08-07-2019
Archroma to acquire stilbene-based OBA business for paper and powder detergent applications
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced that Archroma India Private Limited and BASF India Limited (BIL) have signed an agreement for the acquisition by Archroma of BASF’s stilbene-based OBA (optical brightening agents) business for paper and powder detergent applications.
08-07-2019
INEOS Styrolution’s aesthetic composite StyLight® exploring new ventures
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today a series of events in 2019 where news on StyLight®, the company’s thermoplastic composite optimised for aesthetic applications, will be shared with customers and application developers. The material, based on a modified SAN matrix, excels with a unique combination of structural stiffness, aesthetics, processability and dimensional stability. Since earlier this year, a version based on a polypropylene matrix is available as well[1].
08-07-2019
Clariant, and its Active Ingredients business, winners at the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards 2019
Leading specialty chemical company, Clariant, and its Active Ingredients business, offering a wide range of actives were the proud recipients of two trophies at this year’s Ringier Technology Innovation Awards 2019 - Personal Care Industry, held in Shanghai.
05-07-2019
Clariant Masterbatches Initiative Seeks to Help Make Plastics Packaging More Sustainable
As part of a Clariant-wide program to create a more sustainable plastics industry, the Packaging Market Segment within the Masterbatches Business Unit is working to help brand owners and packaging producers realize their objectives for creating packaging that is more environmentally friendly. Clariant’s comprehensive portfolio of additive masterbatches, together with unparalleled in-house expertise and collaboration with other industry organizations, allows them to offer solutions in four important areas:
03-07-2019
INEOS Styrolution collaborates with Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller to develop chemical recycling solution for polystyrene
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has agreed with Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, a recognised leader in dairy products, to collaborate on developing a circular solution for polystyrene based on chemical recycling.
03-07-2019
K 2019: New KRAIBURG TPE compounds for consumer and automotive applications
KRAIBURG TPE will present itself once again as competence leader in the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) market at the upcoming K 2019 trade fair held from October 16 to 23 in Düsseldorf. At both booth C58-4 located in “Rubber Street” in hall 6 and its ideas factory at booth E22, the TPE manufacturer will address major challenges and trends the growing TPE business is facing.
03-07-2019
TE Connectivity promotes Vish Ananthan to lead Industrial Business Unit
TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, announced Vish Ananthan as the new senior vice president and general manager of its Industrial business unit. He succeeds Lars Brickenkamp, who is leaving the company. Ananthan will report to Kevin Rock, president of Industrial Solutions.
02-07-2019
SANITIZED Preservation AG opens subsidiary in India
Swiss company SANITIZED Preservation AG, which specializes in antimicrobial protection of paints and coatings, will open a new subsidiary in India. Saravana Kumar, who has wide experience in the Asian market for antimicrobial ingredients, has been appointed Business Director Asia Pacific of SANITIZED Preservation India Pvt. Ltd.
