Innovating and Growing our Sustainable Solutions
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.
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.
of revenue from Eco-Premium Solutions
strategically located Innovation and Application Centers
retention rate over the past six years of our top 250 customers
of our R&D product pipeline is focused on solutions with sustainability benefits in 2023
At the heart of our innovation philosophy are Eco-Premium Solutions that offer substantial sustainability benefits over mainstream alternatives in the market, while still delivering the same or superior product performance. In 2023, 32% of revenue came from our Eco-Premium Solutions.
To highlight the crucial sustainability value drivers within our end-markets, we have introduced a new metric for our product innovation pipeline, named Eco-Solutions. These are product and product line innovations that we plan to introduce in the future based on success. In 2023, 74% of our R&D product pipeline included Eco-Solutions.
Our product innovations are increasingly focused on bio-based, biodegradable, and circular solutions, including natural polymers in Home and Personal Care and cellulose-based raw materials in Paints and Coatings. Other innovations include our range of biodegradable and bio-based products, such as chelating agents, surfactants, and polymers based on natural materials.
We deliver proven performance for styling formulation needs - from polymers and biopolymers to eco-friendly propellants for hair aerosol-based products.
Green DME is an eco-friendly propellant with a reduced carbon footprint; a special solution for which we have partners in the chain to support your needs.
Dissolvine® chelating products are derived from natural, renewable sources and are readily biodegradable, offering a superior ecological profile.
SolAmaze® Natural solution is a novel 100% bio-based, biodegradable product containing a film-forming polymer that offers superior water resistance.
Agrilan® 1015 is a biodegradable, low color dispersant for aqueous crop protection formulations.
Improve the properties of recycled polyolefins with our latest product innovations.
Essential chemistry for high-quality packaging solutions
Products that deliver excellent chelating performance with readily biodegradable and non-health-hazard properties.
Personal care products receive Ringier Technology Innovation Awards in China
Nouryon achieved notable recognition in the Chinese market in 2023, as two of our personal care products, Amaze® SP Polymer and ElfaMoist® AC Humectant, were awarded the prestigious Ringier Technology Innovation Award in the categories of Functional Ingredients and Effective Ingredients, respectively.
Amaze® SP Polymer, a 100% natural, bio-based, and biodegradable hair control polymer, offers weightless, invisible styling. ElfaMoist® AC Humectant is lauded for its superior penetration and deposition properties, providing non-sticky, quick, and long-lasting skin moisturizing efficacy.
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:
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