(IN BRIEF) K+S Aktiengesellschaft’s Supervisory Board has announced that Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer will not seek reappointment when his mandate expires at the Annual General Meeting on May 14, 2025. His decade-long tenure has significantly influenced the company’s strategic direction, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Annual General Meeting, appointment, Audit Committee, BASF SE, Crisis management, debt reduction, digitalization, Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Dr. Harald Schwager, Dr. Rainier van Roessel, Dr. Tilman Krauch, global technology, Governance, international competitiveness, IT, K+S Aktiengesellschaft, leadership, leadership transition, May 14 2025, Mr. Markus Heldt, Mr. Thomas Kölbl, personnel continuity, restructuring, specialty chemicals, strategic oversight, Supervisory Board, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) OMV has secured up to EUR 81.6 million from the EU Innovation Fund through a grant agreement signed by CINEA to develop its industrial ReOil® facility. This historic funding, the largest public grant OMV has ever received for … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged chemical recycling technology, CINEA, circular economy, climate neutral by 2050, CO2 emission reduction, EU Innovation Fund, EUR 81.6 million, industrial ReOil facility, low-carbon technologies, Martijn van Koten, mixed plastic waste, OMV, OMV Schwechat refinery, partnership, public grant, ReOil®, sustainability, transformation strategy, used plastics, Vienna
(IN BRIEF) Atos Belgium’s Eviden business group has successfully deployed its automated Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platform at Venator, a global manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigments and performance additives. Completed between October 2023 and December 2024, the platform integrates seamlessly … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Atos Belgium, Big Data, Cloud, Digital Solution, ESG, Eviden, greenhouse gas emissions, ISO 14040:2006, ISO 14044:2006, ISO14067:2018, LCA, life cycle assessment, partnership, PCF Platform, performance additives, Product Carbon Footprint Platform, Punit Sehgal, Rob Portsmouth, SECURITY, sustainability, titanium dioxide pigments, Together for Sustainability, Venator
(IN BRIEF) Borealis, in partnership with Ecoplast, has introduced Borcycle™ M CWT120CL, an advanced recycled LLDPE grade designed for non-food flexible packaging. With an 85% post-consumer recyclate content blended with 15% LLDPE booster, this innovative material is engineered for blown … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 15% LLDPE booster, 85% post-consumer recyclate, agricultural films, blown film applications, Borcycle™ M CWT120CL, Borealis, Borealis Group, carbon footprint, circular economy, Ecoplast, EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, EverMinds™, flexible packaging, industrial films, mechanical recycling, partnership, Peter Voortmans, PPWR, protective films, PRSE Amsterdam, recycled linear low-density polyethylene, rLLDPE, stretch films, stretch hoods, sustainability, Sustainable packaging
(IN BRIEF) LANXESS has launched Lewatit MDS TP 108, a cutting-edge ion exchange resin specifically designed to remove short-chain PFAS from water. The new resin, which targets the smallest and most challenging PFAS compounds, offers nearly twice the service life … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged activated carbon adsorption, cost reduction, Dr. Dirk Steinhilber, extended service life, ion exchange resin, LANXESS, Lewatit MDS TP 108, Liquid Purification Technologies, short-chain PFAS, sustainable water purification, water treatment
(IN BRIEF) BASF Coatings and NIO have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a long-term strategic partnership focused on enhancing automotive exterior coatings for NIO’s electric vehicles. The agreement outlines a framework for annual strategic dialogues, covering market development, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial
Tagged automotive coatings, BASF Coatings, carbon neutrality, color design, Digital Integration, electric vehicles, exterior coatings, global market, INNOVATION, Letter of Intent, NIO, strategic partnership, sustainability, Uta Holzenkamp
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel is making significant progress in China toward its goal of achieving 100% renewable electricity across its production sites. Currently, eight of the company’s 15 facilities in China are utilizing a combination of self-generated and externally sourced renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Changzhou, Chengdu, CHINA, decorative paints, energy transition, environmental impact, global operations, green factory, Guangzhou, Langfang, partnership, Pilawa, Poland, renewable electricity, Shanghai, solar energy, solar panels, sustainability, sustainability goals, Suzhou, Wijnand Bruinsma, Wuhan, zero-carbon alternatives
