Challenge the Status Quo to Unlock Efficiencies: Q&A with Eastman Chemical Company
Sharon Nolen, Eastman Chemical Company’s manager of global natural resources, discusses fostering an efficiency improvement mindset across the organization.
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How to Balance Competing Priorities in Manufacturing: Q&A with Eastman Chemical
Manufacturing has "a lot of competing priorities," says Eastman Chemical's manager of natural resources. "When integrating energy efficiency and water conservation into day-to-day thinking, you don’t just flip the switch. You have to
Eastman Non-Phthalate Plasticizer Meets EPA Safer Choice Chemical Criteria
Eastman has developed a plasticizer that meets the EPA’s Safer Choice program criteria — an industry first, according to the chemical company.
4 Steps to Get Product Life Cycle Assessment Right
To find out what’s key for successful life cycle assessment, Ethical Corporation spoke with Molson Coors, Eastman Chemical, Amcor and Continental Clothing about challenges and insights to measuring social and environmental impacts of products and services. The free report offers practical insights on: Strategy: How to identify corporate sustainability priorities ... Read more »
DuPont Leads Chemical Firms Preparing for a Low-Carbon Economy
DuPont leads the chemical industry in preparing for a low-carbon economy, according to CDP’s latest quarterly sector research report. The report ranks companies in one of the highest-emitting sectors: diversified chemicals, based on a number of emissions-related metrics which in aggregate could have a material impact on company performance. The ... Read more »
Big Opportunity for Chemical Firms from Phthalate Phaseout
Plasticizers called phthalates — used in everything from plastic shower curtains to car dashboards — are being phased out of the marketplace due to environmental, health and safety concerns. This presents a major opportunity for chemical manufacturers, such as those that make phthalate replacements, reports Chemical and Engineering News. The ... Read more »
Eastman Implements Energy Efficiency Improvements
Ten energy efficiency projects implemented in 2014 at three Eastman Chemical Company facilities and one Eastman’s joint venture partner facility saved enough energy to power more than 1,800 homes. The projects included the installation of new equipment, creative process redesign and operational changes. Eastman’s Operations in Kingsport, Tennessee, implemented six energy ... Read more »
Waste Management, Ecolab, CH2M Hill Make ‘Most Ethical Companies’ List
Waste Management is the only company in the environmental services industry to make the Ethisphere Institute’s World’s Most Ethical Companies list. This year’s list includes 132 companies. Others that made the 2015 list are chemical companies Ecolab and Eastman Chemical, consulting firm Accenture and design and engineering firm CH2M Hill. ... Read more »
Eastman, DSI Repurpose Copolyester
Eastman Chemical has teamed with DSI Plastics to develop a regrinding and reuse stream for Eastman Tritan copolyester and its other copolyester materials, including Eastar and Durastar. The partnership is part of Eastman’s ongoing work to maximize the recyclability of its polymers. DSI is a designer and integrated producer of ... Read more »
EPA Adds BPA, 22 Other Chemicals to TSCA List
Twenty-three chemicals, including bisphenol A (BPA), seven phthalates and two flame retardants, have been added to the EPA’s list of chemicals for assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Manufacturers of some of the newly added chemicals include Dow Chemical, DuPont, Eastman Chemical, Mexichem S.A.B de C.V., Momentive Performance Materials ... Read more »
Chemical Giants Publish Environmental Footprint Guide
Major chemical companies including AkzoNobel, BASF and Eastman Chemical, working with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, have published a guide to help chemical industry customers and stakeholders use more sustainable products. The guide, Life Cycle Metrics for Chemical Products, is the result of a collaboration between leading chemical ... Read more »
Exxon, PG&E Fined for Not Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
ExxonMobil and Pacific Gas & Electric are among the nine companies that have been fined by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for violating the state’s mandatory greenhouse gas reporting rule. That rule requires facilities, including those covered by California’s cap-and-trade regulation, to report their GHGs annually. The companies fined ... Read more »