"We get definitely more and more requests from our customers related to sustainability. For example, they ask for the measurement of the CO₂ footprint of supplied products, for the use of renewable raw materials or they encourage the joint development of more sustainable products. Just to name a few.

Cytec has always been a pioneer in the development of eco-friendly systems such as UV/EB curable resins, powder coating resins and waterborne solutions. But we recognize that our efforts need now to go beyond ‘green’ products. We are therefore willing to support our customers in this field as much as possible. "
         
Rik Destexhe
Global Strategic Account Director, Coating Resins

“Over the last decades, Cytec has been a significant contributor to ecofriendly solutions for the coatings industry. It started with the development of waterborne resins using different technologies more than 50 years ago and was driven forward by delivering sustainable coating systems together with customers – mainly for the automotive, general industry and architectural markets. For many of these solutions, Cytec and its predecessor companies were the first in the market when introducing these systems. We have always been very pro-active in developing these ecofriendly solutions, even a long time before they were requested by the markets."

Willibald Paar
Global R&D Director, Liquid Coating Resins & Additives

“I truly believe that iSUSTAIN™offers big value to manufacturers of chemical products who aim at developing more sustainable products. For me, iSUSTAIN is currently the most powerful tool on the market for assessing the sustainability of products and processes. It is user-friendly, intuitive and easy to use. iSUSTAIN provides clear assessments without being too extensive or work intensive. We got very positive feedback from customers on these points, too.
It’s great that Cytec has helped developing this tool which, I think, underlines our interest in this topic.”

Luc Lindekens
Senior Research Scientist, UV/EB Curable Resins and Additives EMEA
and iSUSTAIN Super-User


“A considerable part of the innovation efforts within our coating resins businesses is focused on the development of waterbased products and the use of renewable raw materials. We are very actively looking for more eco-friendly solutions that could replace petrol-based materials. To achieve this we have dedicated Cytec teams in place and we work as well on projects with other companies. We are as well using synergies between the three coatings businesses, meaning that we try to translate sustainable solutions from one technology to another. The results of these efforts are reflected in recently launched products. For example solvent-free epoxy dispersions, bioligomers for UV curable coatings or sustainable polyesters, but there are many many more.”

Wim Vanderpoorten
Innovation Director, Specialty Chemicals