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Henkel argues that decarbonising material and energy decisions and broadening the raw material base can reduce both emissions and dependencies in packaging supply chains, pointing to its Technomelt Supra Low Emission and Technomelt Supra Eco adhesive ranges.
EvoDECO Next applies partial roll-fed labels to PET bottles. According to Sidel, the system can reduce label area by up to 75% while maintaining industrial production performance.
Nextek and Coveris have won Packaging Recycling Project of the Year at the UK Packaging Awards 2026 for COtooCLEAN, a supercritical CO₂ purification process for post-consumer polyolefin films.
MOL Group has commissioned a 37.4 MWp solar park and a 20 MW, 40 MWh energy storage facility in Algyő. The installations are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 13,000 tonnes annually.
Neste will supply renewable diesel for the Tara Ocean Foundation’s first 18-month drift expedition in the Central Arctic Ocean. The fuel will support power generation, heating and propulsion during the 2026-2027 scientific mission.
On is launching the Cloud X 5 with a midsole made of EVA foam produced using captured CO2 emissions. The company says the solution has scaled to more than one million pairs and, according to an LCA, reduces modeled carbon impact by more than 80% compared with conventional EVA.
RadiciGroup has been included in the "Europe’s Climate Leaders 2026" ranking, prepared by the Financial Times and Statista. The list covers companies that have demonstrated significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
In the first quarter of 2026, Grupa Azoty reported sales revenue of PLN 3.70 billion and EBITDA of PLN 317 million. Operating performance improved year on year, supported by the Agro segment and a positive result in the Chemicals segment.
Clariant reported that in 2025 its catalysts enabled the avoidance of 45 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions. This was 5 million tonnes more than in 2024, with reductions achieved in areas including DRI production, nitric acid and green methanol.
ABB will supply automation, electrification and digitalization for Citroniq’s planned 100 percent biogenic polypropylene facility in Nebraska, scheduled to start up in 2029. The partners aim to deliver the first full commercial-scale plant of its kind.
Borealis, one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefins solutions and a European front-runner in polyolefins recycling, and Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. (IINO Lines), a global leader in maritime transportation headquartered in Japan, announce the long-term charter of a very large gas carrier (VLGC).
Schoeller Allibert, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has teamed up with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and recycler Healix to take another step towards a circular economy and sustainable reusable packaging.
Ascend Performance Materials' Starflam X-Protect and Vydyne AVS tackle two unique challenges automakers face when developing their EV platforms.
Kisuma, the world's largest producer of synthetic hydrotalcite, is gearing up to showcase an enormous array of sustainability progress and product diversification at the upcoming K 2022 show in Düsseldorf upstairs in Hall 7/A28.
Polykemi AB supports companies in making smarter material choices
Lanxess has taken another major step on the road to climate neutrality: the specialty chemicals company inaugurated a nitrous oxide reduction plant at its site in Antwerp on February 10, Belgium.
Report outlines commitment and actions to transition to a circular and low-carbon economy.
Following long years of contract-bottling, the smoothie and juice producer innocent has decided to build the very first bottling plant of its own. Krones won the order for four complete PET bottling lines and the corresponding IT landscape.
Lafarge Zementwerke, a member of LafargeHolcim Group, OMV, Verbund and Borealis co-sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint planning and construction of a full-scale plant by 2030 to capture CO2 and process it into synthetic fuels, plastics or other chemicals.
The new report from TCO Development, the organization behind the global leading sustainability certification for IT products TCO Certified, explains how everyone who buys and uses IT products can implement circular and more sustainable practices.
DOMO Film Solutions has announced that it will start sourcing 100% renewable energy for the production of its nylon film from January 2020. The move reflects DOMO’s continuous commitment to providing low-carbon nylon film.
Lanxess has set itself an ambitious climate protection target. By 2040, the Group intends to become climate neutral and eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions from around 3.2 million metric tons of CO2e today.
The third sustainability report released by Alpla, the global specialists in packaging solutions, provides detailed insights into the company’s development strategy.
BASF pursuing ambitious Carbon Management program, with R&D activities opening up new possibilities
Evonik and Siemens are planning to use electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into specialty chemicals.
Effective January 2018 ALBIS PLASTIC GmbH will acquire WIPAG Group, specialists inprocessing and production of carbon fiber compounds for injection-moulding, with sites in Neuburg (Donau), and Gardelegen (both in Germany).
Bayer MaterialScience's research into CO2 as a raw material for making plastics is delivering new successes.
A Bayer project for using the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide as a component for plastics is among Germany’s most promising ideas for the future.