Archroma releases its 2020 sustainability report

Archroma releases its 2020 sustainability report. (Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced the release of its Sustainability Report for its fiscal year 2020.

Solvay Introduces Sustainable Amodel® Bios PPA for E-Mobility Electrical and Electronic Applications

Solvay introduces sustainable Amodel® Bios PPA for e-mobility electrical and electronic applications. 
(Graph: Solvay, PR001)Solvay has extended its diversified portfolio of high-performance polyphthalamide (PPA) compounds with Amodel® Bios, a new family of partially bio-based long-chain PPA products particularly indicated for demanding electrical and electronic applications in e-mobility. Besides its renewable feedstock content from non-food competing sources, it is produced with 100% renewable electricity, minimizing its global warming potential (GWP) well below the level of other bio-based PPA.

Bienvenido a un lanzamiento mundial: el simulador virtual de colores automotrices Car Color Configurator, parte del Automotive Styling Shades 2025 Trendbook de Clariant

Portada del nuevo Automotive Styling Shades 2025 Trendbook de Clariant. 
(Fotografía: Clariant)Clariant, uno de los fabricantes de pigmentos más conocidos del mundo, acaba de lanzar su nuevo Automotive Styling Shades 2025 Trendbook que, por primera vez, posee una versión digital interactiva.

SGP Foundation earns GuideStar Silver recognition for nonprofits

SGPThe Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today that its sister organization, SGP Foundation Inc, earned the Silver GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency. This is the second level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. SGP Foundation is moving forward in its mission to provide education and awareness of sustainability best practices to the printing industry.

B.I.G. Yarns unveils ColorMind for ultimate design freedom for contract carpets

B.I.G. Yarns unveils ColorMind for ultimate design freedom for contract carpets.
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)B.I.G. Yarns brings inspirational design freedom to high-end loop-pile contract and automotive carpets with the unveiling of ColorMind. The innovative yarn technology is B.I.G. Yarns’ first venture into a two steps yarn collection, offering a unique solution for creating multi-color PA6 yarns for any carpet design.

ELIX Polymers lanza al mercado los nuevos productos E-LOOP con contenido de material reciclado

Los productos E-LOOP de ELIX Polymers con contenido reciclado están disponibles en el mercado. (Foto: ELIX Polymers, PR061)
ELIX Polymers, líder mundial en termoplásticos especializados basados en estireno, ha reunido todas sus actividades de economía circular bajo una nueva marca, E-LOOP, que se introdujo con éxito al mercado en febrero. La marca E-LOOP incluye dos programas estratégicos de la cartera de soluciones de productos sostenibles de ELIX: Plásticos circulares e Innovación responsable.

Perstorp launches Emoltene 100 Pro: a durable DPHP plasticizer based on renewable material

Perstorp launches Emoltene™ 100 Pro: a durable DPHP plasticizer based on renewable material. 
(Photo: Perstorp)Leading specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp is pioneering in the PVC market with the introduction of a general-purpose plasticizer partly based on renewable raw material using a traceable mass balance concept. Emoltene 100 Pro is a dipropylheptyl phthalate (DPHP) designed to support sustainable sourcing of renewable and recycled raw materials and reduction of carbon dioxide emission throughout the value chain.

Smyth demonstrates sustainability leadership with fourth facility receiving SGP certification

SGPThe Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today that Smyth Companies has achieved SGP certification at its fourth facility. Smyth, Minneapolis, MN, joins the company’s other certified facilities located in Bedford, VA, Boston, MA and most recently Austin, MN.