Nouryon today announced the opening of its newest innovation center in Shanghai, China, a state-of-the-art facility designed to strengthen the company’s commitment to localized innovation, customer co-development and sustainable growth in China and across the Asia Pacific region.

Nouryon today announced the opening of its new office in Al Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The new office is in the prestigious Al Abdulkarim Tower, the tallest commercial tower in the Eastern Province, in the heart of one of the largest cities in the Gulf. This move marks a significant milestone in Nouryon's commitment to expanding its operations and better serving its customers in the Middle East. 

Thermoset customers in France, Italy, the UK and Ireland will have improved access to products from Nouryon through an expanded partnership with distributor Gazechim Group.

Global specialty chemicals leader Nouryon today published its 2025 sustainability report, highlighting progress across environmental performance, workplace standards and sustainable innovation. The results showcase continuing efforts to reduce emissions, improve safety, expand living wage analysis and develop solutions to enable more sustainable products and processes across consumer and industrial markets.

Announcing the launch of a new biodegradable personal care technology, Structure® M3 co-surfactant at the 2024 in-cosmetics Global event in Paris, France. This new innovation enhances the functionality and appeal of a wide range of personal care formulations and was developed in response to consumers’ increasing preference for more natural and milder ingredients.

Nouryon was recently recognized for its outstanding leadership, safety, and environmental stewardship performance with thirteen Texas Chemical Council (TCC) and Association of Chemical Industry of Texas (ACIT) awards.

Recognized with a 2025 Gold rating by EcoVadis for our sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and achievements. This is the fourth consecutive year that Nouryon has been awarded an EcoVadis Gold rating or higher and places the company in the top 3% of companies then assessed by the sustainability ratings provider and among the top 2% of companies in the chemicals industry.

In March 2022, the Nouryon Asa site received the Prefectural Governor's Award from the local ministry. The award recognizes the company’s proactive approach and remarkable achievements in enhancing the local firefighting and disaster prevention system as the Volunteer Fire Corps.

Nouryon has been awarded a 2023 Responsible Care Company Award and a Safety Award by the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) in China.

Nouryon’s Columbus site leadership was recently recognized as a Forward Together Partner by the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors and the National Association of Counties. - [Apr 2024]

Global specialty chemicals leader Nouryon has been recognized by Henkel Consumer Brands with its 2025 sustainability award for Nouryon’s innovative degradable solution that optimizes water hardness in laundry detergents, combining high performance with sustainability for consumers.

Nouryon has been awarded a score of A- in the global CDP Climate Change category, in recognition of the Company’s progress in implementing current best practices in sustainability targets, value chain engagement, and opportunity disclosures. The A- score places the Company at the leadership level, above the chemical industry average score of B. This marks the third consecutive year Nouryon has engaged with CDP.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has been recognized by European startups for its collaboration efforts under the Imagine Chemistry innovation program.

Nouryon has been awarded the 2019 Responsible Care Merit Award by the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) in China. The award recognizes the company’s performance and contribution to the development of a responsible chemical industry in the country.

Nouryon has been recognized with fourteen prestigious awards from the Texas Chemical Council (TCC) and the Texas Chemistry Alliance (TCA) for outstanding achievements in safety performance, community engagement, environmental stewardship, and industry leadership in 2023. “We are immensely proud of our teams in Texas for their industry-leading safety performance ...