HOUSTON, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraton Corporation,
a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and
high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping
co-products, announces its sponsorship of The Road Forward, an
initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to
achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050.
"With over 40 years of experience extending pavement life,
Kraton is proud to support The Road Forward in advancing
sustainability in the asphalt industry," said Bill Davis, Kraton's Director of Sales,
Performance Products. "Sustainability is at the core of our
business, and partnerships like these are key to protecting our
planet and creating a greener future."
"We are thankful to Kraton Corporation for embracing a shared
commitment to The Road Forward," said NAPA President & CEO
Audrey Copeland, PhD, PE. "Kraton's
support of The Road Forward propels our collective vision for
sustainable communities and commerce connected by net zero carbon
asphalt pavements. This demonstrates the positive impact that
additive suppliers can have in their communities and beyond."
As pioneers in bitumen modification, Kraton polymers are
designed to improve asphalt performance, processability, and supply
reliability, leading to longer lasting and more efficient use of
materials for road construction. Pavements constructed with Kraton
solutions have a lower carbon footprint due to extended pavement
life and minimal maintenance.
Kraton's commitment to sustainability recently earned it an
EcoVadis Platinum rating for the second consecutive year. The
Platinum rating places Kraton within the top 1% of more than 90,000
companies evaluated by EcoVadis for integrating sustainability
principles into their business. The distinction reinforces Kraton's
ongoing commitment to develop sustainable solutions and processes
to address evolving market needs.
For more information on The Road Forward, visit
AsphaltPavement.org/Forward.
For more information on Kraton sustainability initiatives visit
Kraton.com.
About The Road Forward
An initiative of the
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), The Road Forward: A
Vision for Net Zero Carbon Emissions for the Asphalt Pavement
Industry calls on the U.S. asphalt community to advance
technologies, products, and processes to achieve net zero carbon
emissions by 2050. Launched in January
2022, the multi-year effort will engage, educate, and
empower the U.S. asphalt community to produce and construct net
zero carbon emission asphalt pavements.
About Kraton Corporation
Kraton Corporation is a
leading global producer of specialty polymers and high-value
performance products derived from renewable
resources. Kraton's polymers are used in a wide range of
applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal
care products, sealants, and lubricants, and medical, packaging,
automotive, paving and roofing products. As the largest global
provider in the pine chemicals industry, the company's pine-based
specialty products are sold into adhesive, road and construction
and tire markets, and it produces and sells a broad range of
performance chemicals into markets that include fuel additives,
oilfield chemicals, coatings, metalworking fluids and lubricants,
inks, and mining. Kraton offers its products to a diverse
customer base in over 70 countries worldwide.
*Kraton, the Kraton logo and design are all trademarks
of Kraton Corporation, or its subsidiaries or
affiliates, in one or more, but not all countries.
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