Tutta la freschezza delle insalate Les Crudettes grazie alla carta con proprietà di barriera funzionale e riciclabile

Tutta la freschezza delle insalate Les Crudettes grazie alla carta con proprietà di barriera funzionale e riciclabile. 
(Foto: Mondi, PR196)Mondi, azienda leader globale per imballaggi e carta, ha introdotto il suo primo sacchetto di carta con proprietà di barriera funzionale e riciclabile, per le insalate della gamma Les Crudettes, del Gruppo LSDH. Questo imballaggio sostenibile rappresenta una soluzione totalmente integrata: Mondi agisce lungo l’intera filiera, dalle foreste gestite in modo sostenibile per la produzione di cellulosa e cartoncino kraft, passando per l’applicazione del coating fino alla stampa del materiale finale.

Covestro expands portfolio of resins made with plants to turbocharge sustainability in decorative coatings

Covestro expands portfolio of resins made with plants to turbocharge sustainability in decorative coatings. 
(Photo: Covestro AG: COVPR002)Covestro, a world leader in coating resin solutions for the decorative industry, today announces the launch of an additional approach as part of its strategy to enable more sustainable, safer solutions for the decorative paints and coatings market. As part of this new approach, which leverages Covestro’s leading position in bio-based resin innovation, the organization will grow its Decovery® family of resins and added-value services to meet the demands of its customers and markets.

Smooth Touch TPE for packaging and design

With Smooth Touch TPEs, KRAIBURG TPE introduces a new compound series that is setting new standards in terms of touch quality. 
(Image: © 2021 KRAIBURG TPE)Reduced, smart, and high-quality – the packaging and design market is changing. Materials solutions that accompany manufacturers on this journey are in demand. KRAIBURG TPE meets this demand with a new materials series: The TPEs were developed in relation to the market demands for valuable solutions. The result is a product series designed especially for applications that want to put emphasis on outstanding touch quality – combined with an attractive price.

Wendy's, Berry Global, LyondellBasell Collaborate to Improve Cup Recyclability; Introduce New, Industry-Leading Clear Drink Cup

LyondellBasellTo help advance the goal of sustainably sourcing 100% of its customer-facing packaging by 2026, Wendy's is announcing a new collaboration with packaging and plastics industry leaders Berry Global and LyondellBasell. The collaboration will support Wendy's move from a selection of plastic-lined paper cups with limited recyclability to single-substrate, clear plastic drink cups that more consumers will be able to recycle – an important pathway toward circularity. Based on a mass balance approach, the cups will also use 20% ISCC-certified, recycled plastic across all North America restaurants – a quick-service restaurant industry first – with the potential to increase the amount of recycled plastic used in the future.

Milliken & Company Acquires Encapsys, LLC

Milliken & Company Acquires Encapsys, LLC.
(Photos © 2021 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved, MKPR259)Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of materials science expertise, has formally acquired Encapsys, LLC (“Encapsys”), a world leader in microencapsulation, from the Cypress Performance Group LLC (“Cypress”). The transaction officially closed October 18, 2021.

INEOS Styrolution named finalist in Chemical Week Sustainability Awards 2021

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announced that it has been chosen by Chemical Week as a finalist in the magazine’s sustainability awards 2021 in the category “best sustainable feedstock initiative”.

Wilo adotta TECHNYL® di DOMO nelle sue soluzioni per l’alimentazione idrica

Pompa Wilo-Para-MSL. 
(Immagine per gentile concessione di Wilo)Una delle principali sfide per le autorità cittadine è garantire ai consumatori forniture d'acqua sostenibili e di qualità. Con la crescita delle città, questa sfida non potrà che aumentare. DOMO Chemicals, uno dei principali fornitori di materiali poliammidici, si prepara ad affrontarla.

Clariant and China’s National Congress on Catalysis solidify partnership to further support catalytic research towards a green, low-carbon future

From left to right: Prof. Can Li (Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), Prof. Youchang Xie (winner of the National Catalysis Achievement Award of China), Prof. Mingyuan He (Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), Shizhong Zhao (Head of Catalysts R&D China, Clariant). 
(Photo: Clariant)As this year’s 20th National Congress on Catalysis of China (NCC) gets underway in Wuhan, Clariant has presented the 8th National Catalysis Achievement Award for outstanding R&D achievement in the field to Youchang Xie, Professor of Physical Chemistry at Beijing’s Peking University.