Solvents

27 of 142 company briefs report solvents entering or leaving their operations. Recycling is the most reported process, in 25 of them.

Briefs
27
Industries
7
Top process
Recycling · 25
Often paired with
Plastics · 13

Where solvents show up

Briefs by industry

  • Chemicals & Advanced Materials 13
  • Electronics & Semiconductors 7
  • Automotive & Mobility 3
  • Aerospace & Defense 1
  • Building & Infrastructure 1
  • Metals & Mining 1
+ 1 more
  • Waste & Resource Recovery 1

27 companies handling solvents

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Company IndustryStatus

3M Company

3M completed its PFAS manufacturing exit at the end of 2025; this brief separates that milestone from continuing product transitions.

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

Arkema

Arkema's 2025 registration document describes adhesives and coatings R&D using bio-based, bio-attributed and recycled raw materials.

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

BASF SE

Chemicals and industrial materials

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

Celanese Corporation

Specialty chemicals and materials

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

Clean Harbors, Inc. Waste company

Clean Harbors recycled 1.9 million metric tons of materials in 2024 and separately managed used oil, solvents and wastewater.

Industry: Waste & Resource Recovery
Status: Waste company

Covestro AG

Polymers and specialty chemicals

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

Dow

Chemicals and materials maker

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

DuPont de Nemours Inc

DuPont announced the completed sale of its Aramids business, including Kevlar and Nomex, to Arclin in April 2026.

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

Evonik

Evonik’s 2025 report identifies membrane technologies, biosurfactants and catalyst recycling among its circular-economy contributions.

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

Ford Motor Company

Vehicles and battery systems

Industry: Automotive & Mobility
Status: Active

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Copper and gold mining

Industry: Metals & Mining
Status: Active

General Motors Company

Vehicles and battery manufacturing

Industry: Automotive & Mobility
Status: Active

Infineon Technologies AG

Power and automotive semiconductors

Industry: Electronics & Semiconductors
Status: Active

Intel Corporation

Computer chips and manufacturing

Industry: Electronics & Semiconductors
Status: Active

Micron Technology, Inc.

Memory chips and semiconductors

Industry: Electronics & Semiconductors
Status: Active

Mitsubishi Chemical Group

Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s sustainability profile covers plastic and carbon recycling, biomass materials and life-cycle assessment.

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

Automotive and industrial semiconductors

Industry: Electronics & Semiconductors
Status: Active

PPG Industries, Inc.

PPG sold its U.S. and Canada architectural-coatings business to American Industrial Partners in 2024.

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

RPM International

Coatings and construction products

Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
Status: Active

RTX Corporation

RTX's 2025 report describes reuse of leftover turbine-coating and carbon-fiber PPS sheet material; external supply isn't established.

Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Status: Active

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