EcoVadis Gold rating confirmed: KRAIBURG TPE once again assessed across all sites worldwide

Oliver Zintner, CEO of KRAIBURG TPE. 
(Image: © 2026 KRAIBURG TPE)KRAIBURG TPE has been awarded the gold medal by EcoVadis, an international operating provider of business sustainability ratings, for the second year in a row. The rating includes all of the company’s sites worldwide, which together achieved this outstanding result. KRAIBURG TPE achieved new record values in each of the four assessment areas – environment, labor and human rights, ethics as well as sustainable procurement. With a result of 98th percentile, the company is among the top 2% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide and thus emphasizes its leading position in the field of sustainable business management.

Belden Enables Safer, Smarter IT/OT Networks with Virtual Firewall and Digital I/O Module Innovations

Belden enables safer, smarter IT/OT networks with virtual firewall and digital I/O module innovations. 
(Photo: Belden, PR560)Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global provider of complete connection solutions, today announced the launch of new products designed to provide flexible and scalable cybersecurity for operational technology environments and enhance network efficiency.

SONGWON announces FY2025 financial results

SONGWONSONGWON Industrial Group today released its financial results for FY 2025. The Group reported consolidated sales of 239,385 million KRW in the 4th quarter of 2025 (Q4/2024: 255,148 million KRW) and ended FY 2025 with revenues totaling 1,039,162 million KRW, marking a 2.9% decline when compared to FY 2024 (1,070,200 million KRW).

Clariant Zeolites partners with Vertimass to scale-up innovative CADO biofuels technology

Powering sustainable aviation: Clariant and Vertimass scale breakthrough biobased fuel technology with advanced zeolite catalysts. 
(Photo created using MidJourney™)Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced a strategic collaboration with Vertimass LLC aiming to accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced zeolite catalysts for the catalytic conversion of biobased alcohols via Vertimass Consolidated Alcohols Deoxygenation and Oligomerization (CADO) process. The envisaged project combines Vertimass' novel technology with Clariant's six decades of expertise in zeolite catalyst development to advance sustainable processing.

Syensqo to showcase high-performance sustainable composites at JEC World 2026

Syensqo to showcase high-performance sustainable composites at JEC World 2026. (Photo: Syensqo, PR112)At JEC World 2026, Syensqo will demonstrate how its advanced composite technologies are accelerating high-rate manufacturing, enabling mission-critical performance, and advancing circularity across aerospace and automotive applications.

Alujain Corporation and Beaulieu International Group announce strategic Joint Venture to locally produce synthetic fibres and non-wovens in Saudi Arabia

Caption: From left to right:
1.	Mr. Saleem Akhtar (CFO) Alujain Corporation 
2.	Mr. Rajesh Kumar (Sr. Projects Manager) NATPET
3.	Eng. Mohammad Barad’i (General Manager ) NATPET Downstream
4.	Eng. Mohammed Al-Shamrani (VP of Conversion Chemicals) NIDC
5.	Mr. Naif Alkhaldi (General Manager of Conversion Industry ) MISA
6.	Mr. Pieter Vanoosthuyse (Director Strategy & Business Development) Beaulieu
7.	His Excellency Eng. Khalil Bin Salamah (Vice Minister for Industrial Affairs) MIM
8.	Mr. Jean-Baptiste De Ruyck (Chief Executive Officer) Beaulieu
9.	His Excellency Pascal H. Grégoire (Ambassador) Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Riyadh
10.	Eng. Khalid Al Dawood (Chief Executive Officer) Alujain Corporation
11.	Mr. Saleh Alsolami(Chief Executive Officer) NIDC
12.	Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Ahmadi‏ (Deputy Minister for Industrial Development )MIM
13.	Eng. Ahmed Bin Eid (EVP, Chemicals) NIDC
14.	Mr. Habib Al Harbi (Director of Conversion Chemical) NIDC
15.	Mr. Wim van Cauteren (Trade & Investment Commissioner) Belgian Embassy Riyadh
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)Alujain Corporation and Beaulieu International Group are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for an envisaged strategic joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This represents a significant milestone in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s industrial development agenda. The partnership, subject to approval by authorities, brings together Alujain Corporation’s established regional manufacturing platform with state-of-the-art polymers and Beaulieu’s globally recognized expertise in synthetic fibres and non-wovens.

Clariant achieves EU Commission approval for renewable rice bran wax additives in food-contact plastics

Clariant achieves EU Commission approval for renewable rice bran wax additives in food-contact plastics. 
(picture: AI-generated) © ClariantClariant has achieved a regulatory milestone with the EU Commission approval based on the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) positive safety assessment for its renewable rice bran wax additives in food-contact plastics. This authorization, published in the (EU) 2026/245 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on February 2, 2026 positions Clariant's Licocare RBW product line as a sustainable and compliant solution for applications intended to come into contact with food across the European plastics industry.