sustainability

40-under-40 18 Sep 2020

Video: An Interview with Emily Peck, Laboratory Manager

Emily Peck of MicroCare was on Products Finishing's 40 Under 40 list for 2020. She spoke with managing editor Jenny Rush about sustainability, career goals and advice.

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sustainability 24 Aug 2020

A Conversation with Richard Lynch of MacDermid Enthone

Vice president of MacDermid Enthone Richard Lynch talks to Products Finishing about the importance of mentors, sustainability and sweater vests.

management 17 Aug 2020

MacDermid Launches Environmental Solutions Business

MacDermid Envio Solutions will focus on helping customers profitably reduce their environmental impact through proprietary water treatments and materials recycling solutions.

Powder Coating 17 Aug 2020

Sherwin-Williams' Powdura ECO Hybrid Powder Coatings Made from 25% Recycled Plastic

The coating products contain the equivalent of seven to 10 single-use (16-ounce) recycled plastic water bottles.

Electroplating 16 Jul 2020

NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing: 1st Quarterly Report

This report (1) introduces the new project and (2) covers the first quarter of project work (April-June 2020) on this project at Wayne State University in Detroit. The objective is to help metal finishing plants to conduct a self-managed sustainability assessment and identify technical solutions for sustainability performance improvement. The reader is invited to contact Dr. Huang in identifying plating shops willing to participate in this program.

sustainability 16 Jul 2020

Minibags Ensure Dust-Free Handling of Orion's Carbon Black Materials

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. has introduced a packaging system with soluble and meltable Minibags for dust-free and sustainable handling of carbon black.

sustainability 19 May 2020

Kontek Ion Exchange Systems Deionize Water for Recycling

The Rekon's applications include raw water purification, softening and deionization, wastewater recovery and recycling, polishing and targeted ion recovery.