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I always love putting together our annual sustainability issue. It’s inspiring and invigorating to see the industry’s exploration of the broad scope of activities we can engage in to address sustainability. I’m reminded, though, of a restaurant with a voluminous menu. Too many options can sometimes be daunting. How can companies be sure they’re making the right choices?

Sika has expanded its production capacity in the rapidly growing Chinese construction market with the opening of a new mortar production facility in Jiaxing City, in the province of Zhejiang in Eastern China.

Arkema recently announced that it has been recognized among the chemicals sector’s global leaders in sustainability in the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.

The Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) recently recognized Hexion’s composite technology at the society’s Annual Automotive Innovation Awards Program.

All4Labels recently announced that it has opened a Center of Excellence (CoE) in Salerno, Italy.

Scott Bader Co. Ltd. recently launched Crestaform, a new range of high-performance 3D printing resins.

ACTEGA recently announced that, following its acquisition of the closure materials business from Henkel in May 2021, the transfer of production from Henkel in France to ACTEGA DS in Bremen, Germany, has been successfully completed.

According to a 2019 report by the U.S. Green Building Council, the number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified homes has grown 19% since 2017. The current level represents an all-time high, with nearly 500,000 single-family, multi-family, and affordable housing LEED-certified units globally. More than 400,000 of these units are located in the U.S.

Is your company experiencing similar challenges? How are you addressing them? Please reach out to me at suttons@bnpmedia.com to share your thoughts.