August 12, 2021
Nouryon has been awarded a Gold rating by global sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis for its sustainability achievements. This rating places Nouryon in the top three percent of more than 75,000 companies assessed, it says.
“Sustainability is a key business driver for Nouryon, and we know that our customers also care deeply about sustainability,” says Charlie Shaver, Chairman and CEO of Nouryon. “This EcoVadis Gold rating affirms that we are making progress as a top-quartile people safety performer, in further reducing our environmental footprint and in providing sustainable solutions to our customers. We are proud of the many factors that led to this achievement, in particular that 37 percent of our 2020 revenue was generated from our portfolio of sustainable products,” he says.
Nouryon says it achieved strong scores in all assessed areas, including environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
“We are thrilled with our Gold rating and that we saw our scores increase this year – particularly when it comes to our environmental practices. This ranking clearly confirms that we are doing the right thing and that we are succeeding in driving sustainable progress,” says Vivi Hollertt, Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at Nouryon.
Nouryon says this recognition of its sustainability progress follows other recent developments including an expanded portfolio of sustainable products to support its customers, including anti-viral paint coatings and products for cool roof coatings that save energy and reduce the need for air conditioning.
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Paul N. Gardner USA, global distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries, has introduced a new offering: The compact, portable Sling Psychrometer.
As an easy way to measure relative humidity levels quickly, this uniquely compact Bacharach Sling Psychrometer accurately determines per cent relative humidity without the necessity of consulting complex tables. There is no need to wet the wick each time a reading is taken, and it contains a slide rule calculator which correlates wet and dry bulb thermometer indications for direct reading of relative humidity. When not in use, the thermometer case telescopes into the handle for protection.
The Sling Psychrometer consists of two thermometers that are turned by vigorously swinging the handle and exposing the thermometers to rapid air movement. These two thermometers are called dry bulb and wet bulb. The bulb of one thermometer is placed in direct contact with the room air to measure dry-bulb air temperature. The bulb of the other thermometer is covered with a silk or muslin sleeve that is kept moist to record the wet bulb temperature. Evaporation cools the wet bulb more than the dry bulb, and the humidity is obtained as a function of change in temperature. The atmospheric humidity is determined by calculations, steam tables, or using a psychrometric chart. Gardco.com