Dunn-Edwards Collaborates With Celanese to Bring Carbon Capture and Utilization-based Paint to the US

The collaboration introduces a first-to-market pathway to sustainable architectural coatings by minimizing the effects of greenhouse gas emissions with Carbon Capture & Utilization.

LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Dunn-Edwards Corporation has announced a cooperation with Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, to minimize impacts on greenhouse emissions through the implementation of Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology. New to the U.S. 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.

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"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 U.S. consumers."

Celanese uses CCU technology at its Clear Lake, Texas 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 over 2 million pounds of captured CO2 annually. According to the U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, this is approximately equivalent to what over 800 acres of forest can consume in CO2 in a year.

"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. "We're honored to be the first architectural coatings manufacturer in the U.S. to implement Celanese's innovations and see it as a significant step forward in the pursuit of a more sustainable industry."

By embracing innovative technologies, Dunn-Edwards is working to provide professionals and consumers with products that utilize CCU technology, which aligns with the company's greener by design® commitment of minimizing adverse impacts on material resources and environmental quality while maintaining the same levels of performance and quality customers expect in coatings.

To learn more about Dunn-Edwards greener by design commitment and advancements, including the implementation of CCU technologies from Celanese, please visit dunnedwards.com/environment.

About Dunn-Edwards Corporation

Dunn-Edwards – Apply a Higher Standard. Dunn-Edwards is one of the nation's leading manufacturers and distributors of premium architectural, industrial, and high-performance paints, coatings, and paint supplies. It operates over 170 company stores in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, as well as over 100 domestic and 250 international dealer locations in 12 countries. Dunn-Edwards is dedicated to preserving and protecting the environment and produces its coatings in a LEED ® Gold-certified manufacturing plant. Based in Southern California, the almost 100-year-old company has approximately 1,700 employees. Dunn-Edwards is a wholly owned subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO 4612), one of the world's largest paint companies. For more information, visit www.dunnedwards.com.

About Celanese

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese Corporation employs more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion.