- In January 2025, Dow announced a collaboration with Brivaplast and TecnoGi to promote sustainability in the luxury goods sector by reprocessing imperfect perfume caps into high-quality components for luxury footwear and leather goods. Dow supplies SURLYN resin, used in the production of premium perfume caps by Brivaplast, a leading cosmetic packaging manufacturer. While these caps are designed to meet strict quality standards, some pieces are deemed substandard. Rather than discarding them, TecnoGi will repurpose the imperfect caps into components for the luxury fashion industry. This initiative showcases a commitment to circularity and demonstrates how cross-industry collaboration can reduce waste and add value
- In December 2022, Eastman and Krahn Chemie GmbH signed an agreement that states the distribution of Eastman products across central and eastern Europe. This agreement helps in the expansion of their business by distributing their products in different regions with favorable conditions and in original form
- In May 2020, Huntsman Corporation announced the rebranding of its world-leading spray polyurethane foam business as Huntsman Building Solutions. Huntsman Building Solutions is a worldwide platform under Huntsman's Polyurethanes division. This rebranding helped the company to expand its business in the polyurethane foam business
- In November 2023, Shell Chemicals was honored as a winner in BNSF’s 2023 Sustainability Awards program. Alongside nine other recipients, Shell Chemicals received this recognition from BNSF, a prominent North American freight transportation company, for its advancements in sustainable solutions throughout the year
- In October 2024, DIC Corporation has announced the development of a new specialty polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) film, created in collaboration with Japanese firm Unitika Ltd., designed to reduce transmission loss at high frequencies. With its low dielectric properties, this innovative film is ideal for use in millimeter-wave printed circuit boards, which are essential for next-generation communication devices and millimeter-wave radar. The product has already undergone evaluation by several electronics materials manufacturers, and commercial production preparations are underway
