Eastman will be represented
at the WBCSD by its senior vice
president and chief regional and
sustainability officer, Godefroy
One of its first areas of focus as a
WBCSD member is the Chemical Sector
project’s Avoided Emissions work, which
Eastman has joined. WBCSD, in conjunction
with the International Council of Chemical
Associations (ICCA), will develop case studies applying best-practices to account for and
report on emissions avoided through the use
of chemical products. For the chemical industry, this will be an important demonstration
of the positive contribution of its solutions to
solving the climate change challenge.
BASF to Partially Acquire
Ciech’s TDI Business
BASF and Ciech announced the acqui-
sition of parts of Ciech’s global TDI
(toluene diisocyanate) business by BASF.
The acquisition is subject to approval
by the appropriate antitrust authorities.
Closing of the transaction is expected in
the first quarter of 2013. Financial terms
of the agreement were not disclosed.
Evonik Celebrates 50 Years
of Producing Isophorone
Chemicals for Paint and
Coatings Market
Evonik recently celebrated 50 years of
making isophorone chemicals. The first
plant for isophorone production commenced operation at the Herne site of
Hibernia, as a predecessor company of
Evonik Industries in 1962.
Discovered as a byproduct of acetone
catalysis, isophorone, a solvent, evolved
to eventually become one of the company’s core areas of competency. The
continual development of this product,
combined with the exploration and tapping of new technologies and markets,
enabled the company to build an extensive product portfolio for applications in
a whole variety of industries.CW
Evonik Releases Environmental Impact Study on Degaroute Reaction Resin
Tiny glass beads embedded in the road marking material reflect the light from headlights in dark or wet conditions. This is
why the markings are still so easy to see in the dark, the fog and
the rain. Thanks to their structure, the lines and surfaces are extremely durable as well.
Various systems can be used to apply these kinds of structured, three-dimensional markings to roads. One of these is
cold-plastic marking based on Degaroute reaction resin from
Evonik Industries. Degaroute has proven itself in this application
for more than 50 years, the quality of the product having long
produced impressive results. Lately, however, it is not just safety
but the environmental aspect that is playing a more important
role. Increasing traffic volumes call for more and more markings—but not at the expense of the environment.
For this reason, Evonik compared its Degaroute-based road
markings with three other common road marking systems: hot-spray plastic, solvent-based paint and water-based paint. The
specialty chemicals company studied all four systems as part of
a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA). An LCA is a systematic tool that analyzes the influence a product has on the
environment over its entire lifespan. It takes account of the entire
value-added chain, from the raw materials, through production
and application, to disposal or recycling.
In this case, Evonik studied a two-lane, one-kilometer sec-
tion of roadway equipped with a middle stripe and two edge
stripes. The assessment period was ten years—after this time
roads normally have to be resurfaced. Depending on the tech-
nology used, the markings have to be renewed at different
times in this period.
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