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The trends of integration of electronic systems into vehicles and the shift to electric vehicles are creating new opportunities for pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. 

Beginning in November, Arkema representatives will teach several hundred high school students from the castor-rich state of Gujarat, India, classes on the basics of sustainable materials.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the Industrial Heat Shot™, a new effort aimed at dramatically reducing the cost, energy use, and carbon emissions associated with heat in industrial processes. 

This edition of ASI features a roundtable discussion with experts from Barentz, Palmer Holland, and Univar Solutions who talk about the challenges companies face in the current economic and geo-political climate.

Ingevity Corp. announced that it has received the gold rating for sustainability by EcoVadis, an independent organization that provides evidence-based sustainability assessments for companies within global supply chains.

AkzoNobel’s new logistics hub, which is set to become the company’s largest warehousing base in China, is on course to be completed by the middle of 2023.

Materials manufacturer Covestro and SOL Kohlensäure GmbH & Co. KG have announced a framework agreement for a supply partnership for biogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂).

A strategic partnership of four technology companies has resulted in a closed-loop recycling model that is sparking new discussions around the role PET-based multilayer will play in tomorrow’s packaging industry.

A new technology from Covestro makes it possible to weaken the bond strength of polyurethane (PU) adhesives.

In times of rapidly increasing energy cost, and rolling blackouts and brownouts, energy input and waste disposal per product unit have become big concerns among manufacturers.