Solvay’s Defense Materials Business Receives Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 2021 Elite Supplier Award

SolvaySolvay has announced that its CEM Defense Materials LLC (CDM) subsidiary is among the 12 businesses that have been honored with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ prestigious Elite Supplier Award for 100% on-time deliveries and zero quality defects throughout 2021. This distinguished group of recipients represents the top one percent of suppliers supporting the company’s mission and aligning with its business values to promote a healthy defense industrial base.

Solvay at the Farnborough Airshow 2022

Solvay wins Boeing Supplier of the Year Award. 
(Photo: Solvay, PR040)This year, the Farnborough International Airshow 2022, will be structured around 6 primary themes, each delivering its own key messages: Space, Defense, Sustainability, Innovation, Future Flight and Workforce. At the show, Solvay will highlight its latest innovations and sustainable initiatives for the aerospace industry, covering these key themes.

France Relance program strengthens stability of B.I.G. Yarns Comines (FR) in a challenging market environment

France Relance program strengthens stability of B.I.G. Yarns Comines (FR) in a challenging market environment. 
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)On Wednesday, July 13, B.I.G. Yarns Comines (FR) received a delegation of institutional representatives as part of its France Relance program.

Project Air: Unique Swedish green chemistry investment wins support from EU Innovation Fund

Project Air: Unique Swedish green chemistry investment wins support from EU Innovation Fund. 
(Photo: Perstorp)The European Union Innovation Fund has selected Project Air, a unique production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungsund, Sweden, as one of 17 large-scale green tech projects to be granted more than EUR 1.8 billion. Project Air, which is a collaboration between Perstorp, Fortum and Uniper, has applied for EUR 97 million and the total investment is expected to amount to more than EUR 230 million.

DOMO Chemicals announces stronger sustainability targets for people and the planet

DOMO's TECHNYL® polyamide-based engineered materials remain a major step in the company's ambition to lead in sustainable development until 2030.DOMO Chemicals has announced ambitious new sustainability targets, accelerating the group’s strategy to be recognized as an industry leader in sustainable development.

Solvay Develops Industry-First Specialized UV-C Stabilizers for the Protection of Polyolefin Surfaces

Solvay Develops Industry-First Specialized UV-C Stabilizers for the Protection of Polyolefin Surfaces. 
(Photo: Solvay, PR032)Solvay, a global market leader in specialty materials, has announced the development of an innovative new portfolio of UV-C stabilizers. They are designed for use in demanding hygiene applications, where polyolefin surfaces are treated with ultra-violet (UV) light of the UV-C spectrum (200-280 nm) to fight against COVID and hospital-acquired infections. The new proprietary stabilization technology represents an important milestone for the polyolefin industry, as it is the first to address the risk of polyolefin degradation, discoloration and micro-crack formation, which is caused by frequent exposure to UV-C irradiation.

Clariant’s SynDane® catalyst chosen for Wanhua’s new world-scale maleic anhydride plant

At Wanhua’s headquarters in Yantai: Jason Zhao, Clariant’s Head of Catalyst R&D China (3rd from left), Henry Huang, Clariant’s 
Head of Sales Catalysts Specialty Chemicals China (4th fr. l.), Li Dong, Wanhua’s Procurement Manager Specialties (5th fr. l.), Darren Soo, Clariant Additives’ Head of Sales Asia (6th fr. l.), Andy Walti, Clariant’s Head of Region China & APAC (7th fr. l.), Xaver Karsunke, Head of Sales Emission Control, Oxidation, Zeolites at Clariant (3rd from right), Mu Hongrun, Wanhua’s Procurement Manager Specialty Catalysts (1st fr. r.). © ClariantClariant has been awarded a major contract by Wanhua Chemical Group to supply catalysts for its new maleic anhydride plant, which will be one of the largest in the world. Designed to produce 200 kilotons of maleic anhydride annually, the plant will rely on Clariant’s SynDane catalyst for the production process. The facility will be located in Yantai city, Shandong province, and is scheduled to commence operation in 2023. Also based in Yantai, Wanhua is one of the largest chemical producers in China and is among the top 30 chemical producers globally by 2020 sales.

SABIC lanza nuevos compuestos de PP para moldeo por inyección / espumado que aportan ligereza y estética excepcionales a los interiores de los automóviles

La cara de un componente de moldura de portón interior que ha sido moldeado por inyección espumado (FIM) con el grado PPc F9005 de SABIC®. SABIC, líder mundial del sector químico, ha lanzado hoy una cartera especial de productos de compuestos de PP SABIC® para moldeo por inyección / espumado (FIM). Los nuevos grados de SABIC reforzados con minerales PPc F9005, PPc F9007 y PPc F9015 pueden aportar una estética excelente a las piezas de interior visibles y de geometrías complejas, como los paneles y las molduras de puertas, el revestimiento de los asientos, el maletero y los pilares A, B, C y D así como consolas centrales. A diferencia de los materiales convencionales de FIM, que suelen tener defectos de superficie, los nuevos compuestos avanzados de PP presentan una calidad superficial elevada y constante, parecida a las de las piezas sólidas moldeadas por inyección. Comparadas con los componentes sólidos, las piezas espumadas hechas con compuestos de PP SABIC ofrecen un ahorro de peso considerable que puede contribuir a reducir las emisiones. Según un estudio de evaluación del ciclo de vida integral (pendiente de revisión por terceros), los nuevos materiales avanzados pueden ayudar a los fabricantes de equipos originales a reducir las emisiones de dióxido de carbono (CO2) en hasta un 15 por ciento.