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Nouryon and INEOS Nitriles have broken ground on new facilities to be built at INEOS’ Köln site in Germany. The units will produce raw materials for Nouryon’s high-quality, readily biodegradable chelates, used in detergents and other industries. The plants are due to be completed in 2021-2022.

Nouryon has begun the first deliveries of AkuPure™, a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) polymer targeted specifically for the fast-growing lithium-ion battery market. AkuPure is an ultra-high-purity CMC that improves the electrode coating process, making the battery more efficient by helping it to retain and deliver power more effectively.

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp commissions new bio-steam supply from energy company Eneco to AkzoNobel.

We have announced that five manufacturing sites are carbon neutral. This achievement supports our sustainability agenda, ‘Commitment to a Sustainable Future’, which includes targets to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030, versus a 2019 base year, as well as Nouryon’s aspiration to be a net-zero organization by 2050.

Nouryon has been awarded a 2022 Gold rating by EcoVadis for its sustainability achievements. This rating places Nouryon in the top 3% of companies then assessed by the global sustainability ratings provider. This is the second consecutive year Nouryon has been awarded an EcoVadis Gold rating.

Nouryon’s team of agronomists dedicate their careers to finding answers to all kinds of questions concerning the use of the land. In a world with a rapidly increasing population and decreasing amount of fertile land, their innovative solutions and sustainable farming techniques are more valuable than ever.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), Tata Steel and the Port of Amsterdam have joined together to study the feasibility of a large green hydrogen cluster in the Amsterdam region. The three parties consider green hydrogen as vital for reaching climate targets and building a more circular economy, for example by combining it with emissions from steel manufacture to make new products.

A look back at the chemical industry in innovation terms clearly shows that there have been two significant eras of development. The first, which dates back to the early 1800s, involved the development of products such as paints or soaps that could be derived from natural oils and minerals.

They are essential ingredients in many polymer products, helping to produce them, improve their properties, and make them easier to process or recycle.

A pioneering project that started in Nouryon’s bleaching chemicals operations in Brazil has shown how measuring the true impact of our operations on human, social, and natural capital can point to improvements that offer big sustainability benefits. The process is now being applied more widely across our company and is helping us create additional business value.

Our broad range of oilfield and gas solutions are driving oil and gas performance in a safe, sustainable way.

Our wide range of special additives enhance the properties of paint, coatings, and pre-deco products.

We supply the entire polymer chain and our products help to meet the growing demands of the market.