Clariant enhances presence in West Coast Personal Care market

Meet the team: Brittney Strickland, West Coast Account Manager. (Photo: Clariant)Charlotte, January 20, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is adapting its Personal Care business operating model in the United States West Coast to seamlessly bring its innovative ingredients to this fast-paced, entrepreneurial market. The company is expanding its direct-to-customer sales approach and is incorporating a regional supply chain to directly support this market.

Omron introduces Industrial mobile robot product line for cost effective material transport

LD platform: Omron’s first industrial product lineOmron introduces its first industrial mobile robot product line, the LD platform on Jan 20, 2017. Omron mobile robots provide a new level of efficiency and cost savings when it comes to moving goods around large facilities. This unique family of mobile robots is developed for rapid, reliable materials transport 24/7, and can self-navigate in even the most dynamic environments.

La nueva gama de productos ClearIntent™ de Avery Dennison permite mejoras en sostenibilidad

La nueva gama de productos ClearIntent™ de Avery Dennison permite mejoras en sostenibilidad.
(Foto: Avery Dennison, PR343)OEGSTGEEST, Países Bajos — 19 de enero de 2017 — Como parte de nuestros ambiciosos objetivos para el 2025, Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials ha creado una nueva gama de productos diseñada para permitir a los clientes que puedan escoger productos que les ayuden a crear un impacto medioambiental positivo.

TE Connectivity Introduces the SOLARLOK PV Edge Junction Box for High-Efficiency Corner and Middle Mounting on Solar Panels

SOLARLOK PV Edge Junction Box for High-Efficiency Corner and Middle Mounting on Solar Panels. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR115)HARRISBURG, PA., USA – January 19, 2017 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has introduced the SOLARLOK PV Edge, a new-generation junction box designed for bifacial and half-cut solar panel applications. This new junction box has several advantages over centralized junction boxes, such as enabling savings in cross-connect foil material usage, in labor involved in routing the foils, and in installation time. Shorter cross-connect foils and reduced dimensions of the junction box also increase the efficiency of the panels.

SABIC returns to WEF with ICEhouse™ bringing the principles of designing for durable carbon

The ICEhouse™ was designed by William McDonough with advanced material technologies from SABIC to demonstrate innovation for the Circular Economy.Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2017 - Innovative SABIC composite materials that have opened up a vast new array of possibilities for designers in diverse industries are taking center stage at the World Economic Forum as part of an innovative structure, combining advanced technologies and design, known as the ICEhouse™.

ARLANXEO to increase prices for its Baypren (CR) products

ARLANXEODormagen / Maastricht – ARLANXEO raises its prices for Chloroprene rubber and Chloroprene adhesive grades (CR) in all regions as follows:

Largest-ever Rear Quarter Window in SABIC’s LEXAN™ Resin Debuts on Buick’s New-generation GL8 MPVs

SAIC General Motors’ (SGM) new-generation Buick GL8 and GL8 Avenir luxury multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) feature the world’s largest rear quarter window, which measures a record-breaking 1200mm by 450mm. This glazing part is 40 percent (3kg) lighter than a comparable glass window and also has design elements that cannot be achieved with glass, which contributes to the more innovative exterior of the new-generation GL8. The window is two-shot injection compression molded at Ningbo Shentong’s facility in Yuyao City, China, using SABIC’s LEXAN™ resin, a transparent polycarbonate (PC) material, and CYCOLOY™ resin, a PC/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) material (used for the blackout area). A silicone hard coating protects the parts against abrasion and weathering.Sittard, The Netherlands, January 17, 2017 - SAIC General Motors (SGM) has launched in China its new-generation Buick GL8 and GL8 Avenir luxury multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), which sport the world’s largest polycarbonate (PC) rear quarter window, molded from SABIC’s LEXAN™ resin. SGM is offering five trim levels of the popular GL8 model, which has been a mainstay of the Chinese market since 2000 with more than 700,000 sold.

Clariant to Participate in Pharmapack Europe 2017

ClariantMuttenz, January 17, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will exhibit at Pharmapack Europe 2017 to show pharmaceutical and medical professionals new technology to add value and functionality to drug packaging and delivery devices. Clariant’s Healthcare business lines will exhibit on stands C35/C37 in Hall 4 of the Paris expo Porte de Versailles on 1 and 2 February 2017.