DOMO Chemicals invests to expand production capacity of TECHNYL® polyamide in China to meet growing market demand

DOMO Chemicals invests to expand production capacity of TECHNYL® polyamide in China to meet growing market demand.DOMO Chemicals, a global leader in engineered materials, announced a long-term investment plan in China to continue expanding its production capacity of TECHNYL® high-performance polyamides. This plan aims to meet growing demand in the automotive, electrical & electronics, and industrial consumer goods industries, and help build a sustainable future. DOMO Chemicals acquired Solvay's Performance Polyamides business in 2020 and has sold the TECHNYL® products globally since February 1, 2022, including in China, one of the company's key strategic markets.

Westfalia Fruit Brings Avocado Expertise to India

From left to right: GVK Naidu (Managing Director at Sam Agri), Zac Bard (Executive Global Farming, growers and commercial nurseries at Westfalia), Amos Or (Dvori Or), David Levin (Marketing Director at Sam Agri) and Ms. Levin (Sam Agri). (Photo: Westfalia Fruit, PR007)As a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, Westfalia is expanding its operations into India where it will supply local markets, retailers and wholesale markets with locally produced avocados and avocados from our global network of farms.

Packaging can make homecare more sustainable

Packaging can make homecare more sustainable. 
(Photo: Mondi, PR211)Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has highlighted the power of packaging in creating a more sustainable homecare industry.

Solvay and Carbios Demonstrate Enzymatic Depolymerization in PET/PVDC Barrier Film

Solvay and Carbios demonstrate enzymatic depolymerization in PET/PVDC barrier film. 
(Photo: Solvay, PR014)Solvay and Carbios successfully demonstrated that multi-layer PET films coated with Diofan® PVDC high-barrier polymer are fully compatible for enzymatic depolymerization - Carbios’ innovative recycling process. Results show that the PET is fully depolymerized, whereas the PVDC remains intact.

BENEO invests €50 million in pulse-processing plant

BENEO invests €50 million in pulse-processing plant. (Photo: BENEO, PR011)BENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has announced a €50 million investment in a new pulse processing site in Offstein, Germany. The site will produce protein rich pulse ingredients for food and animal feed. It will focus initially on protein concentrate, starch rich flour and hulls from Faba bean, with the option to process other pulses in the future. The new production site further strengthens the company’s plant-based protein portfolio and enables BENEO to meet growing demand for plant-based food and feed ingredients.

Mondi has food industry wrapped with two sustainable packaging launches at Anuga FoodTec

Mondi has food industry wrapped with two sustainable packaging launches at Anuga FoodTec. (Photo: Mondi, PR210)Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is highlighting the need for innovative packaging solutions in the fresh food industry by introducing two new recyclable packaging products - a paper-based tray and a semi-rigid plastic tray - at Anuga FoodTec.

Milliken & Company Tracks Progress on Sustainability Initiatives in Fourth Annual Sustainability Report

Milliken & Company Tracks Progress on Sustainability Initiatives in Fourth Annual Sustainability Report.
(Photo © 2022 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved, MKPR276)Today, diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company published its fourth annual Sustainability Report, a key reporting component in the company’s progress toward its 2025 Sustainability Goals. In 2019 Milliken laid out 12 sustainability goals, focused on its people, its products and the planet, as a roadmap to achieving a healthier tomorrow. Guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, these 12 goals signal the company’s commitment to sustainability in all forms.

Archroma and Stony Creek Colors to enter strategic partnership to produce IndiGold high-performance plant-based pre-reduced indigo at scale

From the field to the plant: Shrubs of Indigofera US-grown by Stony Creek Colors. 
(Photo: Stony Creek Colors)
Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, and Stony Creek Colors (“Stony Creek”), a trusted manufacturer of traceable natural indigo dyes, today announced that they have entered a strategic partnership to produce and bring to the market Stony Creek’s IndiGold high-performance plant-based pre-reduced indigo at scale.