A major infrastructure project in China that is using powder coatings on the interior of potable water pipes has specified sustainable products supplied by AkzoNobel.

A collaboration between AkzoNobel and the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC) has resulted in the development of a new process that uses bio-based monomers to make resins.

Carbon black supplier Birla Carbon released its eighth annual sustainability report, titled "Bending Towards Circularity," which focuses on the company's goal of a circular business model.

Dow and the U.S. Green Building Council shared the results of their inaugural Carbon Challenge to mark the one-year anniversary of the project's announcement.

Hexion Inc. has released its 2019 Sustainability Report highlighting the company's efforts and accomplishments in enhancing safety, efficiency, sustainability and social responsibility.

Engineers at the University of Houston are using chitin – a derivative of glucose found in the cellular walls of arthropods and fungi – and 3D printing techniques to produce high-impact multilayered coatings that can protect soldiers against bullets, lasers, toxic gas and other dangers.

Coating resins, additives and crosslinkers supplier allnex has introduced its new sustainable product portfolio, ECOWISE™ CHOICE.

Sun Chemical has released its 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report, which focuses on how its commitment to sustainability has led to new products and services that help customers improve their eco-efficiency goals.

Sustainable chemicals company Novomer Inc. has named Jeff Uhrig as its new Chief Executive Officer.

With its new RE range, Henkel is introducing a range of adhesives and coatings that both improve the recyclability of flexible packaging and make it possible to use recycled content in new packaging.