Sustainability

The Mitsubishi Chemical Group at K 2022: Building a sustainable future together

The Mitsubishi Chemical Group exhibits a wide portfolio of sustainable products and showcase some of the materials as part of its display booth

K 2022: KURZ and partners showcase innovative and sustainable complete solutions for surface finishing

Innovations, new impetus, and sustainable solutions for global challenges - K 2022 offers all this and much more. The flagship trade fair is the leading business platform for the plastics and rubber industry and will take place in Düsseldorf from October 19 to 26, 2022.

Use of polymers - traceless instead of thoughtless

German sustainability start-up traceless uses Hauschild SpeedMixer® in R&D to revolutionize the polymer market with biodegradable natural biopolymers

Textiles Matter: Heimtextil Trends 23/24 define the future of home and contract textiles

The Heimtextil Trend Preview 23/24 presented future-oriented design concepts and inspiration for the textile furnishing sector. Under the motto ‘Textiles Matter’, Heimtextil 2023 sets the benchmark for tomorrow’s forward-facing and sustainable textile furnishing.

DOMO Chemicals announces stronger sustainability targets for people and the planet

Focus on decarbonization, renewable energy and sustainable polyamide solutions

Targets include commitment to 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050
Targets will help meet increasing drive towards circular plastics economy
First sustainability report released today, highlighting journey over the last year

SABIC debuts new PP compounds for foam injection molding, providing both light weight and exceptional aesthetics for automotive interiors

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today introduced a specialized portfolio of SABIC® PP compounds for foam injection molding (FIM). New mineral-reinforced SABIC® PPc F9005, PPc F9007 and PPc F9015 grades can help deliver excellent aesthetics for visible automotive interior parts with complex geometries, such as door panels and trim, seat and trunk cladding, A/B/C/D pillar covers and center consoles.

2 Years of Plasmatreat Switzerland AG: Expanded Cooperation with Customers and Research Institutions

Consulting and service around plasma technology directly on site: For two years now, Plasmatreat GmbH from Steinhagen has been directly available for its Swiss customers with Plasmatreat Switzerland AG. With the opening of the subsidiary in Diepoldsau/St. Gallen in August 2020, under the management of Klaus Kresser, the plasma experts now support Swiss technology companies in the evaluation and implementation of plasma technology in industrial processes.

Christmas in July: How to Do Seasonal Packaging Sustainably

We live in an era where plastic pollution is at its peak and is a cause for concern across the globe, alongside the issues surrounding waste, landfills, and the burning of fossil fuels, and their impact on climate change and global warming.

Evonik spends venture capital on sustainability funds Azolla Ventures and Chrysalix

Company invests in new technologies to reduce emissions

• First activity from Evonik’s new €150 million Sustainability Tech Fund
• Key component of the specialty chemicals company's sustainability strategy

Evonik launches sustainable liquid polybutadienes with POLYVEST eCO

ISCC certification proves reduction of up to 99.9% of fossil raw materials

Thanks to exact same quality, no implementation effort for customers
Application as raw material for adhesives and sealants or as a liquid rubber additive in tire production

How sustainable are our products?

The product carbon footprint (PCF) assesses a product’s impact on climate change across its entire lifecycle. On the path to a climate-neutral, circular economy, this will be a significant index for all manufacturers. Solutions are currently being developed for efficiently and reliably measuring the PCF.