Articles Tagged with ''recycling/recyclability''

Intertape Polymer Group Publishes 2020 Annual Sustainability Report

The report provides an overview of the company’s sustainability progress in 2020 and highlights future opportunities.

July 1, 2021

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. recently published its 2020 annual sustainability report, titled “Our Circular Economy.”

H.B. FULLER: Compostable Adhesives for Flexible Packaging

Compostable flexible packaging provides converters and brand owners another tool toward reducing, reusing, composting, and recycling.

June 29, 2021

Under its worldwide Flextra™ Evolution brand, H.B. Fuller announced two new compostable adhesive solutions that offer differentiated advantages in terms of sustainability goals and manufacturer benefits.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies production robot

Henkel Details Adhesive Technologies Sustainability Activities

The company is investing in projects around the world that maintain steady progress in each of the company’s three sustainability pillars.

June 24, 2021

Within its Adhesive Technologies business unit, Henkel’s Global Operations and Supply Chain organization has put sustainability goals for its operations into action.

Advancing Adhesives

A Sticky Subject: Studying Shellfish for Advanced Adhesives

Increasing the sustainability and functionality of adhesives can improve human life in myriad ways.

Brittany Steff

June 22, 2021

Purdue University chemists are studying shellfish to develop new, safer, and more sustainable adhesives for uses ranging from bandages and medical applications to clothing, household items, electronics, and more. Humans have been trying to stick things to other things for millennia. But shellfish have been doing it for eons longer, and they are far better at it than humans.

Arkema Receives American Chemistry Council’s 2021 Sustainable Leadership Award for Societal Contributions

The award recognizes products, processes, or initiatives that illustrate a commitment to innovating for a sustainable future for society.

June 21, 2021

Arkema’s commitment to advanced bio-circular polyamide 11 was recently honored with a Sustainable Leadership Award for Societal Contributions by the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

Avery Dennison Aims for Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

The company is raising the bar on its sustainability goals with new targets for 2030.

May 14, 2021

Avery Dennison recently announced its ambition to be net-zero on greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Developing Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Recycling and recyclability are key factors that sustainable packaging producer EcoEnclose considers when developing ecommerce packaging solutions.

Susan Sutton

May 14, 2021

Many industries have struggled due to the impact of COVID-19, but ecommerce certainly isn’t one of them. eMarketer reports that retail ecommerce sales alone grew 27.6% globally in 2020, to reach nearly $4.3 trillion.

Henkel 3D Printing Facility Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Status

More than 66% of Henkel's Adhesive Technologies production facilities worldwide have reached ZWTL status, including eight in the U.S.

April 30, 2021

Henkel recently announced that its Dixon facility in California has achieved zero production waste to landfill (ZWTL) status.

Avery Dennison Partners with The Future Laboratory on Global Action Plan for a Zero-Waste Future

Already a major concern, the proliferation of waste and environmental pollution has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 2, 2021

Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced that it has teamed up with The Future Laboratory to compile the "Zero Waste Futures" report.

Five Technologies Projected to Disrupt the Chemicals and Materials Industry

Lux Research identifies and ranks 12 key technologies that will reshape the world and ranks the top five technologies for the chemicals and materials industry.

March 26, 2021

Trends like sustainability and digitalization are going to dramatically change the chemicals and materials industry over the next 20 years, according to a report from Lux Research.

The Polyurethanes Technical Conference, hosted by the American Chemistry Council’s Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), will feature educational sessions and the latest innovations in polyurethane chemistry.

Join 16,000+ engineers, executives, and innovators for four days of hands-on learning, strategic networking, and direct access to the technologies shaping the future of batteries and EVs.