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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Multi-Sector Gathering Calls for Harmonized Framework for Shifting to Sustainable Product Portfolios
Multi-Sector Gathering Calls for Harmonized Framework for Shifting to Sustainable Product Portfolios
Published on February 6, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Last week, Sustainable Brands participated in and helped support an important meeting in Berlin, hosted by BASF, entitled "Steering a Portfolio Toward Sustainability." A gathering of almost 150 chemistry industry stakeholders — including ... View More

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Supply Chain
Walmart, Target Advance Joint Supply Chain Initiative
Walmart, Target Advance Joint Supply Chain Initiative
Published on January 30, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Walmart, Target and Forum for the Future (FFTF) have established three working groups to take forward actions agreed at last year’s beauty and personal care (BPC) product sustainability summit, according to ChemicalWatch. The groups will focus on a... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
BASF's Creator Space Tour Engaging Experts, Citizens Worldwide to Solve Global Issues
BASF's Creator Space Tour Engaging Experts, Citizens Worldwide to Solve Global Issues
Published on January 20, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Chemical giant BASF is on a mission to connect people and ideas in six locations worldwide with the Creator Space™ tour, a yearlong event series aiming to address challenges in the areas of energy, food and water, and urban living. The first stop, ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Pesticide Industry Resists Calls to Reveal Inert Ingredients
Pesticide Industry Resists Calls to Reveal Inert Ingredients
Published on January 15, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Pesticide manufacturers are pushing back against increasing consumer and environmental advocacy group demands for disclosure of the chemicals in pesticide formulations—claiming the information is proprietary.Of particular interest are the so-called... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Cashew Nut Byproduct Could Help Trap Tsetse Fly, Create New Value for African Farmers
Cashew Nut Byproduct Could Help Trap Tsetse Fly, Create New Value for African Farmers
Published on January 5, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Researchers have developed a new chemical method applied to a byproduct of cashew nuts that could make it easier to trap tsetse flies and open new revenue streams for nut producers in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Revlon Agrees to Remove Some Dangerous Chemicals From Its Products
Revlon Agrees to Remove Some Dangerous Chemicals From Its Products
Published on January 5, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Late last month, global cosmetics giant Revlon announced it will remove some long-chain parabens and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from its products, in response to a petition circulated last year by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG... View More

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Circular EconomyMaterials & Packaging
Purdue Researchers Turn Biomass Waste into Valuable Chemical Products
Purdue Researchers Turn Biomass Waste into Valuable Chemical Products
Published on December 18, 2014
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A team of researchers from Purdue University's Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) has developed a new catalytic process that converts biomass waste into chemical products that can be used in fragrances, flavorings o... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Eastman Joins Consortium Dedicated to Sustainable Chemical Procurement
Eastman Joins Consortium Dedicated to Sustainable Chemical Procurement
Published on December 16, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Eastman Chemical Company today announced it will join chemical giants such as BASF, AkzoNobel, Henkel and Clariant as a member of Together for Sustainability (TfS), a European initiative dedicated to the sustainable procurement of chemicals. Eastman ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Study Finds Toxic Chemicals in Many Seasonal Holiday Decor Products
Study Finds Toxic Chemicals in Many Seasonal Holiday Decor Products
Published on December 16, 2014
About a 2 minute read

A research study released today finds that top retailers of holiday decor continue to sell seasonal products containing hazardous chemicals. The research found that two-thirds of tested products had one or more hazardous chemicals that have been link... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Companies Boosting Profits by Leasing Chemicals
Companies Boosting Profits by Leasing Chemicals
Published on December 16, 2014
About a 2 minute read

The traditional business model of chemical suppliers selling their products in the largest possible quantities, while profitable, encourages the overuse of chemicals and places a strain on human health and the environment. But another model has emerg... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
New Tool Measures Corporate Progress Towards Safer Chemicals
New Tool Measures Corporate Progress Towards Safer Chemicals
Published on December 8, 2014
About a 1 minute read

