Polymers company Covestro, formerly Bayer MaterialScience, has joined the UN Global Compact, a voluntary initiative by companies to adopt sustainable and responsible business practices.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant chose its inaugural Sustainability Dialog on September 2, 2015 to announce new company-wide commitments and latest milestones in its proactive sustainability strategy.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant hosted its inaugural Sustainability Dialog in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 2 to examine the role of sustainability within the specialty chemicals industry and the company’s contribution to a sustainable society.
Paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel announced plans to invest more than €1.3 million to build a pilot plant for coating resins at its Performance Coatings site located in Felling, UK.
Bayer MaterialScience, which will operate under the new name Covestro as of September 1, is celebrating a major anniversary: 50 years of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) production in Leverkusen, Germany.