Solvay Introduces New Polymer for High-heat EV Battery Module Insulation

Solvay Introduces New Polymer for High-heat EV Battery Module Insulation. (Photo: Solvay, PR072)Solvay, a global market leader in specialty materials, has announced the introduction of a new high-heat and flame retardant grade in the company’s Xydar® liquid crystal polymers (LCP) portfolio, which is designed to meet critical safety demands in EV battery components. The new Xydar® LCP G-330 HH material addresses challenging thermal and insulation requirements and is targeted particularly at battery module plates of EV models operating with higher voltage systems.

UniteChem Group Listed at Shanghai Stock Exchange

From left to right: Ketang Miao (Executive Vice President), Zhanbo Xiang (Chairman), Junyi Lin (CEO), Youhe Xiang (Executive Vice President). 
(Photo: UniteChem)
UniteChem Group, the world’s leading supplier of light stabilizers for plastics in a broad range of high-end industrial applications, has been officially listed at the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), one of China’s three major independently operating stock markets. The Group’s public offering will be traded under the 603065.SS ticker number.

DSM Engineering Materials helps noho launch the next stage of its sustainable furniture portfolio with EcoPaXX®

DSM Engineering Materials helps noho launch the next stage of its sustainable furniture portfolio with EcoPaXX®. 
(Photo: DSM Engineering Materials: DSMPR542)DSM Engineering Materials today announces the launch of its first collaboration with New Zealand-based direct-to-consumer furniture brand noho: Lightly stackable chairs. The new plant- and recycled-based product is the first chair to be manufactured from DSM Engineering Materials’ EcoPaXX® biobased polyamide, which is derived from the castor bean plant. This renewable resource is highly CO2 absorbent while it is growing, giving EcoPaXX® a lower carbon footprint compared to fossil-based alternatives. Combining superior functional performance, optimal durability, and excellent aesthetics with a significantly reduced environmental impact, EcoPaXX® is facilitating noho’s goal of creating furniture that is better for people and the planet.

BENEO levert landbouwmachines aan lokale rijstboeren in Laos

BENEO levert landbouwmachines aan lokale rijstboeren in Laos. (Foto: BENEO, PR015)De productievestiging voor rijstingrediënten van BENEO in het Belgische Wijgmaal heeft het werk van meer dan honderd kleinschalige boeren in Laos op lange termijn veranderd dankzij de levering van oogst- en dorsmachines. Deze investering weerspiegelt hoe BENEO begaan is met zijn stakeholders in de hele toeleveringsketen en zorgde ervoor dat het bedrijf zijn samenwerkingen met de boeren nog verder kon versterken.

Upgrade am Standort Eschenbach: Mondi investiert, um Kundenanforderungen im Bereich eCommerce optimal zu erfüllen

Burkhard Vogel, Geschäftsführer Mondi Eschenbach. 
(Foto: Mondi, PR245)Der internationale Verpackungs- und Papierkonzern Mondi verstärkt am Standort Eschenbach seinen Maschinenpark mit modernster Technologie. Die Investition in Höhe von rund 9 Millionen Euro, die planmässig im ersten Quartal dieses Jahres abgeschlossen wurde, umfasst Modernisierungen entlang der gesamten Prozesskette: die Installation einer hochmodernen Faltkarton-Inliner Maschine, zusätzliche Tape-Applikationen für die Wellpappenanlage sowie ein Upgrade im Bereich Automatisierung durch Packroboter und eine neue automatische Bündelung.

Powerful, natural and responsibly sourced in the Amazon: Clariant’s Beracare CBA

Beracare CBA: The CBD-like skin soother.As we count down to in-cosmetics Global 2023 in Barcelona, Clariant has unveiled its exciting active ingredient Beracare CBA, a complex blend of Amazon oils in which copaiba oil’s tremendous potential is boosted by passion fruit oil, both of which we are able to harvest sustainably.

Development of an Eco-Friendly Coater for LiB Electrodes

Coater for LiB electrodes.Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO & COO: Takashi Iwade; hereinafter “Toray Engineering”) has developed an eco-friendly coater for secondary lithium ion battery (LiB) electrodes, and will launch it next April.

TotalEnergies and COLINES® partner to create Unlaminated Recyclable packaging contributing to resource efficiency utilization

TotalEnergies and COLINES® partner to create Unlaminated Recyclable packaging contributing to resource efficiency utilization.TotalEnergies and COLINES® announce the successful proof of concept of an Unlaminated Recyclable Stand-Up Pouch suitable for food-contact applications.