(IN BRIEF) A coalition of major industry players has launched a pioneering initiative in Western France to transform boat manufacturing through a circular economy model. In this breakthrough collaboration, Groupe Beneteau will incorporate recycled composite materials, including Arkema’s innovative Elium® … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged aerospace, Arkema, automotive, boat manufacturing, Chomarat, circular economy model, circular manufacturing, CO2 emissions reduction, Composite Recycling, construction, Elium resin, glass fibers, global transition, Groupe Beneteau, industry leaders, Owens Corning, partnership, proof of concept, recycled composite materials, sustainability, sustainable boatbuilding, thermolysis technology, Veolia, Western France, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) Sika has fully acquired HPS North America, Inc., a supplier of building finishing materials in the US, including Schönox branded products. The acquisition strengthens Sika’s position in the growing building finishing market and will lead to improved efficiency … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, building finishing materials, business integration, cross-selling, flooring applications, HPS North America, logistics, Mike Campion, Parex, partnership, production, Regional Manager Americas, Schönox, self-leveling, Sika, US market, waterproofing solutions
(IN BRIEF) Arkema has achieved ISCC PLUS certification for its acrylic and liquid polyester resins production facility in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, expanding its portfolio of bio-attributed materials. This certification is part of Arkema’s global Mass Balance initiative, aimed at offering … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged ACRM Coating Solutions Southeast Asia, adhesives, Arkema, Awards, bio-attributed resins, bio-based feedstock, biobased content, carbon footprint, coatings, Green mobility, high-solids resins, infrastructure efficiency, ISCC PLUS, leadership, living comfort, Malaysia, mass-balance, partnership, Pasir Gudang, polyester powders, renewable resources, specialty materials, sustainability, UV/LED/EB resins, waterborne resins, Yoon Hock CHONG
(IN BRIEF) The Supervisory Board of Wacker Chemie AG has re-appointed Tobias Ohler as CFO for an additional five years, extending his contract beyond its initial expiration in December 2025. Ohler, a member of the Executive Board since 2013, was … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Marketing
Tagged business administration, CFO, contract extension, controlling, Economics, Executive Board, industrial engineering, McKinsey, Peter-Alexander Wacker, professional background, Raw Materials Procurement, reappointment, Siltronic AG, Supervisory Board, Tobias Ohler, University of Oldenburg, Wacker Chemie AG
(IN BRIEF) Syngenta has acquired Novartis’ natural products and genetic strains assets to enhance its biologicals research capabilities and support the agricultural sector’s transition to sustainability. This acquisition complements the opening of a state-of-the-art biologicals production facility in South Carolina … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Industrial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged AI, analytics, Basel, bio-insecticides, biocontrols, bioengineering, biologicals, biologicals production facility, Biomolecular Chemistry team, biostimulants, Camilla Corsi, crop protection, data science, downstream processing, fermentation, genetic strains, Ginkgo Bioworks, Intrinsyx Bio, Jonathan Brown, Latin America, Lavie Bio, Lithos Crop Protect, natural products, North America, Novartis, Novartis Natural Products, nutrient efficiency, nutrient use efficiency, Orangeburg, pheromone solutions, Provivi, Regenerative Agriculture, research and development, Seedcare, soil health, South Carolina, Sustainability Priorities, sustainable farming practices, Switzerland, Syngenta, TraitSeq, Valagro
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has launched its Loctite HB XE Line, a new generation of adhesive designed for cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glued laminated timber (GLT) that meets the highest fire protection standards while promoting sustainable timber construction. The adhesive passes … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Construction, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged adhesive, CLT, EC5, eco-conscious building, engineered wood, ETH Zurich, Eurocode 5, fire protection, fire safety, fire-resistant solution, GLT, Glue Line Integrity in Fire, Henkel, linear charring rate, Loctite HB XE Line, manufacturing efficiency, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Olga Golgor, second flashover, Skypark Luxembourg, sustainability, sustainability certification, Timber Construction
