19-02-2015
Milliken features all-round improvements for lighter PP vehicle parts with Hyperform® Reinforcing Agents at VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering 2015
Ghent, Belgium - Milliken will go beyond simply addressing the lightweight trend in vehicle manufacturing with solutions designed also to improve all-round mechanical performance and the aesthetics of polypropylene (PP) parts at the 2015 VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering Conference in Mannheim, Germany.
19-02-2015
Clariant releases ColorForward® Interiors 2016: new materials appeal to broader fiber audience
Muttenz, February 19, 2015 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has released ColorForward® Interiors 2016, the third annual trend and color forecasting guide for the fiber and textile market. This year's edition was expanded to reach a wider range of textile yarn and filament producers, including those serving the carpeting, upholstery, automotive, and interior decoration sectors. This unique creative tool from Clariant ColorWorks® defines four trends that can be expected to attract consumer attention in the next few years and creates a color palette that can help marketers tap into the emotions behind those cultural currents.
18-02-2015
Vencorex will be present at ECS 2015 21-23 April (Nuremberg, Germany)
Vencorex, the owner of key technologies and a major manufacturer of aromatic and aliphatic isocyanates for the polyurethane markets, will present at European Coatings Show 2015 21.-23. April (Nuremberg, Germany) a wide range of isocyanates and solutions to develop more environmentally-friendly technologies such as:
- Tolonate™ aliphatic polyisocyanates crosslinkers for high-performance polyurethane coatings & adhesives, which offer exceptional durability and non-yellowing properties upon ageing, with high solids, low VOC options,
- Based on a unique patented technology, the Easaqua™ grades are self-emulsifiable polyisocyanates, used as crosslinkers of efficient environmentally-friendly waterborne polyurethane alternatives to conventional solvent-based coatings,
- HDI and IPDI isocyanate monomers, essential building blocks for polyurethane dispersions (PUD)
- Scuranate™ TDI aromatic isocyanate for CASE applications
18-02-2015
Clariant delivers strong growth and improves its operating margins in an adverse environment in 2014
“In 2014 Clariant grew above average once more, even though the economic environment was challenging and characterized by a continued lack of growth in Europe. Clariant increased its sales particularly in attractive high-margin markets, and was again able to improve its profitability, though some parts of the progress were masked by a negative currency effect,” said CEO Hariolf Kottmann.
17-02-2015
Change in the Board of Directors of Clariant
Muttenz, February 17, 2015 - At the 20th Annual General Meeting of Clariant Ltd on March 31, 2015, Dr. Dolf Stockhausen will step down from Clariant's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will propose the election of Mrs. Susanne Wamsler as his successor and thus continuing the representation of the former family shareholders of Süd-Chemie AG in Clariant.
12-02-2015
Perstorp to highlight strength and success of Capa™ caprolactone polyols at UTECH 2015 polyurethanes show
Perstorp will present its broad range of Capa™ caprolactone polyester polyols at UTECH Europe 2015 (stand 2100), the international polyurethanes exhibition and conference taking place in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on April 14-16.
11-02-2015
Clariant's GlucoTain®: how should clean feel?
Muttenz, February 11, 2015 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will open up the new sensory dimensions of its GlucoTain® sugar-based and sulfate-free surfactants range to the Personal Care industry at in-cosmetics 2015 (Hall A7 Booth 7C50).
11-02-2015
NUOVE VARIAZIONI DI GRIGIO AMPLIANO LA GAMMA TRESPA® METEON® PER UN EFFETTO SENZA TEMPO
Weert, Paesi Bassi, febbraio 2015 - Trespa annuncia l’ampliamento della sua apprezzata gamma di pannelli ad alta resistenza per applicazioni esterne Trespa® Meteon®, attraverso l’introduzione di sei nuove tonalità di grigio dal carattere distintivo. Lucas Stevens, Design Expert di Trespa dichiara: “Abbiamo consultato oltre 100 architetti in 10 Paesi e questo è il risultato. I nuovi decorativi grey wood sono la riuscita combinazione tra un design destinato a durare e quell’espressività senza tempo da sempre ricercata dagli architetti nei progetti per i loro clienti.”