A group of corporate and NGO leaders today released a new tool for assessing leadership in corporate chemicals management.The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) provides the first-ever common metric of its kind for publicly benchmarking corporate chemi... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
BASF, Schuster Developing Greaseproof, Recyclable Cardboard for Fast Food Packaging
BASF, Schuster Developing Greaseproof, Recyclable Cardboard for Fast Food Packaging
Published on December 8, 2014
About a 2 minute read

BASF and recycled cardboard company Schuster have announced they are working on a solution for a combined migration and grease barrier on recycled cardboard.The biopolymer ecovio® PS 1606 is applied to recycled cardboard in an extrusion coating proc... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
VTT Developing Eco-Friendly Alternative for Polystyrene
VTT Developing Eco-Friendly Alternative for Polystyrene
Published on December 5, 2014
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has announced it is developing an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative for polystyrene from PLA bioplastic, which is derived from organic sources.Although expanded polystyrene (EPS) is currently... View More

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Supply Chain
Trending: This Week in Sustainable Textiles — Featuring Archroma, I:CO and Zero Waste Scotland
Trending: This Week in Sustainable Textiles — Featuring Archroma, I:CO and Zero Waste Scotland
Published on November 21, 2014
About a 4 minute read

On Monday, Archroma, a global producer of textile dyes and specialty chemicals, launched a new range of products created from agricultural waste. In addition, the company is utilizing the latest in communications technology to enable transparency of ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Confused by All the Tools to Evaluate Chemicals?
Confused by All the Tools to Evaluate Chemicals?
Published on November 21, 2014
About a 7 minute read

While listening to the radio in New York City a while back I heard an ad for a ‘chemical free’ mattress.What is a ‘chemical free’ mattress? There is no such thing. In fact, like all of our consumer products, all humans, animals, and minerals ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Sustainable Materials at Scale: 100% Recycled Denali Fleece Prevents Waste on Multiple Fronts
Sustainable Materials at Scale: 100% Recycled Denali Fleece Prevents Waste on Multiple Fronts
Published on October 21, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Here at The North Face, we believe in making great outdoor gear in a sustainable and responsible way. That’s why we’ve set out to change the way outdoor apparel is made. We’ve set a bold goal to have 100 percent of our polyester (or 80 percent ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
AkzoNobel Creates Longer-Lasting, Self-Cleaning Paint
AkzoNobel Creates Longer-Lasting, Self-Cleaning Paint
Published on October 15, 2014
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AkzoNobel has discovered a way to add self-cleaning properties and extend the life of its paints. Pioneered by one of the company’s product developers, Dr. Peter Greenwood, the company added colloidal silica to its paints and found it gave them thi... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
BASF, Cargill, Novozymes Achieve Another Milestone in Development of Bio-Based Diaper Material
BASF, Cargill, Novozymes Achieve Another Milestone in Development of Bio-Based Diaper Material
Published on September 23, 2014
About a 3 minute read

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have announced the achievement of another milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials. The team has demonstrated the successful conversion of 3-hydroxypropionic... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
AkzoNobel, The Nature Conservancy Partner with Rockefellers to Enhance Urban Building Resilience
AkzoNobel, The Nature Conservancy Partner with Rockefellers to Enhance Urban Building Resilience
Published on September 23, 2014
About a 4 minute read

AkzoNobel, The Nature Conservancy, Risk Management Solutions and Veolia have joined the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative (100RC) to provide critical tools to help cities around the world become more resilient to the shocks and... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
PepsiCo to Phase Out Hydroflourocarbon Equipment by 2020
PepsiCo to Phase Out Hydroflourocarbon Equipment by 2020
Published on September 19, 2014
About a 3 minute read

PepsiCo has announced that, by 2020, all of its future point-of-sale equipment purchased in the United States will be free of hydroflourocarbons (HFCs), a popular chemical coolant and considered a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that contributes to clima... View More

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