Clariant increases prices across its Catalysts business portfolio

ClariantEffective immediately, or as contracts permit, Clariant will implement price increases across its Catalysts portfolio.

LyondellBasell details path to 2030 in 2021 sustainability report

 "Future Focused" sustainability reportLyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced the publication of its 2021 sustainability report: "Future Focused." The report details the company's ambitions to help end plastic waste in the environment, address climate change and support a thriving society.

Be a Beauty Wizard! Rediscover the powers of nature with Clariant Natural Ingredients

Beauty Wizard invites consumers to reconnect with their inner selves with two new beauty ritual propositions, shifting their beauty habits towards slow wellbeing habits.Beauty Wizard rituals from Clariant Active Ingredients. Highly-effective nature-based cosmetic ingredients and traditional activities combine in two new propositions to encourage slow wellbeing habits amid skyrocketing stress levels.

Mondi and Thimonnier team up to make recyclable packaging for liquid soap refills

Mondi and Thimonnier team up to make recyclable packaging for liquid soap refills. 
(Photo: Mondi, PR206)Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has joined forces with French machine supplier Thimonnier to develop a recyclable packaging that reduces plastic waste.

Airnov to exhibit sustainable solutions at upcoming Pharmapack trade show in Paris

Airnov releases 27mm desiccant stopper for easy-opening medical packaging. 
(Photo: Airnov)Airnov Healthcare Packaging, a global leader in controlled atmosphere packaging, will be showcasing a series of new sustainable solutions at the upcoming Pharmapack trade show in Paris.

Archroma partners with university of North Carolina Greensboro on color expert education

Students of the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) of the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) with the Color Atlas by Archroma®. (Photo: UNCG)Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has announced the launch of a collaboration with the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) and its Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) department, aiming to further the education of its students in the area of color management expertise.

Significant materials data from injection to surface qualities and adhesion

A new system at the main production site of KRAIBURG TPE enables quick changeover between temperature-controlled tooling inserts in injection molding processes in order to gain precise data on the fluidity, surface quality, and adhesion of specific material compounds. 
(Image: © 2022 KRAIBURG TPE)KRAIBURG TPE has implemented a new system at the production facilities at its main site in Waldkraiburg, Bavaria. It enables quick changeover between temperature-controlled tooling inserts in injection molding processes in order to gain precise data on the fluidity, surface quality, and adhesion of specific material compounds. This makes fulfilling customer requirements more efficient.

Perstorp to double carboxylic acid production capacity as demand continues to rise across markets

Perstorp’s production site in Stenungsund, Sweden. (Photo: Perstorp)Leading specialty chemicals company Perstorp plans to have extra capacity of around 70,000 tonnes/yr. for production of carboxylic acids onstream during 2024. The investment will enable Perstorp to increase output significantly and strengthen its position as the sustainable solutions provider. Increased capacity will meet growing demand in various high-value applications, including non-phthalate plasticizers for PVC, engineered fluids for applications such as refrigeration lubricants, and various propionates used in food preservation and carboxylic acids for use in animal feed gut health and preservation products. Most of the output will be used in downstream production operated by Perstorp itself.