Arkema and the Zephir Project unveiled a speed-board prototype at JEC World 2026 that incorporates Elium® liquid thermoplastic acrylic resin and recycled carbon fiber inputs. The design is presented as chemically recyclable through a depolymerization process that separates resin and fiber for reuse.
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Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies unit will source bluemint® CO₂-reduced tinplate from thyssenkrupp Rasselstein for cans used across its adhesive product lines, with metal packaging manufacturer Pirlo involved in conversion. The bluemint product is produced using specially processed steel scrap in blast-furnace operations and carries third‑party verification of specific emissions data.
Orion S.A. reported a Platinum sustainability rating from EcoVadis for its 2025 performance, placing the company in the top 1% of assessed firms. The company also referenced product and operational initiatives including bio‑circular carbon black grades, energy efficiency measures across plants, and an improved CDP supplier engagement score.
A new analysis indicates that 15 major state-level environmental policies will transition to the implementation phase in 2026, targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other chemical classes. The regulatory shift emphasizes class-based restrictions over individual substance bans, significantly impacting supply chain compliance and product liability frameworks.
Paul Hodge, CEO of World Amenities, wins 2025 CEO of the Year for leading the charge in zero-plastic hotel amenities and sustainable packaging innovation across the global hospitality industry.
Green Seal expands its certification criteria to eliminate PFAS in paints, coatings, adhesives, and building restoration products, reinforcing its leadership in sustainable materials and chemical safety.
Pretred, Inc.’s groundbreaking Colorado Rubber Barrier™—a plastic-free, eco-friendly alternative to concrete and plastic road barriers. Made from recycled tires, these barriers may reduce carbon emissions, enhance road safety, and promote sustainable infrastructure.
The 2025 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards span across industries such as materials, chemistry, processes, R&D, supply chains, and more.
Hydromer collaborates with medical device manufacturers on research and development initiatives focused on PFAS-free coatings.
Researchers at LSU pioneer low-cost method to more efficiently break down plastic waste, potentially saving significant amounts of money.
The fund will invest in technologies, companies and infrastructure to enhance recovery and recycling of post-consumer and post-industrial plastics in the U.S. & Canada.
Enertopia announced filing of its first provisional patent with the USPTO, which the company hopes may improve solar panel efficiency.
PPG announced a vice president, global sustainability and vice president, automotive OEM coatings, Americas and mobility.
The plan will use CO2-free technologies such as electrically heated steam cracker furnaces to produce petrochemicals.
An expanded partnership and recycling program may mean that 3D printing customers will have more sustainable filament options.
Dow partnership with Mura Technology may not only recycle plastics, but also to help keep plastic waste out of the environment.
Enhanced conductivity and reduced interface resistance may enable solid-state batteries to be rapidly charged in a few minutes.
LyondellBasell announced in a company press release that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Lummus announces, Green Circle LLC, business to focus on capabilities and opportunities in the energy transition and circular economy.
Henkel announced that Perwoll bottles in Western Europe will be fully recyclable with 25% recycled polyethylene from post-consumer sources.
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has added a vegan raw material variant to its Aktiplast PP product range, according to a company press release.
INEOS will use UPM BioVerno, a raw material from a renewable residue of wood pulp processing, to produce bio-attributed polyolefins,
Saint-Gobain North America announced it has entered into a 12-year virtual Power Purchase Agreement to help offset its US CO2 emissions.
Clariant will continue to power its BU additives production facility solely with 100% renewable electricity following the site’s pilot switch one year ago.
Henkel recognized its top suppliers for their best-in-class performance at the 2020 American Cleaning Institute Annual Meeting.
Air Liquide along with Solidia Technologies experts have industrialized Solidia ConcreteTM, which uses CO2 to cure concrete.
The BASF Living Acres Monarch Challenge shipped 20,000 milkweed seedlings to farmers and golf courses across the Midwest in 2019.
Recticel and Covestro have formed a circular economy collaboration toward developing solutions for mattresses sustainability and recycling.
Covestro states in a press release that it has concluded the world’s largest ever corporate supply agreement with energy supplier Ørsted for electricity from offshore wind turbines.
INEOS will received recovered polymers from Viridor’s new £65m post-consumer polymers recycling plant at the Avonmouth Resource Recovery Centre, near Bristol for the production of recycled plastics.
More than 3 billion pounds of carpet were sent to US landfills in 2018, but one company has formed a carpet recycling effort to change that.
Covestro announced the winning team of its start-up challenge focuses on improving Li-ion batteries for electromobility.
ExxonMobil extends support in the MIT Energy Initiative’s low-carbon energy research and education mission.
Avery Dennison won the 2019 Future of Sourcing Awards during the Sourcing Industry Group’s Global Executive Summit in Carlsbad, California.
Henkel has announced investment in a start-up with patented technology that recycles flexible packaging that contains aluminum foil.
Evonik and Siemens joint research project will use CO2 capture and water with electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to produce chemicals.
BASF announced in a press release that it plans to invest €20 million into Quantafuel, a specialist for pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and purification of pyrolysis oil.
Innov8 Updates’ Innov8 Green reports on sustainablity initiatives in the chemicals and materials industries in Fall 2019.
Evonik plans to install a new high-efficiency gas and steam turbine power plant at its Marl Germany Chemical Park, according to a company press release.
Thai chemicals company Indorama Ventures has committed $1.5 billion of investment in recycling.
A joint venture between Evonik and DSM has commissioned a new production plant to produce omega-3 fatty acids for sustainable salmon farming.
Solvay received the Pierre Potier Prize for AgRho® S-Boost, a root-boosting seed treatment based on a biodegradable formulation.
Braskem and Haldor Topsoe announced in early February 2019, the commissioning of a pioneering demonstration unit for the development of monoethylene glycol from sugar.
BASF, Arkema, and Samsung SDI accepted the top awards for Sustainability at the 5th annual BMW Supplier Innovation Awards, November 21, 2018.
Global specialty minerals and specialty chemicals company, ICL, announced in October 2018 that it has joined the Together for Sustainability’s (“TfS”) global supplier sustainability initiative.
Researchers at the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals have created a paradigm to identify value for using biomass in existing and new product
U of Pittsburgh researchers are using nanomaterials to take CO2 out of the air and combining it with hydrogen atoms to convert it into chemicals and fuels.
MIT chemical engineers have designed a material that uses carbon dioxide from the air and sunlight to grow, strengthen, and repair itself.
University researchers analyze oxide films at atomic level to understand corrosion, which may lead to material improvements in the future.
Naia, the sustainably-sourced cellulosic yarn from Eastman, demonstrated its fabrics at Premiere Vision Paris, Feb. 12 to 14, 2019.