27-03-2023
Ascend to showcase line of low-VOC, recyclable and biodegradable additives at European Coatings Show
Ascend Performance Materials will showcase its line of specialty chemicals and sustainable solutions at the European Coatings Show. Experts will be on hand to discuss the company’s high-performance, high-purity amines as well as biodegradable and recyclable solvents for the industry.
23-03-2023
Perstorp strengthens its sustainable offerings with world’s first 100% renewable-based polyols with negative carbon footprint
Leading specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp has launched new grades for two base polyols that are now available with 100% renewable, mass-balanced carbon content. When including the biogenic CO2 uptake from the renewable raw materials, the products will have a negative carbon footprint at the Perstorp gate. Based on a traceable mass-balance concept, Neeture™ N100 (neopentyl glycol) and Evyron™ T100 (trimethylolpropane) are designed to reduce the carbon footprint throughout the value chain and to support the sustainable sourcing of renewable and recycled raw materials.
23-03-2023
Solvay introduit sur le marché un nouveau polymère pour l’isolation des modules de batterie des véhicules électriques
Solvay, qui compte parmi les leaders mondiaux des matériaux de spécialités , a annoncé l’ajout d’un nouveau grade ignifugé à haute tenue en température à son portefeuille de polymères à cristaux liquides (LCP) Xydar, conçu pour répondre aux exigences critiques de sécurité des composants de batterie des véhicules électriques. Désigné Xydar® LCP G-330 HH, ce nouveau matériau répond aux caractéristiques élevées de résistance thermique et d’isolation, en particulier celles exigées pour les plaques de recouvrement des modules de batterie à haute tension pour véhicules électriques.
22-03-2023
UniteChem Group Listed at Shanghai Stock Exchange
UniteChem Group, the world’s leading supplier of light stabilizers for plastics in a broad range of high-end industrial applications, has been officially listed at the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), one of China’s three major independently operating stock markets. The Group’s public offering will be traded under the 603065.SS ticker number.
22-03-2023
DSM Engineering Materials helps noho launch the next stage of its sustainable furniture portfolio with EcoPaXX®
DSM Engineering Materials today announces the launch of its first collaboration with New Zealand-based direct-to-consumer furniture brand noho: Lightly™ stackable chairs. The new plant- and recycled-based product is the first chair to be manufactured from DSM Engineering Materials’ EcoPaXX® biobased polyamide, which is derived from the castor bean plant. This renewable resource is highly CO2 absorbent while it is growing, giving EcoPaXX® a lower carbon footprint compared to fossil-based alternatives. Combining superior functional performance, optimal durability, and excellent aesthetics with a significantly reduced environmental impact, EcoPaXX® is facilitating noho’s goal of creating furniture that is better for people and the planet.
21-03-2023
BENEO fournit des machines agricoles à des riziculteurs laotiens
Le site de production d’ingrédients de riz de BENEO, à Wijgmaal en Belgique, a modifié à long terme les conditions de travail de plus d’une centaine de petits agriculteurs du Laos, en les équipant de moissonneuses et de batteuses-vanneuses. Cet investissement reflète l’engagement de BENEO envers tous les acteurs de sa chaîne d’approvisionnement, et a permis à l’entreprise de renforcer ses partenariats au niveau des exploitations agricoles.
21-03-2023
Upgrade am Standort Eschenbach: Mondi investiert, um Kundenanforderungen im Bereich eCommerce optimal zu erfüllen
Der internationale Verpackungs- und Papierkonzern Mondi verstärkt am Standort Eschenbach seinen Maschinenpark mit modernster Technologie. Die Investition in Höhe von rund 9 Millionen Euro, die planmässig im ersten Quartal dieses Jahres abgeschlossen wurde, umfasst Modernisierungen entlang der gesamten Prozesskette: die Installation einer hochmodernen Faltkarton-Inliner Maschine, zusätzliche Tape-Applikationen für die Wellpappenanlage sowie ein Upgrade im Bereich Automatisierung durch Packroboter und eine neue automatische Bündelung.
21-03-2023
Powerful, natural and responsibly sourced in the Amazon: Clariant’s Beracare™ CBA
As we count down to in-cosmetics Global 2023 in Barcelona, Clariant has unveiled its exciting active ingredient Beracare CBA, a complex blend of Amazon oils in which copaiba oil’s tremendous potential is boosted by passion fruit oil, both of which we are able to harvest sustainably.
