Archroma to acquire stilbene-based OBA business for paper and powder detergent applications

Archroma India Private Limited and BASF India Limited (BIL) have signed an agreement for the acquisition by Archroma of BASF’s stilbene-based OBA (optical brightening agents) business for paper and powder detergent applications. In the picture: Narayan Krishnamohan, MD, BIL and Head, South Asia (Left) and Alexander Wessels, CEO, Archroma group. (Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced that Archroma India Private Limited and BASF India Limited (BIL) have signed an agreement for the acquisition by Archroma of BASF’s stilbene-based OBA (optical brightening agents) business for paper and powder detergent applications.

INEOS Styrolution’s aesthetic composite StyLight® exploring new ventures

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today a series of events in 2019 where news on StyLight®, the company’s thermoplastic composite optimised for aesthetic applications, will be shared with customers and application developers. The material, based on a modified SAN matrix, excels with a unique combination of structural stiffness, aesthetics, processability and dimensional stability. Since earlier this year, a version based on a polypropylene matrix is available as well[1].

Clariant, and its Active Ingredients business, winners at the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards 2019

Clariant, and its Active Ingredients business, winners at the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards 2019. 
(Photo: Clariant)Leading specialty chemical company, Clariant, and its Active Ingredients business, offering a wide range of actives were the proud recipients of two trophies at this year’s Ringier Technology Innovation Awards 2019 - Personal Care Industry, held in Shanghai.

Clariant Masterbatches toma iniciativa para apoyar la fabricación de envases plásticos más sustentables

Iniciativa de Clariant Masterbatches colabora en la fabricación de envases plásticos más sustentables. (Fotografía: Clariant)Como parte de un programa que involucra a Clariant como un todo para crear una industria de plásticos más sustentable, el Sector de Mercado de Envases, de la Business Unit Masterbatches, está trabajando para ayudar a los dueños de marcas y productores de envases a alcanzar sus objetivos de desarrollar soluciones más amigables con el medio ambiente. El amplio portafolio de masterbatches de aditivos de Clariant, aliado al incomparable expertise interno y a la colaboración con otras organizaciones del sector, permite ofrecer soluciones en cuatro importantes áreas:

INEOS Styrolution collaborates with Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller to develop chemical recycling solution for polystyrene

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has agreed with Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, a recognised leader in dairy products, to collaborate on developing a circular solution for polystyrene based on chemical recycling.

K 2019: Nuevos compuestos KRAIBURG TPE para aplicaciones destinadas al sector de los productos de consumo y del automóvil

K 2019: Nuevos compuestos KRAIBURG TPE para aplicaciones destinadas al sector de los productos de consumo y del automóvil. 
(Foto: © 2019 KRAIBURG TPE)Durante la próxima feria K 2019, que se celebrará del 16 al 23 de octubre en la ciudad alemana de Düsseldorf, KRAIBURG TPE volverá a presentarse como líder en el mercado de los elastómeros termoplásticos (TPE). En el stand C58-4 de la "calle del caucho" y en el stand E22 del "laboratorio de ideas", ambos situados en el pabellón 6, el fabricante abordará los retos centrales y las tendencias existentes en el creciente mercado de los TPE.

TE Connectivity promotes Vish Ananthan to lead Industrial Business Unit

Vish Ananthan is the new general manager and senior vice president of TE Connectivity`s Industrial business unit. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR377)TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, announced Vish Ananthan as the new senior vice president and general manager of its Industrial business unit. He succeeds Lars Brickenkamp, who is leaving the company. Ananthan will report to Kevin Rock, president of Industrial Solutions.

SANITIZED Preservation AG opens subsidiary in India

Saravana Kumar, Business Director Asia Pacific. (Photo: SANITIZED AG, PR026)
Swiss company SANITIZED Preservation AG, which specializes in antimicrobial protection of paints and coatings, will open a new subsidiary in India. Saravana Kumar, who has wide experience in the Asian market for antimicrobial ingredients, has been appointed Business Director Asia Pacific of SANITIZED Preservation India Pvt. Ltd.