19-10-2023
tonies selects sustainable styrenics from INEOS Styrolution for new audio product for children
tonies, the global provider of “smart” audio systems for children, selected INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable ECO polymer to reduce the environmental footprint of their new audio product “Clever Tonies”. The company decided for INEOS Styrolution’s ABS[1] material Novodur® ECO P2H-AT BC50, a material that is partly based on renewable feedstock.
19-10-2023
Résistant aux pliures et testé KTW-BWGL
KRAIBURG TPE a lancé une nouvelle série d’élastomères thermoplastiques (TPE) pour les tuyauteries dans le domaine des installations sanitaires et de l’eau potable. Ces produits novateurs répondent aujourd’hui déjà aux exigences de la norme KTW-BWGL contraignante et plus stricte qui entrera en vigueur sur ce marché en mars 2025. Ils se distinguent par leur facilité de transformation et livrent des tuyaux dont la surface est extrêmement lisse, avec des propriétés mécaniques fortement améliorées et une très faible propension à former des plis. Les nouveaux compounds sont présentés au salon Fakuma 2023.
19-10-2023
BSH selects light blocking ABS material from ELIX Polymers for washing machine control panels
BSH Home Appliances has selected light blocking ABS grade from ELIX Polymers for the lightwell part behind the control panel of their latest washing machines. ELIX Polymers has developed a tailor-made light-blocking ABS to ensure precise illumination and controlled light with no leakage into neighbouring chambers. A washing machine’s control panel is an important part of the design and functionality of such appliances and is used in daily life in many households.
18-10-2023
Perstorp strengthens its sustainable offerings with 100% renewable based 2-Ethylhexanol
Leading specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp has launched a new grade of 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH), now available with 100% renewable, traceable mass-balanced carbon content. When including the biogenic CO2 uptake[1] absorbed by the renewable raw materials used, the product has a negative carbon footprint cradle to Perstorp gate. Developed based on both physical and chemical traceability, 2-EH Pro 100 is designed to minimize the carbon footprint[2] throughout the value chain, while supporting sustainable sourcing of renewable and recycled raw materials.
18-10-2023
Westfalia Fruit: Building the Orchard of the Future today
Westfalia Fruit, a renowned multinational supplier of avocados and an array of fresh fruits, unveiled, for the first time in virtual reality, its visionary "Orchard of the Future" at Fruit Attraction 2023 in Madrid. This innovative project, represents a pivotal advancement in avocado cultivation, underpinned by over 40 years of research and a commitment to sustainable practices. Sustainability has been at the heart of Westfalia Fruit's mission from its inception 74 years ago. Dr. Merensky's vision, encapsulated in the motto "To Do Good," serves as the guiding principle for the entire organisation. Today, operating in 17 countries across five continents, Westfalia Fruit remains committed to advancing sustainable agricultural practices. The Orchard of the Future project is the manifestation of this enduring commitment. It encompasses four pivotal focus areas, each with far-reaching implications for the entire avocado industry.
18-10-2023
Des TPE non réticulés pour les eaux froides, chaudes ou très chaudes
KRAIBURG TPE va très bientôt lancer une nouvelle technologie novatrice: des élastomères thermoplastiques (TPE) pour une utilisation dans les secteurs de l’eau potable et des installations sanitaires qui répondent à la directive KTW-BWGL stricte et contraignante qui s’appliquera également aux TPE à partir de mars 2025. Ces compounds exceptionnels sont destinés aux joints, aux éléments d’étanchéité et à des composants tels que les pommeaux de douche. Ils satisfont à toutes les exigences pertinentes posées dans l’Union européenne aux produits finaux en contact avec des eaux froides ou chaudes, et pour la première fois aussi avec des eaux très chaudes.
18-10-2023
Clariant launches new range of excipients to improve stability and solubility of APIs at CPHI Barcelona
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemicals company, announces new additions to its portfolio of high-performing pharmaceutical ingredient solutions to support the evolution of safe and effective medicines. At CPHI Barcelona, Clariant will unveil three new VitiPure® excipients allowing for a multitude of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) formulations and administration routes, even for sensitive ones, such as mRNA vaccines and biologic medications, establishing it as a one-stop shop solutions provider to the industry.
17-10-2023
Industry’s largest library of colors now fully integrated into Shima Seiki design system with Color Atlas by Archroma®
Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, and Shima Seiki, a leading provider of computerized flat knitting machines and digital design systems, have expanded their partnership to bring the industry’s largest library of colors for cotton and polyester to the SDS®-ONE APEX design, planning and virtual sampling system and APEXFiz® (hereafter SDS®-ONE APEX series) subscription software.
