Moving to more environmentally benign monomers is essential for the continuation of a highly beneficial relationship with polymers. This shift creates an opportunity to simultaneously access new property profiles. New polyols synthesized using a high-purity isosorbide illustrate what is possible.
Mondi, a global packaging and paper company, opened its first recycling laboratory at its Frantschach mill in Austria to test the recyclability of paper and paper-based packaging using non-paper components such as coatings.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies announced the winner of its “Seal the Cycle” initiative is a company that creates value from plastic waste by converting it into an eco-aggregate that improves concrete.
Waste disposal and minimization are essential components of a successful customer retention strategy. One way to alleviate some of this pressure is by selecting a credible third-party sustainability company that would create a partnership to aid and alleviate the pressure of safely and effectively achieving waste minimization and disposal goals.
INEOS announced that its manufacturing sites in Texas and California have been awarded ISCC PLUS certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification).
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), announced the largest EGLE grant awarded a private business this year went to powder coating manufacturer Innovakote's work in recycling powder coatings locally.
Siegwerk, a leading provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, presented its newest development project as part of the recycling initiative of Werner & Mertz at a trade show in Amsterdam.
A consortium of companies comprising Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has signed a project development agreement covering initial investments in an advanced waste-to-chemistry facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
