Perstorp recruits Ib Jensen as new CFO

Perstorp recruits Ib Jensen as new CFO
(Photo: Perstorp)Ib Jensen has been appointed new CFO at Perstorp Holding AB as of February 1. Ib is a senior executive with a solid background, and most recently he comes from the position as CFO at Arxada, a carve-out of Lonza Specialty Ingredients.

TotalEnergies and Berry Global Advance Material Circularity by Using Recycled Plastic in Food Packaging

TotalEnergiesTotalEnergies and Berry Global today announce their collaboration to make food packaging more circular and divert waste from landfills. TotalEnergies will supply Berry Global with Certified Circular Polymers obtained through advanced recycling of post-consumer plastic waste that is otherwise hard to recycle via existing processes. This will help reduce waste and allow Berry Global to use more recycled plastic in its food and beverage packaging as well as healthcare products.

INEOS Styrolution receives ISCC PLUS certification in Europe

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has announced today that two of its European production sites, namely Antwerp, Belgium and Ludwigshafen, Germany received the ISCC PLUS certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification).

Clariant supplies novel AmoMax® 10 Plus catalyst for ground-breaking green ammonia project in Oman

Clariant AmoMax 10 Plus for green ammonia.Clariant, a focused, sustainable, and innovative specialty chemical company, further underlines its commitment to decarbonize the chemical industry and supports the prestigious overall $3.5 billion project to produce green ammonia and green hydrogen in Duqm, Oman. Clariant will supply KBR with its next-generation AmoMax 10 Plus ammonia synthesis catalyst for the upcoming ACME green ammonia plant of the Oman Company for the Development of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm. Once completed, the plant will be a fully integrated, carbon-neutral facility, using solar and wind energy to produce 300 tons of ammonia per day.

SABIC, Gualapack and Ella’s Kitchen collaborate to launch baby food cap made with advanced recycled plastics

The new cap uses SABIC’s certified circular polymers made from the advanced recycling of post-consumer plastic which could otherwise be destined for incineration or landfill. SABIC’s resins are then used by Gualapack to produce the cap for Ella’s Kitchen.SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, today announced a new collaboration with Ella’s Kitchen, the UK’s number one baby food brand to create a new cap made from recycled plastic. Over 3.5 million pouches of Ella’s Kitchen’s Organic Strawberries and Apples pouches will have this new cap and will be on the shelves in UK stores from January 2022.

Solvay führt ein neues Hochleistungspolyamid auf Rezyklatbasis für Haushaltsgeräte ein

Das neue Omnix® ReCycle von Solvay verbindet die herausragenden mechanischen Eigenschaften von teilaromatischem High-Performance Polyamiden (HPPA) aus Neuware mit verbesserten Fließeigenschaften, geringerer Wasseraufnahme und bester Oberflächenqualität. (Foto: Solvay, PR017)Solvay, ein weltweit führender Hersteller von Spezialpolymeren, führt eine neue Familie von Omnix®High-Performance Polyamiden (HPPA) ein. Die Compounds haben einen Rezyklatanteil von mindestens 33 % basierend auf 100 % gesicherten Industrie-/Verbrauchsquellen (Post-Industrial/Post-Consumer Rezyklat), welche industriell und prozesssicher aufbereitet werden. Die innovative Omnix®ReCycle HPPA Technologie unterstützt die Ziele der Solvay One Planet Roadmap zur nachhaltigen Verbesserung der Ökobilanz und Etablierung eines geschlossenen Materialkreislaufes des Produktportfolios.

Das Farblabor von ELIX Polymers wird von der Renault-Designabteilung zertifiziert

ELIX-Farbentwicklungen sind von der Renault-Designabteilung zertifiziert.
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ELIX Polymers, ein weltweit führender Anbieter von speziellen Thermoplasten auf Styrolbasis, verfügt über ein breites Produktportfolio an eingefärbtem ABS und ABS-Blends für die Automobilindustrie. Vor allem bei Anwendungen im Innenraum ist die Ästhetik der Schlüssel zur Differenzierung des Produktwertes und zur Verbesserung der Qualitätswahrnehmung in den sichtbaren Bereichen des Fahrzeugs. Die Farbharmonie, die erforderlich ist, damit die verschiedenen Teile zueinander passen, macht deutlich, wie wichtig die Einhaltung strenger Farbtoleranzen zwischen verschiedenen Materialien und Chargen ist.

Digitization with a human touch: eschbach strengthens Shiftconnector® processing plant support in Europe

Digitization with a human touch: eschbach strengthens Shiftconnector® processing plant support in Europe. 
(Photo: eschbach, PR002)Global software developer eschbach is expanding the European setup for its Shiftconnector® Plant Process Management software to further increase support for chemical and pharma manufacturers in maximizing efficiency and fostering employee safety and production quality.