ICIS announced the 2022 winners of the Innovation Awards in six categories.
ICIS announced that Evonik, a specialty chemical company, won this year’s ICIS Innovation Awards for its sustainable rhamnolipid product REWOFERM® RL 100, which is transforming the laundry detergent market.
This important award honors businesses that exhibit high levels of innovation in their processes, products, and digital platforms while also enhancing sustainability and the environment.
Over 75 entries were reviewed for six innovation categories by judges from the sponsoring companies BASF, Accenture, Barentz, and Deloitte Consulting, as well as the NNFCC and ICIS.
The winners announced by ICIS are as follows:
Best Product Innovation from a large company – Evonik Operations – REWOFERM® RL 100, this sustainable product is transforming the laundry detergent market.
Best Digital Innovation from a large company, Eastman Chemical – Fluid Genius – digital innovation for heat transfer fluid management.
Best Process Innovation from a large company – Clariant Catalysts and Technip Energies -reducing carbon footprint and enhancing operation in steam reforming with EARTH®.
Best Digital Innovation from a SME, Electric Ant Lab – digital R&D solution that complements wet lab research.
Best Process Innovation from an SME – GreeNovel – a process for contaminated plastics recycling and metals extraction from e-waste using an advanced chemical agent and microwave.
Best Product Innovation from an SME – Genomatica – a new plant-based nylon-6 to slash GHGs from textiles, films and plastics.
Will Beacham, ICIS chemical business deputy editor, who is in charge of the judging panel, commented: “With the global economy in turmoil, and the path to zero carbon high on the agenda, innovation has become even more important as a way to secure the planet and chemical industry’s future. The ICIS Innovation Awards allows us to celebrate the industry’s contribution to a sustainable future.”
Johann-Caspar Gammelin, member of the executive board and president Nutrition and Care at Evonik said: “REWOFERM RL 100 demonstrates that we could use this innovative platform to solve various circularity challenges in our industry, such as biodegradability. As a specialty chemicals company, Evonik can make a big contribution to a liveable future: helping to curb climate change, limit the use of fossil raw materials and feed the growing world population.”
