Sustainability pillars
Growing Our Sustainable Solutions Through Innovation
Growing Our Sustainable Solutions Through Innovation
A growing share of bio-based and biodegradable products and circular raw materials
We work together with customers, suppliers, universities, and other partners to develop innovative and sustainable solutions that have smaller footprints or enable our customers to be more sustainable. These include a growing share of bio-based and biodegradable products and recently introduced, circular raw materials.
Megatrends drive growth opportunities with higher performing and more complex solutions
Our end-markets are driven by societal megatrends and the associated trends influencing our customers, among them, increasing demand for: eco-friendly and more-natural, bio-based products; renewable energy and raw materials; biodegradable solutions; reduced carbon emissions, and recycling improvements.
Our Eco-Premium Solutions are products that offer significant sustainability benefits over mainstream alternatives in the market while providing the same or better functionality. These benefits can apply to several specific criteria (e.g. toxicity, energy use, use of natural resources, emissions and waste, land use, risks, health). When making comparisons, we ensure that our solution does not have adverse effects on any of the other criteria. Megatrends drive growth opportunities with higher performing and more complex solutions. When developing these solutions, we put special focus on delivering environmental benefits, as well as direct benefits to our customers’ operations. Examples are bio-based polymers and Dissolvine®, readily biodegradable chelating agents for more sustainable detergents.
of revenues from Eco-Premium Solutions
partnerships with universities, customers, and institutes
of R&D pipeline is focused on solutions with sustainability benefits
individual patents covering key developments in 60 countries
A closer look....energy saving cool-roof coatings
We combined our Expancel (expandable microspheres) and Levasil (colloidal silica) technologies to create a concept for cool roof coatings. This combination makes it possible for customers to produce coatings that resist dirt and are highly reflective.
The higher reflectivity reduces absorption of heat into buildings, which means less need for cooling, increased energy efficiency, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. These coatings can reduce roof temperatures by up to 15 degrees Celsius and cooling energy used by over 40%.
A closer look....sustainable pulp production
We are the largest global supplier of sodium chlorate and the leading supplier of chlorine dioxide generators and Integrated Manufacturing Models to the global pulp industry. We are also committed to continually delivering pioneering solutions to the global pulp and paper industry. Learn more about our pioneering solution for the pulp and paper industry:
Keep aiming high
Our sustainability achievements place Nouryon in the top percentile of companies rated by EcoVadis. As one of our values states, ‘We aim high’ as a company and therefore we have our sights set on further improving our sustainability performance.
Learn more - Nouryon's sustainability pillars