(IN BRIEF) Borealis has earned the prestigious EcoVadis Gold rating for 2024, improving its score from 73 to 81 and placing the company among the top 5% in terms of sustainability. This recognition reflects Borealis’ commitment to enhancing recyclability and … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management
Tagged Borealis, carbon footprint, CSR, EcoVadis, environmental performance, ethics, Global Reporting Initiative, Gold Rating, ISO 26000, labor and human rights, polymer industry, recyclability, Stefan Doboczky, supply chain, sustainability, Sustainability Assessment, sustainable sourcing, sustainable sourcing practices, TfS, Together for Sustainability, United Nations Global Compact
(IN BRIEF) LANXESS has introduced Vulkanox HS Scopeblue, a sustainable rubber additive that supports tire manufacturers in reducing their carbon footprint while enhancing tire durability. This drop-in solution allows for seamless integration into existing production processes and is produced with … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The BioReCer project enters its final phase, focusing on enhancing certification standards for bio-based products derived from biological waste. With insights from key stakeholders, the project aims to improve sustainability, traceability, and industry acceptance, helping to drive the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged bio-based products, bioeconomy stakeholders, biological feedstocks, BioReCer, BioReCer ICT Tool, BIT, Certification schemes, circular economy, EU bioeconomy, material flow analysis, organic residues, policy recommendations, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) As of February 2025, the Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable (Mesa Multiactor) has officially transitioned into an independent foundation, focusing on sustainable water management in Chile’s Salar de Atacama. The initiative, backed by major corporations like BASF, BMW, and Volkswagen, has … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged BASF, BMW Group, cadastre, Chile, Climate Action, collaboration, corporate responsibility, Daimler Truck AG, Fairphone, GIZ International Services, grey water recycling, independent foundation, indigenous communities, irrigation, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Mesa Multiactor, multi-stakeholder approach, partnership, public awareness, resource management, Responsible Lithium Partnership, Salar de Atacama, sustainability, sustainable development, transparency, Volkswagen Group, water management, water resources
(IN BRIEF) LANXESS has inaugurated its India Application Development Center (IADC) in Thane, Mumbai, further strengthening its presence and innovation capabilities in the region. The new center will support customer-centric solutions in lubricant additives and material protection products. It will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged 20th anniversary, antimicrobial solutions, consumer markets, consumer protection, customer service, IADC, INDIA, India Application Development Center, industrial base, INNOVATION, Jhagadia, LANXESS, Liquid Purification Technologies, Lubricant Additives, lubricant research, Material Protection Products, Matthias Zachert, Nagda, Namitesh Roy Choudhury, partnership, Rhein Chemie, specialty chemicals, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Thane Mumbai
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has achieved net-zero Scope 2 electricity emissions at four of its U.S. production sites through a virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with Ørsted. This collaboration, which provides 90 MW of renewable energy capacity, allows Covestro to reduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 90 MW renewable energy capacity, Baytown Texas, Channelview Texas, circular economy, climate-neutral production, CO2 emissions reduction, Covestro, net-zero emissions, New Martinsville West Virginia, North American market, partnership, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, RECs, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Certificates, Samir Hifri, scope 2 emissions, South Deerfield Massachusetts, sustainability, Thorsten Dreier, U.S. production sites, virtual power purchase agreement, VPPA, Ørsted
(IN BRIEF) BASF has reached an agreement to sell its Brazilian decorative paints business to Sherwin-Williams for $1.15 billion. This divestiture, which is part of BASF’s strategy to unlock value through active portfolio management, includes production sites, brands, and approximately … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 5G Innovation Region, Anup Kothari, BASF, Brazil, Coatings activities, Coatings division, decorative paints, Employees, Glasu!, Heidi G. Petz, partnership, portfolio management, regulatory approval, Sherwin-Williams, strategic divestiture, Suvinil, transaction
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