Milliken Press Kit K 2019

Allen Jacoby, Sr. Vice President, Plastic Additives Business, Milliken & Company.
(Photo © 2019 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Milliken Chemical, a leading global supplier of additives and colorants for plastics and division of global manufacturer Milliken & Company, will use its presence at the K 2019 trade fair on Oct. 16-23 to demonstrate the many ways in which it is “Enhancing plastics with Color, Care, Clarity and Performance. Together.”

INEOS Styrolution introduces new styrenic solutions at K 2019

INEOS Styrolution introduces new styrenic solutions at K 2019.INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, introduces a broad range of new styrenic solutions at K 2019 in Düsseldorf (October 16-23), Germany, giving customers a competitive advantage in their industries. The company’s first recycled products top the list of new materials giving customers not only the performance they are accustomed to, but also help them to meet their own sustainability goals. Customers are invited to booth D28 in hall 6 to learn from INEOS Styrolution’s experts.

INEOS Styrolution enhances product portfolios for its focus industries

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, provides an overview of its material portfolios for its focus industries at the K 2019 in Düsseldorf (hall 6 at booth D28). With recent additions to its portfolio, INEOS Styrolution offers its strongest line-up ever to customers.

INEOS Styrolution advances closer to offering recycled polystyrene at commercial scale

INEOS Styrolution advances closer to offering recycled polystyrene at commercial scale.INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has taken a step closer to offering recycled polystyrene at commercial scale.

Welcome black! Clariant launches NIR-detectable black colorants for a wide range of recyclable polymers at K 2019

Black and grey plastics packaging colored with Clariant’s new NIR-identifiable black colorants to support the sorting process in recycling. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant gives the recycling potential of black plastics a much-needed boost. At K 2019, it will launch the first range of near infrared (NIR)-detectable black pigments and dyes applicable to a wide variety of recyclable plastics. The extension adds another step in the right direction addressing the sorting challenge of high-appeal black packaging for recovery and recycling facilities.

Clariant sponsors “Young Scientist Award” at 19th National Congress on Catalysis of China

Shizhong Zhao, Clariant’s Head of Catalyst R&D China, Jens Perregaard, Head of Global Hydrogenation & Custom Catalysts and Academician Hong He, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences present the Young Scientist Award to Prof. Weixin Huang and Dr. Yong Yang. 
(Photo: Clariant)Before the eyes of over 3000 leading experts in catalysis, Prof. Weixin Huang and Dr. Yong Yang were presented the Catalysis Society of China’s “Young Scientist Award” by Shizhong Zhao, Clariant’s Head of Catalyst R&D in China and Jens Perregaard, Head of Global Hydrogenation & Custom Catalysts. The prize recognizes researchers below the age of 45 years for their outstanding contributions to catalyst technology.

Ascend to showcase sustainability efforts at K 2019

AscendAscend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, will showcase sustainability efforts at K 2019. The company’s three-part strategy focuses its people, products and plants toward creating solutions that reduce emissions, waste and water use; providing careers that grow and support families; and fostering vibrant, prosperous communities.

First Austrians to join All-Female eXXpedition to research impact of plastic in the oceans

Photo credit © eXXpedition / Jen Russell - North Pacific 2018 Hawaii to Vancouver. Marita Schmid is a sustainability expert from Mondi, a global leader in innovative and sustainable packaging and paper solutions. To develop a more holistic view about the impact of plastics, she is participating as one of two Austrians on the transatlantic leg of the international all-female sailing eXXpedition Round the World voyage.