Pilot Chemical to Partner with Kao Corp. on Sustainable Surfactant Technology

Pilot Chemical Co. recently announced an exclusive partnership with Kao Corp. to bring a new sustainable surfactant technology, Bio IOS® biobased internal olefin sulfonates, to the North American market. Bio IOS technology will allow customers to meet sustainability goals without compromising performance in a range of applications. The partnership will leverage Kao’s Bio IOS […]
Bostik and Brückner Maschinenbau Partner to Deliver Innovative BOPET Lidding Films

Bostik and Brückner Maschinenbau (Brückner), a global cast extrusion line manufacturer, have partnered to develop a coextruded, peelable, BOPET lidding film that addresses film producers’ demands for streamlined production efficiencies, improved consumer ease of use, and reduced end-of-life impact through the use of optimized equipment. The partnership is driven by the market’s lack of a […]
Celanese and Henkel Partner in Development of Adhesives Made from Captured CO2

Henkel Corp. and specialty materials and chemical provider Celanese Corp. have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials. Earlier this year, Celanese launched a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its Clear Lake, Texas, site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co. […]
Evonik and BASF Partner to Provide Mass-Balanced Ammonia

Evonik and BASF recently announced an agreement for the first delivery of BASF’s ammonia BMBcert™ grade. The continued collaboration highlights the commitment of both companies to provide products with a reduced product carbon footprint (PCF). With its ammonia BMBcert, BASF offers Evonik a solution with a PCF that is at least 65% lower than conventional […]
Siegwerk Announces New Business Partner Code of Conduct

Siegwerk, a provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, announced the launch of its new Business Partner Code of Conduct. Siegwerk stated that the company recognizes its responsibility to uphold human rights and safeguard the environment. This new Code of Conduct demonstrates Siegwerk’s dedication to building resilient operations and supply chains, […]
Industry Leaders Partner to Reduce Emissions in Adhesive Products

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Kraton Corp., and Dow Inc. have achieved a reduction in product carbon footprint for two of Henkel’s North American flagship products for end-of-line packaging. The products are TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 100 and TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 106M. The TECHNOMELT SUPRA 100 LE and TECHNOMELT SUPRA 106M LE formulas are designed with biobased alternatives that reduce […]
DuPont Renews Partnership with Silicon Catalyst as a Strategic Ecosystem Partner

Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions, announced today that DuPont has renewed its engagement as a Strategic Ecosystem Partner. Silicon Catalyst will continue to provide strategic insight for DuPont into startups developing the next generation of electronic technology, materials, and devices. “Realizing the exciting potential of advanced computing applications […]
Evonik and Uniper Partner to Launch Sustainable Heating Project

Evonik and Uniper launched the Technical Options for Thermal Energy Recovery (TORTE) project as one of the first phases of Evonik’s ‘Herne Green Deal’ to sustainably transform the Herne chemical site. The TORTE project will recover industrial waste heat from isophorone production and transfer it into the district heating network of around 1,000 homes in […]