wind turbines.
Recent studies show that the volume of microplastics from paint on steel surfaces that enter the ocean every year could be as high as 1.5-2.25 million tonnes, equivalent to 150-225 billion empty plastic bottles.
US industry is looking for more sustainable solutions to replace plastic bags which are highly polluting and non-biodegradable. But, Cortec Corporation is already well ahead in that achievement with a strong recycling program that produces VCI films with up to 20% recycled content.
SANITIZED AG has signed a distribution agreement with CHEMLOGIS to market Sanitized antimicrobial additives for hygiene function and material protection for polymers in Mexico.
BASF has been recognised as 2019 Supplier of the Year by General Motors for the 15th time and honoured with the Overdrive Award for Sustainability.
Italian manufacturer of powder coatings, Europolveri, has commited to helping its territory by donating to health care NPO Fondazione San Bortolo.
Corrosion inhibitors manufacturer Hexigone Inhibitors is now manufacturing hand sanitiser to help protect staff on the front line.
The Voltatex® award-winning line of resins is used to produce essential medical devices and healthcare equipment during the global pandemic of COVID-19 such as respirators, facemasks and MRI machines.
HMG is working closely with partners to supply First Thing Sanitise for front-line workers, care providers and charities in Manchester and across the UK.
Royal DSM is eliminating alkylphenol-ethoxylates (APEOs) from its European coating resin product lines in order to offer a more sustainable portfolio of coating resins. This decision is part of the company's sustainable strategy which aims at eliminating also CoCH from all coating resins products by 2025.
Perstorp has started a large-scale production of hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector at cost price the help solving the Swedish national disinfection crisis.
To aid in the Coronavirus crisis, several Covestro plants around the world are providing raw materials for the production of supplies such as medical devices, safety goggles for medical staff and hospital mattresses.