Dunn-Edwards, Celanese to Bring Carbon Capture to Paints

Dunn-Edwards Corporation has announced a cooperation with Celanese Corporation to minimize impacts on greenhouse emissions through the implementation of Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology.

New to the US market, this process carves a pathway for sustainable architectural coatings by producing architectural paints with ingredients manufactured from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions captured from industrial processes using CCU technology.

“Carbon Capture and Utilization can improve the sustainability of a range of essential chemistries by reducing the carbon footprint of the binder and creating circular options for waste CO2,” said Kevin Norfleet, global sustainability director at Celanese. “Working with Dunn-Edwards to launch CCU in architectural coatings brings an improved choice for US consumers.”

Celanese uses CCU technology at its Clear Lake, TX facility to capture industrial CO2 emissions and create a chemical building block that makes up a key part of vinyl acetate-based emulsions – an integral component in the production of architectural paints.

The resulting paint products offer a lower carbon footprint and contribute to a more sustainable building envelope. CCU and fossil-fuel based feedstocks are commingled but accurately tracked through mass-balance accounting.

Using CCU resin technology in Dunn-Edwards manufactured paints is projected to utilize more than 2 million pounds of captured CO2 annually.

“Now more than ever, we’re committed to providing professionals and consumers with products that excel in both performance and sustainability, and this collaboration is an exciting step in furthering that priority,” said Tim Bosveld, VP of product management at Dunn-Edwards.