This article addresses the need for a sustainable culture within the paint and coatings industry that redirects waste and unused items back into the manufacturing and production cycles. We will focus on the importance of contemplating waste creation in different stages of paint manufacturing, and disposal and methods of putting discarded paint waste to use in the development of new products instead of in landfills and through burial.

PPG has published its 2019 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company's progress toward achieving its 2025 sustainability goals in key environmental, social and governance areas.

AkzoNobel announced the first in a series of sustainability ambitions for the company.

Our CTT panel discussion on sustainability covered cost, performance, energy use, bio-based materials, transfer efficiency, waste, recycling, specifications, certifications, regulations, collaboration, and more … and we could have easily kept the discussion going for much longer.

Green building is rapidly starting to scale up, bringing to light emerging issues such as the nexus between sustainable building design and fire safety - a challenge addressed by Perstorp's bio-based pentaerythritol for intumescent coatings.

For companies looking for high-performance, nontoxic, sustainably produced solvents, a new bio-based solution offers a safer and high-performing alternative to the toxic dipolar aprotic solvents traditionally used in the paint and coatings industry.

Sustainability has been a hot topic for many years, but it seems to be experiencing a resurgence in recent months. PCI recently reached out to Helen Mets, President DSM Resins & Functional Materials, to get her thoughts on the topic.

Design of polyols with varying levels of recycled PET afforded insight into how this important recycled material ultimately affects end use performance of resulting polyols.

A survey of ECS delegates reveals information about key coatings industry issues, including market focus, future technologies, R&D activities and sustainability.

Today we face a new regulatory environment as a result of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (CSA), which went into effect in June of 2016. With the new law in place how does this affect the development and use of UV-curable coatings, inks, etc.?