Mattel becomes first toy company to incorporate SABIC’s certified renewable polymers in products globally

Matchbox Carbon Neutral Tesla Roadster Lifestyle 3. 
(Photo: Mattel)SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, today announced a collaboration with Mattel, a leading global toy company, to incorporate certified renewable polymers from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ program across Mattel’s products offering. The first Mattel toy products to enter the market in 2022 using certified renewable SABIC® PP (polypropylene) polymers will be from MEGA and Matchbox, with more to follow.

Synergen® DRT de Clariant: llevando la aplicación de defensivos con drones a nuevas alturas

Pulverización de Synergen DRT con drones en ensayos de campo en Brasil. Fotografía: Lau Polinésio.El uso de drones en la agricultura puede hacer más precisa, económica y segura la pulverización de cultivos y, debido a esos beneficios, está siendo un éxito en plantaciones en diversos países. Sin embargo, también trae nuevos desafíos: los tanques de los drones son pequeños y, para ser eficaces, necesitan cargar una mezcla más concentrada de activos y aplicar gotas más finas.

Belden Expands GREYHOUND Ethernet Switch Family to Optimize Network Performance

Belden expands GREYHOUND Ethernet Switch family to optimize network performance. 
(Photo: Belden, PR509) Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global supplier of specialty networking solutions, today announced the availability of its Hirschmann GREYHOUND 105/106 Ethernet Switches, built to deliver fast, secure, cost-effective and future-proof network connectivity in industrial operations.

GE Aviation Singapore first to offer metal additive for engine component repair

GE Additive Concept Laser M2 system – the go-to additive solution for the aerospace industry.
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR062)As metal additive technology continues to gain momentum in the design and industrial production of new aerospace components, GE Aviation’s Loyang facility is the first maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility worldwide that has been approved to use metal additive manufacturing for commercial jet engine component repairs.

Ascend agrees to acquire Formulated Polymers Ltd.

AscendAscend Performance Materials has reached an agreement to acquire the compounding division of Formulated Polymers Limited, a leading engineered materials manufacturer in Chennai, India. This acquisition will establish Ascend’s first manufacturing base in the subcontinent and strengthen Ascend’s global reach in the electrical and e-mobility application space.

Target stress-induced hair-loss with Prunizen from Clariant

Prunizen, an extract of Prunella vulgaris, based on the edible and traditional medicinal herb cultivated in Asia and Europe to fight inflammation and oxidative stress.Clariant Natural Ingredients announces the launch of Prunizen a new natural “feel good” active to fight stress-induced hair-loss, improve hair vitality and density, and restore hair and scalp well-being. The extract of Prunella vulgaris, an edible and traditional medicinal plant commonly known as “self-heal”, will make its industry debut at in-cosmetics Global 2022.

Solvay partners with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials to recycle end-of-life medical components

Solvay partners with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials to recycle end-of-life medical components. (Photo: Solvay, PR023)Medical equipment made using Solvay’s Udel® high-performance polysulfone (PSU) thermoplastic will be recycled at the end of their useful lives in a new sustainability initiative that the company has embarked on with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM).

ELIX Polymers, AnQore y OCI N.V. ayudan a una empresa europea de bienes de consumo a fabricar productos más sostenibles

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(Foto: ELIX Polymers, PR065)AnQore, OCI y ELIX Polymers han anunciado hoy que un importante fabricante europeo de bienes de consumo utilizará ELIX E-LOOP ABS, un paso que reducirá considerablemente la huella de carbono de sus productos y contribuirá a una cadena de valor más sostenible. El ABS se basa en el econitrilo, una versión sostenible del acrilonitrilo lanzada por AnQore que, a su vez, se produce utilizando amoníaco sostenible de OCI.