26 Jul 2021
SABIC launches ISCC certified LEXAN™ polycarbonate film & sheet based on renewable feedstock
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced that its Functional Forms plant in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, has been accredited under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS scheme for providing a new range of LEXAN™ film and sheet products based on certified renewable feedstock. The new film and sheet product offering connects with the company’s existing TRUCIRCLE™ initiative and responds to a globally growing demand for further sustainable material solutions in an increasingly more circular plastics economy.
26 Jul 2021
Clariant expands its capacity for emission control catalysts to meet growing global demand
Clariant Catalysts is expanding and enhancing its capacity for emission control catalysts to meet growing global demand, particularly in China. The company just recently commenced operations at an additional, upgraded production facility in Heufeld, Germany, which features state-of-the-art production equipment exclusively dedicated to emission control catalysts. Production capacity for the catalysts has been increased to enable a volume growth of 100% compared to 2019. The site, which now includes two units, covering a combined area of 1500 m². The plant operates under rigorous quality controls, and is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standards.
22 Jul 2021
DOMO’s ECONAMID® sustainable polyamide - now even more eco-friendly
DOMO Chemicals, a leader in sustainable polyamide solutions, has begun using a new sustainable black masterbatch based on recycled material to complement the recycled base polymer in its ECONAMID® brand of sustainable polyamides. ECONAMID®, based on recycled industrial waste, is a benchmark in the industry when it comes to performance level and quality consistency, lot after lot.
22 Jul 2021
INEOS Styrolution advances China’s circular economy target through collaboration with GER to produce Terluran® ECO GP-22
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announces the signing of its collaboration with GER, a world-leading waste recycling enterprise based in China’s Jiangxi province, to produce high quality virgin-like ABS grades with up to 70% recycled content at commercial scale for the Chinese market.
21 Jul 2021
Moov&Cool supporting elite sport in the UK and Belgium
Textile finishing expert, Devan Chemicals, has been supporting high performance sport in the UK and Belgium with its ‘cool comfort technology’ Moov&Cool.
21 Jul 2021
Mondi and Unilever serve up aluminium-free paper-based packaging for Colman’s Meal Makers
Unilever, together with Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, have developed a new high barrier paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range by reducing plastic, increasing paper content, and consequently ensuring recyclability in the existing UK paper waste stream.
20 Jul 2021
Avery Dennison celebrates the launch of ADX Lab Ningbo to accelerate innovation and lead the trends for the apparel industry
Avery Dennison, a global leader in innovation, materials science, branding and manufacturing, and Shenzhou International Holdings Ltd., one of the world’s largest vertically-integrated knitwear manufacturers, hosted a grand opening event for the launch of ADX Lab Ningbo, an experience hub co-created by the two innovators, located in Ningbo, China.
20 Jul 2021
Clariant expands its contribution to sustainability with pigments certified OK compost INDUSTRIAL
To meet sustainability targets and fulfill commitments to the plastics circular economy, producers of plastic articles are increasingly using polymers that are compostable. Clariant’s business unit Pigments is contributing to this growth in compostable plastic articles, with a range of certified OK compost INDUSTRIAL pigments, offering customers new coloring opportunities.
