08.07.2020
Swedish industry representatives outline key credibility principles for new sector sustainability standard
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), has started work to establish a globally recognized mass balance standard for the industry. It’s hoped the new standard will drive real change, supporting the development of recycled and renewable raw materials, and the production processes needed.
08.07.2020
BENEO invests €50 million in increasing capacity at Wijgmaal rice starch plant
BENEO, a world leader in healthy ingredients, has announced a 50 percent production capacity increase at its Wijgmaal rice starch facility. A two-stage expansion process valued at €50 million, will lead to increased capacity by March 2022. The facility, which currently employs 180 people, will add up to 20 full-time positions during the course of the expansion, as well as offer further work to maintenance and engineering contractors in the vicinity. The plant has a proud tradition of 160 years in the Wijgmaal area.
02.07.2020
TE Connectivity bringt neue Signalleitung für Schienenfahrzeuge und Bahninfrastruktur auf den Markt
TE Connectivity (TE), ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Verbindungstechnologie- und Sensorlösungen, hat damit begonnen, einen neuen Typ von Signalleitungen und -kabeln für vielfältige Bahnanwendungen auf den Markt zu bringen. Die Produkte sind extrem leistungsfähig und reduzieren zugleich den Energieverbrauch und den Platzbedarf.
02.07.2020
Clariant’s HYDEX® E catalyst helps Duslo turn plastic waste into high-quality winter diesel
Clariant and Duslo’s research institute VUCHT are transforming waste into wealth. Using a proprietary technique and Clariant’s HYDEX E next-generation hydro-dewaxing catalyst, VUCHT has successfully converted plastic waste into premium winter fuel distillate. The efficacy of this groundbreaking process has now been proven in a pilot plant in Slovakia. As plastics and fuels are both mainly composed of natural gas or crude oil, turning one into the other has major implications for sustainable and lucrative fuel production.
01.07.2020
Milliken & Company Publishes Second Annual Corporate Sustainability Report
Diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company highlights its journey towards a more sustainable world in the company’s second annual corporate sustainability report. The report gives insight into Milliken’s environmental and social commitments as all global locations work to achieve aggressive sustainability goals by 2025.
01.07.2020
Changes in INEOS Styrolution board
INEOS Styrolution announces changes to the company’s management board, following the recent announcement of the appointment of Kevin McQuade as Chairman and Steve Harrington as CEO.
01.07.2020
Comprehensive hygiene management is gaining in importance in the Corona crisis: Antiviral properties of selected Sanitized® products on hard, non-porous surfaces are confirmed
Tests conducted by independent laboratories have now confirmed that several Sanitized® products have an effectiveness against viruses on polymer surfaces.
01.07.2020
Ascend files first FDA 510(k) submission based on Acteev™ technology
Ascend Performance Materials announced today it submitted its first FDA 510(k) for clearance to market its patent-pending Acteev™ technology in the United States in a medical device, a surgical mask under a new brand called Acteev Biodefend™. Independent laboratory testing has found Acteev materials to achieve greater than 99% efficacy at deactivating bacteria, fungi and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.
