Sustainability
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Covestro targets more sustainable logistics in China
Covestro is launching a pilot green logistics program with partners in China as part of efforts to decarbonise the chemical supply chain.
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Wacker launches sustainability award
Wacker has established a sustainability prize that will be awarded annually to projects implementing the Group’s sustainability goals.
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Interview: “Not a matter of ‘if’, but only of ‘when’”
Andre van Linden, R&D director Scientific Academic Partnerships at Akzo Nobel, expands on how additives can have a great impact on the sustainability of a coating and the shift to sustainable additives....
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Graffiti spray paints pollute soils with microplastics
A research team has demonstrated that spray paints used for graffiti cause an extensive amount of microplastic pollution in the surrounding soil. Analysing soil samples, scientists recorded hundreds of...
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Perstorp provides carbon footprint values for more than 80 products
Perstorp is aligning with the new industry standard for product carbon footprint (PCF), developed by the industrial initiative Together for Sustainability.
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Environment-friendly UV-curable alkyd-based non-isocyanate urethanes
During a new study, two non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) were used as reactive diluents for an alkyd to obtain eco-friendly new UV-curable alkyd-polyurethane coatings.
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BASF: NPG and PA with product carbon footprint of zero
According to the company, BASF for the first time offers neopentyl glycol (NPG) and propionic acid (PA) with a cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint (PCF) of zero.
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Slow-release fertilisers by biodegradable coating
In a recent study, biodegradable sodium alginate–lignin (SA-L) blend formulations at different SA/L ratios were developed as low-cost coating material for highly efficient slow-release di-ammonium phosphate...
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Interview: “The demand for bio-based materials is currently the highest in Europe”
“Growing consumer awareness about the environmental impact is one of the key drivers that have led many large brand owners to take their stance and set ambitious sustainability goals”, says Dickon...
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To enhance circularity: Arkema joins Spanish consortium
Arkema, together with a consortium of companies, is exploring and advancing the recyclability of post-consumer PET (from bottles and other plastic items) to regain monomers for reuse as raw materials for...
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Perstorp announces toxicity targets
Perstorp strengthens its commitment towards significantly reducing the environmental impact by releasing two new 2030 sustainability targets for (eco) toxicity.
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Stahl awarded with Eco Vadis Platinum rating
According to Stahl, the rating places the company within the top 1% of companies assessed by Eco Vadis.
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Two questions on wood coatings
Our editor Vanessa Bauersachs spoke to Dr. Albert Rössler, CTO, Adler, about the latest trends in raw materials and developments in this significant application area.
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PDMS coated stainless-steel mesh for the removal of microplastics
Researchers have designed a superhydrophobic 304 stainless steel mesh to capture microplastics. The microplastics separation can be explained from a colloid point of view.