May 19, 2021
Eastman recently introduced Naia™ Renew cellulosic staple fiber made using 60-percent wood pulp and 40-percent recycled waste plastics.
Innovation, collaboration and a carbon-footprint-focus abound in the polymer and fiber industries.
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The topic of sustainability has grown to a point that virtually every sector of manufacturing has sustainability initiatives. There is no shortage of headlines on the subject in Textile World, fiber and polymer companies included. Demand by consumers and apparel brands are driving sustainability initiatives beyond recycling to consider the entire carbon footprint. New brands are emerging and partnerships formed to gain position in the sustainability space.
Mattel Launches New Toy Takeback Program Called Mattel PlayBack
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CEMEX Launches VIALOW Asphalt - A CarbonNeutral®️ Product
Global building materials solutions supplier CEMEX is proud to present VIALOW, a new addition to the VERTUA family of low carbon and sustainable building solutions. VIALOW is a reduced carbon asphalt which comes with the option to offset residual CO
2 to make it a CarbonNeutral® product, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
CEMEX announced its Climate Action strategy in February 2020, and in its European operations reduced its CO
2 emissions by close to 35% as of December 31st, 2020, ten years ahead of the target date. CEMEX also declared a 55% CO
2 reduction target for its European Operations, aligning with the European Commission goal for all member states.
New range of low-temperature, reduced-carbon asphalts with CarbonNeutral product option CEMEX have introduced a new addition to their Vertua family of sustainable low-carbon building solutions. Vialow is a reduced-carbon asphalt which comes with the option to offset residual CO2 to make it a CarbonNeutral product, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
Vialow uses a specially formulated bitumen additive that permits manufacture at temperatures up to 40°C lower than standard asphalt mixes with no compromise in performance, and with the added benefit of achieving up to a 20% reduction in embodied carbon emissions.
The range includes the Vialow Zero option – a CarbonNeutral product that complements the CEMEX Vertua range of low-carbon building solutions and further enhances CEMEX’s Future In Action strategy, which is committed to net-zero CO2.
ClimateCare and Natural Capital Partners announce voluntary carbon market merger
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Private equity backed deal brings together leading players in carbon market to tap into growing demand for certified offset projects
Two of the leading providers in the fast-expanding voluntary carbon market, ClimateCare and Natural Capital Partners, have today joined forces through a private equity backed deal designed to accelerate the development of credible carbon offset projects.
The merger was arranged by Averna Capital and funded by Averna s investors with a view to bringing together the two companies to create a market-leading business in the Voluntary Carbon Market . Financial details for the deal were not disclosed.
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