SABIC PURECARES portfolio offers solutions for medical disposables

SABIC PURECARES™ polypropylene (PP) materials for manufacturing nonwovens, are extensively used in medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications.Few sectors face as many critical challenges or as vitally important to humankind, as healthcare. Today the world faces a very serious challenge with the current pandemic and in response to this, SABIC’s engagements with its customers have focused on delivering larger volumes of SABIC PURECARES polypropylene (PP) materials for manufacturing of nonwovens used in medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications. SABIC’s Personal Hygiene industry team has ramped up efforts over recent months to ensure customers in the hygiene and medical sectors quickly receive much-needed materials to meet urgent and increasing global demands.

Esprit selects EarthColors® by Archroma for its newest ‘I AM SUSTAINABLE’ capsule collection 

Esprit selects EarthColors® by Archroma for its newest ‘I AM SUSTAINABLE’ capsule collection. 
(Photo: Esprit)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced a new collaboration with Esprit, the global fashion clothing brand, who selected the EarthColors® range for its ‘I AM SUSTAINABLE’ capsule collection.

Clariant ColorWorks applies IR-detectable black technology to make other dark colors more recyclable 

Clariant ColorWorks applies IR-detectable black technology to make other dark colors more recyclable. (Photo: Clariant)Clariant continues to develop new technology to improve the recyclability of plastics while offering packaging and product developers more color options. The latest development is a range of deep, dark colors that normally would have required the use of carbon black pigments that makes them undetectable by the near-infrared (NIR) sensors used in automated polymer sorting systems at recycling centers.

Reimagining knee replacements with additive technology and artificial intelligence

Tibial plates printed on Arcam Q10plus. 
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR038)Italian medical implant manufacturer REJOINT is introducing mass customization and therapy personalization through a combination of Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and computerized analysis of intraoperative and post-operative data collection through IoT-connected sensorized wearables.

Archroma joins hands with Liberty Textile Mills Limited to produce life-saving PPE in Pakistan

Product lines of Liberty Textile Mills Limited. 
(Photo: Liberty Textile Mills Limited)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has joined hands with Liberty Textile Mill Limited (Liberty), a leading producer in healthcare textiles to produce high quality personal protective equipment (PPE).

Clariant introduces new phthalate-free PolyMax® 600 Series performance catalysts for polypropylene

Clariant introduces new phthalate-free PolyMax 600 Series performance catalysts for polypropylene. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant is launching its next-generation phthalate-free olefin polymerization catalysts, expanding its portfolio to include a new offering to meet the most demanding customer toxicity requirements. Developed in partnership with McDermott’s Lummus Novolen® Technology, the new PolyMax 600 Series catalysts answer the market’s increasing need for safer polypropylene solutions.

Inspirations from nature help Milliken’s ColorDirection 2021 sing in Harmonic Synergy

Inspirations from nature help Milliken’s ColorDirection 2021 sing in Harmonic Synergy.
(Photos © 2020 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved, MKPR223)As togetherness and context become increasingly important trends for both society and industry, through its ColorDirection 2021, Milliken & Company has embraced colors and textures that complement each other to reflect these vital values.

Ascend launches Acteev Protect antimicrobial technology

AscendAscend Performance Materials has introduced Acteev Protect, a breakthrough technology specially formulated to guard against the growth of mildew, fungi and other microbes to keep textiles and nonwoven fabrics fresher for longer.