Archroma starts the FiberColors* revolution

Archroma starts the FiberColors* revolution. 
(Photo: Archroma)With the Earth population reaching 8 billion in November 2022, the need to address the issue of textile waste becomes more critical.

Naturally effective

Around 50 smallholders are involved in growing cupuaçu for Clariant. They are organized as a local cooperative and practice what is called agroforestry.Tomé Açu is sometimes called terra da pimenta - land of pepper. That is because the municipality in Brazil's northern state of Pará has a long tradition growing black peppercorn. But when Julie Droux, a French biotech engineer working for Clariant, recently visited the region, she was interested in a different crop. Cupuaçu is an indigenous fruit found throughout the Amazon basin. The plant is closely related to cacao and is particularly popular in Brazil, where it is mainly cultivated for its silky pulp to use in drinks, sweets, and even ice cream. "Cupuaçu is one of the many natural riches found particularly in this region, "explains Droux. "More importantly, its production here in Tomé Açu is a prime example of sustainable sourcing practices."

Ultrazur™: Heubach launches top performing range of sustainable Ultramarine Blue pigments

Ultrazur™ samples from one of the first production runs in Heubach´s brand-new production facility in Dahej, India. 
(Photo: Heubach)The Heubach Group, a global leader in inorganic and organic pigments and comprehensive color solutions launches its new product line Ultrazur™ at PlastIndia 2023: A range of Ultramarine Blue pigments in four shades from greenish to reddish for a variety of standard and demanding applications.

SABIC to highlight at Photonics West 2023 specialized thermoplastics enabling higher-bandwidth, lower-energy data center

Optical interconnect lens designed and produced by Nalux Co., LTD, is made with SABIC’s new ultrahigh-heat, near-infrared (IR)-transparent EXTEM™ RH1016UCL resin. SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, will showcase at Photonics West 2023, at booth #5512, its newest thermoplastic materials well-suited for advanced optical components that support top industry trends, such as the migration to co-packaged optics and single-mode fiber optic systems. The company’s specialty EXTEM™ and ULTEM™ thermo-optical resins, featuring exceptional near-infrared (IR) transparency and ultra-high-heat performance, can contribute to the improved speed, bandwidth capacity and energy efficiency of data centers.

GDO México utiliza ELIX Ultra HH4115PG para acabados cromados de salpicaderos

GDO México utiliza ELIX Ultra HH4115PG para acabados cromados de salpicaderos.
(Foto: ELIX Polymers, PR072)GDO (Galvanizadora de Occidente) México, empresa proveedora de piezas interiores para el sector automovilístico en México, seleccionó ELIX Ultra HH4115PG para los acabados cromados de salpicaderos de un fabricante de vehículos eléctricos de alta gama gracias al buen rendimiento del cromado de este grado.

Mondi amplía su gama de papeles FunctionalBarrier con una solución para embalaje de alta barrera

Mondi amplía su gama de papeles FunctionalBarrier con una solución para embalaje de alta barrera. (Foto: Mondi, PR242)Mondi, líder mundial en embalaje y papel, amplía su gama única de embalajes de barrera media, alta y muy alta a base de papel con el fin de asistir a los clientes en su camino hacia el uso de soluciones de embalaje más sostenibles.

Solvay Launches the First ISCC PLUS Certified Mass Balance Vanillin

Advancing flavors and fragrances with the mass balance approach. (Photo: Solvay, PR067)Solvay, a leading global supplier of vanillin, has announced that the production of Rhovanil® vanillin at Saint-Fons in France has been accredited to comply with the mass balance accounting regime of the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS system*.

Project Air to receive EUR 97 million under agreement with Innovation Fund

Project Air to receive EUR 97 million under agreement with Innovation Fund. 
(Photo: Perstorp)Representatives from Perstorp, Uniper and CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) met today to officially sign the agreement granting the project support from the Innovation Fund. The agreement states that Project Air will receive EUR 97 million in support to enable its ground-breaking technology, which is a critical enabler for the European chemicals industry to become carbon-neutral.