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University of Adelaide researchers have developed a process for turning waste plastic bags into a high-tech nanomaterial.

New products are being developed to meet the challenge of delivering low- and zero-VOC offerings, including specialty resins, coalescents/plasticizers, water-based and energy curable colorants, foam control and silicone products.

Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany, published its Sustainability Report for 2011 and 2012.

We have learned that every element of the product life cycle has implications for the environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability, and that all three elements need to be taken into account when new products are being developed.

AkzoNobel has again been ranked in the number-one position on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), heading the newly named Materials industry group (previously the Chemicals super sector).

Flint Group announced publication of its first externally available sustainability report.

A new innovation center of the Consumer Specialties Business Unit (CS) at Evonik’s Goldschmidtstraße site has been certified by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).

Archway Sales Inc. has completed the installation of a 24.8 kW solar panel array at its headquarters in Saint Louis, MO. 

Sustainable development in the United States went up several notches in political priority following the recent speech on Climate Change by President Obama.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant has signed the declaration of membership of the UN Global Compact.