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Commentary: Sustainability is Now Consumers’ Biggest Concern, Overtaking Personal Health
Innova Market Insights’ most recent report titled “Top Ten Trends for 2022” revealed that above personal health, consumers are now more concerned about sustainability of their products. Reference: https://vegconomist.com/environment/sustainability-is-now-consumers-biggest-concern-overtaking-personal-health/
eBay Commits to Ambitious, Low Carbon Targets
E-commerce giant eBay has set a 2030 deadline for its new, ambitious emissions-reduction targets, in the wake of its joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) earlier this year. Under the new targets, eBay has said it will cut its…
Volvo Goes Leather Free
Volvo announced it is putting an end to the use of leather in its EVs. The move comes out of concern around the environmental impacts of cattle farming, especially GHG emissions. When revealing its new C40 electric crossover, Volvo also…
Press Release: Clariant Completes Construction Of First Commercial Sunliquid® Cellulosic Ethanol Plant In Podari, Romania
Muttenz, October 15, 2021 – Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced the official completion of its sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari, Romania. The completed construction is an important next step for the commercial deployment…
Press Release: UPM launches UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) – a renewable product to significantly reduce CO₂ footprint of rubber and plastics applications
UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) represent UPM's latest revolutionary development in sustainable solutions. They address the urgent need to reduce CO₂ emissions of rubber and plastics products by offering a truly sustainable alternative to fossil-based carbon black and precipitated…
PACCOR Launches ‘100% Bio-PP’ Products
PACCOR, the packaging solutions supplier, announced its new biobased polypropylene (Bio-PP) products for Orkla, a leading supplier of customer goods to the grocery, specialised retail, pharmacy, and bakery sectors in the Nordic region. According to PACCOR, the material is made…