Ascend Performance Materials announces global price increase for all Vydyne® brand polymers, fibers and compounds

AscendHOUSTON – Sept. 11, 2017 – Ascend Performance Materials announced today a global price increase for all of its Vydyne® polymers, fibers and compounds.

TE Connectivity is hoofdsponsor van de Business swim bij ‘Swim to Fight Cancer’

TE Connectivity is hoofdsponsor van de Business swim bij ‘Swim to Fight Cancer’. (Bron: TE Connectivity, PR196)
’S-HERTOGENBOSCH – 11 september 2017 – TE Connectivity (TE), een wereldleider in connectiviteit en sensoren, is dit jaar de hoofdsponsor van de Business swim die gehouden wordt tijdens het evenement ‘Swim to Fight Cancer’ in het centrum van Den Bosch. Om dit jaar voor extra interne betrokkenheid te zorgen, is een ‘Walk to Fight Cancer’opgezet. Met dit initiatief hebben wij maar liefst € 2000 opgehaald. Dit geld gaat rechtstreeks naar de stichting, Fight Cancer.

Clariant's EcoTain® wins sustainability recognition at Shanghai event

Jan Kreibaum, Clariant's Regional President of Greater China, together with Margaret Soong, Head of Clariant Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs of Greater China, presented the awards at the after the ceremony. (Photo: Clariant)Shanghai, September 11, 2017 – Clariant, a world-leader in specialty chemicals, received two important awards during the “Heading Towards 2040: Corporate Innovation and Urban Sustainability” Excellence Awards campaign, which is organized to demonstrate Shanghai’s progress towards becoming a global city of excellence in sustainable development. Clariant's sustainability flagship label – EcoTain, which readily identifies its products with an outstanding sustainability and performance profile, was selected to receive the Sustainability Best Practice Award and the Sustainability Influencer Award during the presentation ceremony held on 8 September 2017 in Shanghai.

Clariant presents stronger support for edible oils and biofuels at oils+fats 2017

Clariant presents stronger support for edible oils and biofuels at oils+fats 2017. (Photos: Clariant)Muttenz, September 11, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces investments in more capacity, technical service and geographic locations, and launches five new Tonsil bleaching earths as part of its stronger future-focused purification support for the edible oils, mineral oils and biofuels sectors unveiled at oils+fats 2017 (Booth C1.202).

Leadership Change at ARLANXEO

Jorge Nogueira, Chief Executive Officer of rubber specialist ARLANXEO.Maastricht - Jorge Nogueira will take over as Chief Executive Officer of rubber specialist ARLANXEO with effect from September 9, 2017. The Argentinian succeeds Jan Paul de Vries, who is leaving the company to seek a new professional challenge.

Archroma acquires additional stake in M. Dohmen SA

ArchromaReinach, Switzerland, 7 September 2017 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced the acquisition of an additional 26% of the shares of M. Dohmen, an international group specializing in the production of textile dyes and chemicals for the automotive, carpet and apparel sectors.

SGP announces speakers for Community Day from leading organizations driving sustainability

SGPSayville, NY – September 7, 2017 - The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, a non-profit organization that certifies printing facilities’ sustainability best practices, is pleased to announce that SGP Community Day will take place on November 14, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. The event, will be hosted at The Duniway in downtown Portland, will bring together leading print professionals, brands and sustainability champions in an effort to grow strategic programs and partnerships.

Diehl Aircabin and EconCore combine to develop aircraft interior modules based on thermoplastic honeycomb

Diehl Aircabin and EconCore are developing aircraft interior modules based on thermoplastic honeycomb.
(Photo: © 2017 EconCore, ECNPR002)Thermoplastic honeycomb technology specialist EconCore has joined forces with Diehl Aircabin to develop next- generation solutions for aircraft interior modules during a European Commission funded project. The two companies envisage a new highly cost-effective process for creating modules by thermoforming and functionalizing mono-material sandwich panels in a single step.