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The British Coatings Federation and the Painting and Decorating Association have collaborated to produce a new video that will help consumers save time, money, and resources when painting. As well as tips on how to store paint brushes and rollers overnight, the video explains how to recover paint from painting tools before washing them. 

“Through the launch of the PPG Sustainability CO₂NCEPT system, PPG recognizes an opportunity to better partner with customers and support the demand for sustainable solutions that improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions,” said Jerome Zamblera, PPG Vice President, Automotive Refinish, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). 

The new digital application, called “MyCarbonFootprint,” is designed to help customers gain a better overview of the sustainability status of the product portfolio they purchase from BASF.

The company's nine manufacturing sites in Brazil are now powered with electricity solely from renewable energy sources, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-carbon economy. 

The technology is designed to improve Orion’s yield in the production of carbon black using circular feedstocks and potentially reducing the carbon footprint of the process.

EPS and GIT have partnered to add propeller coatings across EPS' fleet. The extensive application will maximize vessel performance with GIT’s eco-friendly, highly durable, and ultra-low friction foul-release coating.

Digitalization is transforming many industries. How do paint and coatings suppliers effectively leverage digitalization? What are the pivotal strategic shifts required to succeed in the digital age? What synergies can be unlocked between digital innovation and legacy processes?

Many waterborne coating formulations utilize eco-friendly biopolymers, which have beneficial properties such as being biodegradable, and contain much fewer VOCs. Today, there are renewable materials that are worth consideration and greater investigation to further improve sustainability of products at the end of their useful lives; these materials are carbohydrate-based polymers produced from starch.

The company uses renewable feedstocks, such as corn cobs, wood, and sugarcane bagasse, to make 1,5-pentanediol, which enhances the performance of everyday products, such as paints, coatings, adhesives, and more.

This world-scale syngas facility, fully integrated into the Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, is scheduled to start up in 2025. The plant will adopt unique process concepts to reduce carbon emissions compared to conventional syngas plants.