Sustainability pillars

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.

Eco-Premium Solutions

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.

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In 2020, 37% of our revenue came from the sale of Eco-Premium Solutions and 23% of our revenue came from Eco-Premium Solutions with a direct customer benefit.
In 2020, 37% of our revenue came from the sale of Eco-Premium Solutions and 23% of our revenue came from Eco-Premium Solutions with a direct customer benefit.

We invest in Innovation for more sustainable solutions

>30

partnerships with universities, customers, and institutes

71%

of R&D pipeline is focused on solutions with sustainability benefits

>2,000

individual patents covering key developments in 60 countries

Cases - Growing our Sustainble Portfolio

Anti-viral and environmentally friendly paint

Anti-microbial agents in paints and other materials can play a key role in helping to keep surfaces clean and safe, for example in hospitals. The challenge is to ensure that these antimicrobial agents are not harmful to the environment.

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Sustainable hairstyling

We deliver proven performance for styling formulation needs – from polymers and biopolymers to eco-friendly propellants for hair aerosol-based products and improving current solutions to meet demand for “silicon-free” products.

First Chinese CID License for Leading PVC Producer

Our customers around the world are demanding more sustainable solutions and are therefore making the shift to CID technology for PVC production. This technology allows customers to increase reactor output, while improving productivity and energy consumption, product quality, and operational safety.

Continuous Initiator Dosing (CID) technology

New, Advanced Organic-Peroxide Site in Tianjin, China

The site consists of three manufacturing facilities and is equipped with the latest technology for safety, energy efficiency, and environmental protection.

Renewable textile fibers

We help our customer develop their recycling chemistry. Focusing on more sustainable textiles, we have partnered with Renewcell to provide specialty chemicals and engineering solutions for a new textile recycling plant in Sweden.

Water-soluble polymer

A bio-based water-soluble polymer with applications in personal care, mining, food, and pharma...

VOC-free paint additive

Our Ethylan EF-60 is a volatile organic carbon (VOC)-free additive for premium waterborne paint products which delivers freeze thaw stability; enables low-odor, safe formulations; and enhances appearance without compromising performance or finish.

Biodegradable binders and adjuvants

We have developed a biodegradable binder for seed treatment, encapsulation technology for actives and sustainable adjuvants. Our Adsee AMP40, a salt-free, biodegradable, all-in-one adjuvant offers a cost-efficient solution to customers in the global agricultural market.

Bio-based polymers for improved personal care

Amaze™ Nordic Barley, uses a natural starch derived from barley to replace products made from petrochemicals.

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%.

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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:

  • Sustainable manufacturing processes, reducing environmental footprint
  • Proximity to customer point-of-use reduces transportation, increasing eco-efficiency and safety
  • Energy derives from the pulp mill (biomass)

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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

Improving our safety performance and environmental footprint

We continuously work to improve our safety performance and environmental footprint for the benefit of our employees, contractors, customers, neighbors, and the environment

Growing our sustainable solutions

We provide solutions that are essential in applications ranging from pharmaceuticals and farming to electric cars and building insulation. Our goal is to deliver not just the desired functionality but improved sustainability performance as well.

Engaging people, partners, and society

At Nouryon, we aim to achieve sustainable business growth and have a positive impact on people’s everyday lives through our essential solutions as well as our actions.

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