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With the help of new control technology, the company will be able to reduce its air emissions produced during the production of carbon black.

The milestone – reached at the beginning of the year – is the latest in AkzoNobel’s ongoing efforts to transition to 100% renewable electricity at all its sites globally.

Ultrazur™ is a range of ultramarine blue pigments in four shades – from greenish to reddish – for a variety of standard and demanding applications.

Using international sustainability standards, EcoVadis has rated more than 100,000 companies globally across all industries and sizes.

ISEAL is a global membership organization that helps sustainability systems accelerate change on critical global challenges, drive impact, and establish markets.

Jasper was a founding member and a key player in developing the company’s ECOLEAF technology at ACTEGA Metal Print, and the company says Jasper’s expertise has been integral in establishing ECOLEAF’s current structure.

Evonik is integrating its alkoxides business into the catalysts business line. The extensive portfolio of heterogeneous catalysts is thus now complemented by homogeneous catalysts.

The company will expand its portfolio of products with a lower CO₂ footprint and is committed to providing a circular option in every major product line by 2025.

According to the report, there is growing consumer demand and regulatory push for bio-based chemicals, materials, polymers, plastics, paints, coatings, and fuels with high performance, good recyclability, and biodegradable properties to underpin a transition towards more sustainable manufacturing and products.

This is the second consecutive year IVL has received this ranking. Factors that increased the company’s score include its ambition to use 16% bio-based and 10% recycled raw materials (rPET) as feedstock by 2030, and safer green chemistry substitutions to reduce toxicity from raw materials and production processes.