26-07-2021
SABIC lanceert ISCC gecertificeerde LEXAN™ polycarbonaat film & sheet op basis van hernieuwbare grondstoffen
SABIC, een wereldleider in de chemische industrie, heeft aangekondigd dat haar Functional Forms fabriek in Bergen op Zoom, Nederland, is geaccrediteerd onder het International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS-schema voor het leveren van een nieuwe reeks LEXAN™-film- en plaatproducten op basis van gecertificeerde hernieuwbare grondstoffen. Het nieuwe productaanbod van film en platen sluit aan bij het bestaande TRUCIRCLE™ initiatief van het bedrijf en speelt in op de wereldwijd groeiende vraag naar verdere duurzame materiaaloplossingen in een meer en meer circulaire kunststofeconomie.
26-07-2021
Clariant expands its capacity for emission control catalysts to meet growing global demand
Clariant Catalysts is expanding and enhancing its capacity for emission control catalysts to meet growing global demand, particularly in China. The company just recently commenced operations at an additional, upgraded production facility in Heufeld, Germany, which features state-of-the-art production equipment exclusively dedicated to emission control catalysts. Production capacity for the catalysts has been increased to enable a volume growth of 100% compared to 2019. The site, which now includes two units, covering a combined area of 1500 m². The plant operates under rigorous quality controls, and is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standards.
22-07-2021
DOMO’s ECONAMID® sustainable polyamide - now even more eco-friendly
DOMO Chemicals, a leader in sustainable polyamide solutions, has begun using a new sustainable black masterbatch based on recycled material to complement the recycled base polymer in its ECONAMID® brand of sustainable polyamides. ECONAMID®, based on recycled industrial waste, is a benchmark in the industry when it comes to performance level and quality consistency, lot after lot.
22-07-2021
INEOS Styrolution advances China’s circular economy target through collaboration with GER to produce Terluran® ECO GP-22
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announces the signing of its collaboration with GER, a world-leading waste recycling enterprise based in China’s Jiangxi province, to produce high quality virgin-like ABS grades with up to 70% recycled content at commercial scale for the Chinese market.
21-07-2021
Moov&Cool supporting elite sport in the UK and Belgium
Textile finishing expert, Devan Chemicals, has been supporting high performance sport in the UK and Belgium with its ‘cool comfort technology’ Moov&Cool.
21-07-2021
Mondi and Unilever serve up aluminium-free paper-based packaging for Colman’s Meal Makers
Unilever, together with Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, have developed a new high barrier paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range by reducing plastic, increasing paper content, and consequently ensuring recyclability in the existing UK paper waste stream.
20-07-2021
Avery Dennison celebrates the launch of ADX Lab Ningbo to accelerate innovation and lead the trends for the apparel industry
Avery Dennison, a global leader in innovation, materials science, branding and manufacturing, and Shenzhou International Holdings Ltd., one of the world’s largest vertically-integrated knitwear manufacturers, hosted a grand opening event for the launch of ADX Lab Ningbo, an experience hub co-created by the two innovators, located in Ningbo, China.
20-07-2021
Clariant expands its contribution to sustainability with pigments certified OK compost INDUSTRIAL
To meet sustainability targets and fulfill commitments to the plastics circular economy, producers of plastic articles are increasingly using polymers that are compostable. Clariant’s business unit Pigments is contributing to this growth in compostable plastic articles, with a range of certified OK compost INDUSTRIAL pigments, offering customers new coloring opportunities.
