AVERY DENNISON EXPANDS FILM MATRIX RECYCLING OFFER TO CUSTOMERS

Avery DennisonOEGSTGEEST, the Netherlands - March 25, 2015 - Avery Dennison and Belgian-based Seliplast AG (acronym for Second Life for Plastics) have launched a first-of-its-kind recycling option for label matrix waste made of polypropylene and polyethylene. The programme is now available to converters in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and France.

Clariant inaugurates packaging facility in Dongguan, southeast China

Clariant Healthcare Packaging manufactures a full range of controlled atmosphere packaging solutions. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, March 25, 2015 - Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, announced the inauguration of a new manufacturing facility, acquired through their recent acquisition of healthcare packaging company VitaPac. The Dongguan plant, located in Guangdong province in southeast China, will enhance Clariant's existing portfolio of controlled atmosphere packaging solutions.

Clariant all set to present eco-friendly GEKO® LE and ECOSIL® LE green sand molding additives at GIFA 2015

Our unique eco-friendly technologies, ECOSIL® LE and GEKO® LE, drastically reduce emissions and help foundries comply with highly demanding environmental regulations and standards. (Photo: Clariant)Munich, March 24, 2015 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is gearing up to reveal its support for a greener Foundry industry at GIFA 2015. Visitors to Booth C13 / Hall 12 at the leading foundry industry event in Düsseldorf can look forward to a showcase of Clariant's unique sustainable emission-reducing casting additives GEKO® LE and ECOSIL® LE, already enabling more eco-friendly production of steel and iron castings by several major European automotive manufacturers.

Clariant's Licocene® waxes reach final of German 2015 innovation prize

Clariant is a finalist in the prestigious German business innovation award, “Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2015”, category Large Company. (Photos: Clariant)Muttenz, March 23, 2015 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is a finalist in the prestigious German business innovation award, "Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2015", category Large Company. The achievement relates to Clariant's Licocene® polyolefin-based waxes, recognized for advancing sustainability in textiles, plastics and coatings manufacturing and improving the environmental profile of a wide range of applications.

Clariant presents customer solutions at NPE 2015 for packaging, healthcare, transportation, and consumer-goods markets

ClariantCharlotte, March 19, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has announced that its booth (#S35035) at NPE 2015, the International Plastics Showcase, will feature proven solutions for four key markets:

Clariant Oil Services acquires chemical storage and packaging facility in Broussard, Louisiana

ClariantHouston, TX, March 19, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces the acquisition of a chemical storage and packaging facility in Broussard, Louisiana. The transaction includes key personnel, laboratory, production, and storage facilities for supplying the Offshore Shelf, Deep Water, and Louisiana / Texas Gulf Coast land based markets.

New Smartrepel Hydro from Archroma keeps outdoor clothing dry and nature cleaner

Archroma’s micro-encapsulated technology uses a repelling agent and anchoring agent that together create a perfect symbiosis of water protection, breathability and durability. 
(Photo: Archroma)Reinach, 19 March 2015 - Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, introduces a true innovation in water repellency for outdoor clothing with the launch of its Smartrepel Hydro line for polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles.

Clariant's breakthrough HGM concept for Propane dehydrogenation Unit - a proven success in China

CATOFIN® propane dehydrogenation plant using Heat Generating Material at Ningbo Haiyue, China, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. (Photo: Clariant)Munich, March 18, 2015 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today that its Heat Generating Material (HGM) for the Catofin® process demonstrated excellent performance at the propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant of Ningbo Haiyue New Material Co. Limited in Ningbo City, China. The plant produces 600,000 MTA of propylene using the CB&I Catofin catalytic dehydrogenation process, based on Clariant's Catofin catalyst.