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Materials firm Covestro LLC has transitioned four of its U.S. sites to 100% renewable electricity, achieving net-zero Scope 2 emissions. This milestone is part of the company’s goal to reach climate-neutral production by 2035. The shift was made possible through a virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Danish renewable energy leader Orsted, supplying Covestro with 90 megawatts of capacity and cutting 90,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually. Company leaders emphasized the role of collaboration and innovation in advancing sustainability across the industry.
The Plastics News Executive Forum will hold keynote addresses from leaders tackling industry shifts, sustainability and workforce trends this year. Among them, Angela Elsey, president of PCS Plastics, and Erin Simon, a vice president at the World Wildlife Fund, will give keynote speeches.
Four plastics-related firms have been named among Northeast Ohio's top workplaces for 2022 by the newspaper.
The true comparison of results may lie in the average sales per company. The top 100 is up 6.9 percent while the littlest gain is less than 1 percent, nearly 10 times less. We look at percentages as a way of ironing out the disparity; this gives us a relatable point of comparison.
Kgothatso Montjane: "No worthwhile journey is without its challenges. It's the rough road that ends in greatness."
Ascend Performance Materials' congeneration plant in Decatur, Ala., has received the Responsible Care Initiative of the Year award from the American Chemistry Council.