Sustentabilidad

Noticias sobre iniciativas o productos con fuerte énfasis en la sostenibilidad


AkzoNobel Partners with Polar Pod for Pioneering Scientific Mission in Antarctica

AkzoNobel is the exclusive paints and coatings partner of a pioneering scientific expedition which will send an oceanographic platform around Antarctica to study the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

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Hempel Launches Futureproof, A New Sustainability Framework

Hempel has launched Futureproof, its new sustainability framework for delivering on their strategic goal of sustainability leadership.

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Cortec Launches Eco Wrap, the World's First Compostable Industrial Strength Machine Grade Stretch Film

Cortec announced the launch of Eco Wrap, a compostable industrial strength machine grade stretch film, which is currently patent pending.

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French Artist Creates a Colour Palette With 144 Automobile Models

Solara is site-specific art installation by French painter Zoer, which features 144 automotive models recovered by one of largest scrapyard in France. With this project, the artist aims at creating an industrial heritage by saving automobile wreckage, while cleaning up metal-polluted soils.

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ElectroLight es el color del año 2021 para automoción de Axalta

Axalta ha anunciado el color global del año 2021 para automoción: ElectroLight., un tono verde-amarillento, fácil de detectar por los sistemas LiDAR y RADAR.

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Axalta lanza "la colección SuprAnodic"

Axalta Coating Systems ha lanzado "la colección SuprAnodic", una nueva gama de recubrimientos en polvo con efecto metálico.

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Nuevos recubrimientos para materiales plásticos evitarán la transmisión de infecciones contraídas en hospitales

El proyecto MOBACT está desarrollando soluciones biológicas como una alternativa ecológicamente sostenible al metal para combatir el actual problema de salud pública de las infecciones hospitalarias.

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AkzoNobel Develops A More Sustainable Way of Making Resins

AkzoNobel, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC), has developed a more sustainable process of making resins, which employs bio-based monomers.

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Cortec's EcoShield Biobased Recyclable Barrier Paper and Linerboard Available in Europe from EcoCortec plant

EcoShield Recyclable Paper and Linerboard is now available from Cortec's European subsidiary, EcoCortec plant. The product, which is coated with a water-based barrier coating that resists moisture, grease and oil, is USDA certified and has recently passed the recyclability testing per EU Standards.

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AkzoNobel Installs Solar Panels at Two of Its Production Sites

As part of AkzoNobel's sustainability ambitions, the company has recently installed solar panels at its production sites in Garcia (Mexico) and Barcelona (Spain).

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Hempel Awarded with Vestas' Sustainability Award 2020

Hempel has received from Vestas the Sustainability Award 2020 for supporting them on their journey to become CO\2\ neutral by 2030.

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An Innovative Cooling White Paint Could Reduce the Need for Air Conditioning Inside Buildings

Engineers from Purdue University created a white paint that can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their surroundings, without consuming energy.

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Vestas and Hempel Sign Partnership Agreement to Improve Sustainability

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.

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How Much Does the Paint and Coatings Industry Contribute to Ocean Pollution?

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.

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An In-Depth Look at Cortec Plastic Recycling Service to Support the Circular Economy

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.

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