Syensqo launches market-first non-fluorosurfactant perfluoroelastomer

Syensqo launches the market’s first non-fluorosurfactant FFKM to meet the evolving needs of the industry with greater sustainability. 
(Photo: Syensqo, PR048)Syensqo, a leading global provider of advanced performance materials and chemical solutions, announced the introduction of a brand new range of high-performance perfluoroelastomers using the company’s proprietary non-fluorosurfactant (NFS) technology. The Tecnoflon® FFKM NFS products have been specially engineered to expand Syensqo’s successful FFKM offerings for semiconductor manufacturing and other highly demanding markets.

Archroma launches AVITERA® RASPBERRY SE to extend the GENERATION NEXT platform for economical sustainability in dark shades

Archroma launches AVITERA® RASPBERRY SE to extend the GENERATION NEXT platform for economical sustainability in dark shades.
(Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has taken sustainable and cost-effective cellulosic dyeing to the next level with the introduction of AVITERA® RASPBERRY SE.

Mondi’s Ad/Vantage Boost ensures reliable supply for Hans Schmid’s top-quality impregnated paper

Mondi’s Ad/Vantage Boost ensures reliable supply for Hans Schmid’s top-quality impregnated paper. (Photo: Mondi, PR320)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is collaborating with Hans Schmid KG, one of Europe’s most important independent impregnators, supplying the partner with its saturated kraft paper Ad/Vantage Boost for the furniture and flooring industry.

Syensqo announces strategic partnership with Politubes to advance electric motor efficiency

Ajedium™ PEEK spiral-wound slot liner EVTubes. (Photo: Syensqo, PR058)Syensqo, a leader in specialty polymers, and Politubes, a renowned manufacturer of flexible multi-layered spiral-wound tubes and insulator caps components, have announced a strategic partnership to develop slot liner spiral-wound tubes using Ajedium™ polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) film.

Clariant’s novel solutions for enhancing crop health and biological formulations at CAC 2025: Synergen Soil and Synergen Guard 100

Clariant’s novel solutions for enhancing crop health and biological formulations at CAC 2025: Synergen™ Soil and Synergen™ Guard 100. (picture: AI-generated) © ClariantAs leaders in agrochemicals and AgriTech meet in Shanghai at the 2025 China International Agrochemical and Crop Protection Exhibition (CAC), Clariant has unveiled its next-generation solutions for biologicals and innovative approaches to sustaining plant health by optimizing soil water management.

Clariant and Omya to present stabilizer success at European Coatings Show 2025

AddWorks IBC 760 sealant. © Clariant Two years after its successful market introduction, Clariant and Omya will present the proven performance of AddWorks IBC 760, their innovative stabilizer solution that is transforming the SMP sealants market, at the European Coatings Show 2025. The partners will share new data demonstrating how this innovation sets new benchmarks in weathering performance and heat stability while meeting stringent regulatory requirements.

Perstorp launches Neptem range of emulsifiers – an invaluable solution in waterborne alkyd technology

Perstorp launches Neptem™ range of emulsifiers – an invaluable solution in waterborne alkyd technology. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp, a leading global innovator in specialty chemicals and a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), proudly launches the Neptem range for alkyds, a portfolio of emulsifier solutions enabling the next generation of high-performance, low-VOC waterborne alkyds.

ELIX Polymers, in partnership with Repsol and AnQore, has produced 100% recycled products

ELIX PolymersELIX’s E-LOOP CR products are manufactured using sustainable and certified raw materials that incorporate circular and bio-circular feedstocks. These products hold ISCC-plus certification, ensuring traceability and transparency across the supply chain using the mass balance model. Various feedstock combinations are possible, as there are three alternative sources for the three main monomers (acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene): fossil-based feedstocks, chemically recycled post-consumer waste and bio-circular feedstocks.

Beaulieu Fibres International at IDEA25: showcasing fibres that build futures - high in performance and sustainability

Beaulieu Fibres International at IDEA25: showcasing fibres that build futures - high in performance and sustainability.
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)As thousands of industry leaders look towards IDEA25 in Miami Beach in April, Beaulieu Fibres International is exhibiting its next-generation sustainable fibre solutions for high performance nonwovens in various industries.

Westfalia Fruit's Chilean alliance wins UN sustainable development award

Westfalia Fruit Group’s Chilean operation, as part of the Pro Tiltil Alliance, received an award under SDG 17. (Photo: Westfalia Fruit, PR047)Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, has been honored with a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) award for its work with the Pro Tiltil Alliance in Chile. The recognition, under SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, celebrates the alliance’s efforts in fostering sustainable development through collaborative corporate action.

New Nipaguard SCE Vita: Clariant’s latest fully naturally derived preservation blend for cosmetics

Clariant colleagues from the preservation labs at the Clariant Innovation Center in Frankfurt, Germany evaluating product performance.
© Clariant As the personal care industry prepares for in-cosmetics Global, the world’s premier launchpad for new ingredient innovations, Clariant unveils Nipaguard SCE Vita, its naturally derived preservation solution for formulations without controversial preservatives.

Syensqo achieves breakthrough in mechanical recycling of PVDC multilayer food packaging

Syensqo have successfully demonstrated the open-loop recyclability of PVDC multilayer structures from food packaging within standard PE waste streams. (Photo: Syensqo, PR044)Syensqo, a leading global provider of advanced performance materials and chemical solutions, is pleased to announce the successful completion of an ambitious recycling initiative. The results of comprehensive trials have proven that multilayer food packaging structures with Ixan® polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) can effectively be recycled into valuable feedstock for other applications within a standard polyethylene (PE) based waste stream. The trials have been conducted by CSI, an acknowledged provider of testing and certification services for controlled environments, part of IMQ group.

Clariant decodes concept of beauty through ingredients for skin-mind harmony at PCHi 2025

Clariant decodes concept of beauty through ingredients for skin-mind harmony at PCHi 2025. © Clariant Clariant’s Personal and Home Care Segment, together with the newly acquired Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant, is bringing to the PCHi 2025 exhibition a host of exciting beauty care ingredients to help consumers strike the all-important beauty harmony between their skin and mind.

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