Clariant’s CATOFIN catalysts selected by Advanced Petrochemical Company (APC) for another PDH plant in the Middle East

Clariant’s high-performance CATOFIN propane dehydrogenation catalysts. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant’s CATOFIN catalysts have been selected by Advanced Global Investment Co. (AGIC), a joint venture between Advanced Petrochemical Company (APC) and SK Group, to build a PDH facility in the Middle East. Clariant’s CATOFIN catalysts were selected due to the excellent performance and reliability of APC’s existing propylene plant in Saudi Arabia.

GA-ASI completes first test flight with metal 3D-printed part

GA-ASI’s SkyGuardian RPA takes to the sky. 
(Photo: GA-ASI, GEADPR036)GE Additive AddWorks has been supporting GA-ASI’s strategy for scaling metal additive technology across its portfolio of RPA platforms.

SONGWON enters two new distribution agreements with Bodo Möller Chemie

SONGWONSONGWON Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that it has signed two exclusive distribution agreements for the distribution of its comprehensive range of polymer stabilizers: Bodo Möller Chemie Benelux N.V. has been supplying customers in Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands since January 1, 2020, and Bodo Möller Chemie UK Ltd took on responsibility in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 1.

BetaVia Complete von Kemin erhält positives Novel-Food-Gutachten der EFSA

BetaVia™ Complete von Kemin erhält positives Novel-Food-Gutachten der EFSA.
(Foto: Kemin Industries, PR001)Kemin Industries, ein internationaler Wirkstoffhersteller, der es sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, die Lebensqualität jeden Tag für 80 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung auf nachhaltige Weise mit seinen Produkten und Dienstleistungen zu verändern, hat bekannt gegeben, dass die Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit (EFSA) die Sicherheit von BetaVia Complete als neuartiges Lebensmittel gemäß der Verordnung (EU) 2015/2283 positiv bewertet hat. Dieses positive Gutachten wird es Kemin ermöglichen, eine fünfjährige Exklusivität für den Verkauf von BetaVia Complete in Europa zu erhalten.

US Air Force and GE’s collaboration on metal additive reaches first technology milestone with 3D printed sump cover for F110 engine

Additively manufactured, cobalt-chrome sump cover for F110 engine. Produced on a GE Additive Concept Laser M2 machine at the GE Additive Technology Center in Cincinnati, as part of collaboration with the US Air Force’s Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO). 
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR035)In mid-2019, GE Additive and GE Aviation approached the US Air Force to propose a metal additive collaboration program to address its specific sustainment, readiness and affordability needs.

Mondi produziert und spendet Schutzkittel für Mitarbeiter im deutschen Gesundheitswesen

Alfons Kruse (zweiter von rechts), Werksleiter Mondi Steinfeld, and Detlef Stöppelmann (rechts), Produktionsleiter Mondi Steinfeld, übergeben die ersten 500 Schutzkittel an Wolfram Van Lessen (links) und Cord Bockhop (zweiter von links) stellvertretend für die regionale Katastrophenschutzbehörde in Diepholz, Deutschland. (Foto: Mondi, PR149)Mondi, ein global führendes Verpackungs- und Papierunternehmen, hat mit Material und Verarbeitungskompetenz dazu beigetragen, Kunststoffschutzkittel für Personal in lokalen Pflegeeinrichtungen und Altersheimen herzustellen, um die Ausbreitung der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland einzudämmen. Die ersten 500 Exemplare dieser Einwegkleidung wurden bereits an die regionale Katastrophenschutzbehörde in Diepholz geliefert, die Verteilung an jene Einrichtungen überwacht, die diese am dringendsten benötigen. Mondi plant in den kommenden Monaten die Herstellung von 10.000 Kitteln.

SONGWON Industrial Group announces solid Q1/2020 financial results

SONGWONSONGWON Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) today released its audited financial results for the first quarter of 2020, ended March 31, 2020. After a challenging finish to 2019, SONGWON experienced a solid start to the new year with sound growth and increased revenue: In Q1/2020, the Group achieved consolidated sales of 210,543 Mil. KRW and reported a 27.4% increase in net profit (11,182 Mil. KRW) in the first quarter 2020 over Q1/2019. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, the gross profit margin in Q1/2020 decreased slightly from 20.9% to 19.7%. However, both the EBITDA and EBIT margins increased respectively in the first quarter to 12.8% and to 8.8%. 

DOMO Chemicals and ZARE boost Sinterline® 3D-printed parts manufacturing

Sinterline PA6 powders for SLS additive manufacturing: Easy processability, repeatability and superior mechanical and thermal performance to accelerate the markets transformation.
Photo courtesy of DOMO Chemicals.DOMO Chemicals, a leader in Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) materials innovation, is strengthening its position as a key player in the additive manufacturing sector by partnering with ZARE, a leading 3D-printed parts service bureau.