28.05.2020
Milliken boosts plastic industry’s ability to supply materials for personal protective equipment
Global materials science expert Milliken & Company is once again leveraging its unique capabilities to help produce needed medical personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The current shortage in plastic materials used for protective face shields is leading manufacturers to offer the readily available polypropylene plastic. The material, however, is naturally hazy, so plastic manufacturers are turning to Milliken and the company’s NX® UltraClear™ polypropylene concentrate to produce plastics with clarity levels suitable for healthcare industry face shields.
28.05.2020
3D Printing Technology Helps Cincinnati Zoo’s Meerkats Mimic Wild Behaviors
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is home to 2,000 animals, including world-famous hippo Fiona, and is committed to providing each one with excellent care. Thanks to a novel partnership with GE Additive, known for pushing the boundaries of industrial 3D printing (often referred to additive manufacturing), some of the animals are getting meals from a fabricated feeder that encourages natural foraging behaviors.
28.05.2020
New Clariant additive solutions will add more than just a finishing touch to North America’s industrial coatings
Clariant unveils solutions fit for elevating industrial coatings to the demanding performance and increasing sustainability requirements of North America’s diverse end-users – the automotive, transportation, building & construction, and consumer & household goods industries.
27.05.2020
Perstorp enters fertilizer market with chloride-free potassium product
Perstorp, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market, is entering the fertilizer market through the launch of Amicult™ K42. This chloride-free potassium source is shown to have a high solubility and absorption rate, without increasing salinity or clogging foliar and drip irrigation systems. Amicult K42 is now being launched in selected markets.
26.05.2020
Clariant to increase mild surfactants capacity in Europe and USA
Clariant is expanding production capacity for its isethionates derivatives - Hostapon SCI - mild surfactants to support the increasing shift by personal care formulators and brands towards using mild surfactants to differentiate applications. It also supports the growing consumer trend for hygiene products. The investment at facilities in Europe and the USA will bring additional capacity on stream during Q1 2021.
25.05.2020
Mondi wird Filtervlies und eine Million medizinische Gesichtsmasken am Tag mit neuen Fertigungsanlagen in Deutschland produzieren
Mondi, ein global führendes Verpackungs- und Papierunternehmen, wird im Betrieb in Gronau, Deutschland, neue Anlagen zur Fertigung von Filtervlies („melt blown nonwoven fabric“) und OP-Masken aufbauen. Mondi leistet so einen weiteren Beitrag, um der Verbreitung von COVID-19 entgegen zu wirken und reagiert gleichzeitig auf den gestiegenen Bedarf an OP-Masken und Filtervlies im Gesundheitssektor, bei Herstellern und Endkunden.
25.05.2020
SONGWON enters a new distribution agreement with Biesterfeld Spezialchemie
Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Biesterfeld France. As from May 1, 2020, Biesterfeld France has been exclusively distributing the SONGWON polymer stabilizer range in France.
25.05.2020
Clariant launches new Ecolabel Guidance Tool for Industrial Cleaning & Home Care customers
Ecolabel clarity at your fingertips. Clariant offers the Industrial & Home Care segment fast and free online access to the ecolabel compatibility and sustainability features of its extensive formulation ingredients via its new Ecolabel Guidance Tool launched today.
