Guardian Glass signs a strategic partnership with ML System

Guardian Glass signs a strategic partnership with ML System.
(Photo Guardian Glass, LLC, GRDPR183) Guardian Glass has signed a strategic partnership agreement with ML System S.A., a technologically advanced company in the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market. Within the framework of this agreement, Guardian Glass will offer a complete range of BIPV product solutions – both semi-transparent and opaque – that help contribute to Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) regulations.

Mondi Upgrades its Paper Bags Facility in Hungary

Mondi Upgrades its Paper Bags Facility in Hungary. (Photos: Mondi, PR147)Mondi, leading global packaging and paper group, has successfully completed the implementation of a new state-of-the-art paper sack converting machine at its Nyíregyháza site in Hungary. The machine – a Windmöller & Hölscher AD 8320 / AM 8115 – allows the plant to produce a new line of sophisticated paper sacks for food packaging. The site will be capable of producing more than 130 million sacks annually.

New Perstorp fertilizer solution shown to increase potato yield by up to 22 percent

New Perstorp fertilizer solution shown to increase potato yield by up to 22 percent.
(Photo: Perstorp)
New research from the University of Lubin in Poland demonstrates that Perstorp’s chloride-free potassium source Amicult K42 significantly increases potato yield when compared to non-foliar fertilization and other potassium source foliar feeding. The results highlight how this new product can make a real impact on profit margins and overall performance.

DSM halbiert den Carbon Footprint von Akulon® PA6

DSM halbiert den Carbon Footprint von Akulon® PA6. 
(Fotos: DSM Engineering Materials: DSMPR521)Royal DSM, ein globales wissenschaftlich fundiertes Unternehmen für Ernährung, Gesundheit und nachhaltiges Leben, hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass seine Geschäftseinheit Engineering Materials das bestehende Akulon® PA6-Portfolio aus europäischer Fertigung ab 2021 mit einem signifikant reduzierten Carbon Footprint anbieten wird – dem niedrigsten aller PA6-Materialien im Markt. Damit können DSM Kunden auch die CO2-Bilanz ihrer eigenen Produkte optimieren und zur globalen Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen beitragen.

Clariant introduces static reducing
compounds for drug delivery devices

Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI) are complex devices and rely on consistent flow through the device mouthpiece. Static charges resulting in powder build up can interfere with dose reliability. (Photo: Clariant)Clariant Plastics & Coatings Healthcare Polymer Solutions recently launched static-reducing functional plastic compounds which, when used in drug delivery devices, enable increased dose reliability. The resins are part of the wider ‘medical grade’ MEVOPUR® line of color and additive concentrates and ‘ready-to-use’ polymer compounds, covering polymers from PE to PEEK.

Metal 3D printing helps New Zealand Defence Force veteran on his Invictus Games journey

Additively manufactured cleat positioned between shoe and pedal on Stevin Creegan’s race bike.
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR040)Ten years after a helicopter crash changed air force veteran, Stevin Creeggan’s life. Now a team of New Zealand Defence Force engineers is using additive manufacturing to help change it again.

Archroma to join the moulding and millwork producers association (MMPA)

Rodrigo Casa Grande, Head of Sales for Packaging, Paper & Wood, North America, Archroma. (Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced that it has joined the US-based Moulding & Millwork Producers Association (MMPA).

Clariant’s new Hostatint SI relieves tinting reformulation challenges for North American industrial coatings manufacturers

Color shift (due to flocculation of pigment particles) is prevalent in many solvent-borne pigment dispersions. Hostatint SI eliminates this unwanted characteristic and delivers consistent color for most industrial coatings. (Photo: Clariant)Constant color adjustments to industrial paint formulas are history! Clariant launches a new line of pigment dispersions engineered for exact color matching, reducing the time and costs related to batch-to-batch reformulations. This novel approach answers a direct need of formulators who work on industrial, automotive, maintenance and other demanding protective coatings. New Hostatint SI pigment dispersions address one of the top challenges for North American manufacturers of solvent-based paints and coatings, the majority of which are used in industrial applications.