All the news on initiatives or products with a strong emphasis on sustainability
Clariant has joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative, which supports and speeds up the transition from the use of fossil carbon to the use of renewable carbon in the chemical industry.
Nordson announced that applications for the 2022 Scholarship Program of The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) are now open.
The HMG staff has chosen two charities to support throughout 2022, which have a special focus in areas local to HMG headquarters and around the UK.
Perstorp has submitted almost €100 million to the EU Innovation Fund for a production plant of sustainable methanol.
To contribute to the urgent need for humanitarian support to the civilian population in Ukraine, Jotun donated NOK 1 000 000 to Red Cross/Red Crescent. The company also announced the suspension of its operations in Russia until further notice.
BASF is providing the German Red Cross with €1 million in emergency humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
Hempel will support the Ukrainian population, the Red Cross and other NGOs.
Covestro is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2035 for scope 1 and scope 2.
Evonik will address seven handprint effects to benefit the entire value chain and reduce environmental footprint.
AkzoNobel’s 2022 Paint the Future regional start-up challenge is set to launch in India.
Perstorp announced that its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.
The 100% bio-based surfactants and PEGs developed by Clariant will help to remove fossil carbon from the value chain.
PPG announced it received a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index for LGBTQ workplace policies and practices.
Axalta has announced plans to reduce 50% of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and become carbon neutral in its operations by 2040.
AGTOS announced its partnership with VDMA’s Blue Competence initiative, which aims at promoting sustainability in mechanical and plant engineering.