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13 Apr 2011
Clariant publishes 2010 Sustainability Report
Muttenz, 13 April 2011 – The Swiss specialty chemical company Clariant has published its 2010 Sustainability Report. Over the course of 60 pages, the company describes how sustainability and innovation go hand in hand along Clariant’s entire value chain. The data, which are collected at all operating levels and in all regions and consolidated at Group level, demonstrate that Clariant has made great progress with key parameters in recent years. Between 2005 and 2010, CO2 emissions decreased by more than 40%, energy consumption fell by 35% and water consumption dropped by 30%. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a globally renowned, independent organization for sustainability reporting standards, performed a critical review of the report and confirmed adherence to application level A, its highest reporting level. “Clariant sees this as an obligation to continue to work on the area of sustainability and to make improvements. We firmly believe that following the successful completion of our restructuring, profitable growth can only come with sustainability,” said Hariolf Kottmann, Chief Executive Officer of Clariant International Ltd.
11 Apr 2011
RHODIA INCREASES ITS POLYMER PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN FREIBURG
Lyon, France / Freiburg, Germany – April 11, 2011 – Rhodia has announced a debottlenecking of its polymer production capacity in Freiburg, Germany.
April 4th 2011 - DSM has introduced its latest composite resin – Atlac® 5200 FC - developed specifically for use in composite applications that have contact with food and water. Officially launched at last week's JEC show1 in Paris, this new vinyl ester resin is unique in that it is fully compliant with the European regulations on food contact and made in line with commonly accepted Good Manufacturing Practices for the Food Industry. The resin is therefore suitable for use in a variety of composite applications such as tanks and pipes that are intended for contact with food and potable water.
The Netherlands, April 4, 2011 - DSM Dyneema has formed a partnership with gruschwitz gmbh Tech-Twists in which they become a Premium Distribution Partner for UHMWPE fiber manufactured by DSM Dyneema. The new agreement becomes effective April 1st 2011 and is specific to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia – Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. 
Ghent, Belgium – 31 March 2011 – Leading Russian petrochemical company SIBUR will use Milliken’s pioneering clarifying agent Millad® NX™ 8000 for new grades of highly transparent polypropylene that it is launching to enter the local market for transparent packaging materials.