Clariant incluida en el Índice de Sustentabilidad Dow Jones 2018 

ClariantSan Pablo, 25 de septiembre de 2018 – Clariant, una de las empresas líderes mundiales en especialidades químicas, anunció que fue incluida en el Índice de Sustentabilidad Dow Jones (DJSI, sigla en inglés) 2018. Es por sexta vez consecutiva que Clariant es reconocida como una de las empresas químicas más sustentables del mundo, confirmando su compromiso a largo plazo con la sustentabilidad.

Groundbreaking for Clariant’s sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania 

Groundbreaking ceremony for the new sunliquid plant in Craiova/Romania (from left to right): Urs Herren, Ambassador of Swiss Confederation, Claudiu Mares, State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Anton Anton, Minister of Energy, Paula Pîrvănescu, State Secretary at the Ministry of Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Christian Kohlpaintner, Member of the Executive Committee Clariant, Ion Prioteasa, Dolj County Council President, Philippe Mengal, Executive Director BBI JU, Constantin Gheorghita, Mayor of Podari, Oliver Kinkel, Head of Region Europe Clariant, Dragos Gavriluta, Clariant Project Director sunliquid Romania, Markus Rarbach, Head of Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives, Clariant, Martin Vollmer, Chief Technology Officer Clariant. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today officially started construction of the first large-scale commercial sunliquid plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol made from agricultural residues. At the flagship facility, the sunliquid technology developed by the company is being used on an industrial scale for the first time. The occasion was marked with a traditional groundbreaking ceremony in Podari near Craiova in southwestern Romania, which was attended by official representatives of the Romanian government, the Swiss Ambassador Urs Herren, and a Clariant representation headed by Christian Kohlpaintner, Member of the Executive Committee.

GRAN PRESENTACIÓN del “Bright Young Things Take Hackney” en Hackney, Londres

GRAN PRESENTACIÓN del “Bright Young Things Take Hackney” en Hackney, Londres. 
(Foto: Mactac, PR012)SOIGNIES, Bélgica, 12 de septiembre de 2018 – La GRAN PRESENTACIÓN del concurso de diseño gráfico de Mactac Europe “Bright Young Things Take Hackney” tuvo lugar el pasado 6 de septiembre en Hackney Walk, una moderna zona comercial en el este de Londres, con el descubrimiento del impactante y colorido diseño de la artista ganadora, Linea Matei.

Tritium receives United States Department of Energy (DOE) funding to develop high-powered charging for electric vehicles

Tritium receives United States Department of Energy (DOE) funding to develop high-powered charging for electric vehicles. (Image courtesy Tritium, PR009)Tritium, the pioneering manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) high-powered charging solutions, is receiving a portion of $3.2 million in federal funding awarded to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for developing an extreme fast charging system that can connect to the grid.

TE Connectivity presenta switches no gestionados para Ethernet industrial con conectividad M12 para redes ferroviarias

TE Connectivity presenta switches no gestionados para Ethernet industrial con conectividad M12 para redes ferroviarias. 
(Fuente: TE Connectivity, PR230)DARMSTADT, Alemania – 12 de septiembre de 2018 – TE Connectivity (TE), líder mundial en conexión y sensores, ha lanzado una nueva gama de switches no gestionados para Ethernet industrial con conectividad M12 para aplicaciones ferroviarias y de otros tipos de transporte público. Los nuevos switches están concebidos para posibilitar redes más rápidas y fiables.

Beaulieu International Group showcases geotextile solutions at ICG 2018 in Seoul

Fibres for lightweight high-performance nonwoven geotextiles.
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) heads to the South Korean capital to present its strong support for the growing geosynthetics market at the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics ICG 2018 (Stand 14).

Opening 1st PlasticRoad bike path in the world

Opening 1st PlasticRoad bike path in the world.A world premiere in the Netherlands: the first PlasticRoad bike path was recently opened in Zwolle, Overijssel. Inventors of the PlasticRoad, Anne Koudstaal and Simon Jorritsma – together with Member of the Provincial Executive of Overijssel, Bert Boerman and Alderman William Dogger of the municipality of Zwolle, cycled the first bike path made from recycled plastic. The concept was presented three years ago by road construction company KWS (a Royal VolkerWessels company). Wavin and Total joined forces with KWS in 2016 to develop the concept into a product. A second PlasticRoad bike path pilot in Giethoorn, near the pilot location in Zwolle, will be opened in November.

Henkel to feature wide range of adhesive innovations for healthcare applications

Henkel’s high-elongation LED curable acrylic adhesives combine outstanding bond strength on flexible medical devices made of TPE and TPU with high flexibility and low viscosity. (Photo: Henkel, PR054)At the COMPAMED fair in Düsseldorf (November 12-15, 2018), Henkel will present its comprehensive portfolio of adhesive materials for applications in healthcare. Highlights at the company’s booth G05 in Hall 8b, will include new LED curing adhesives for flexible medical devices, a range of advanced pressure sensitive adhesives for plasters and functional patches as well as conductive inks for smart health devices.