12 Apr 2012
AVERY DENNISON LAUNCHES NEW THIN MATERIALS PORTFOLIO THAT IMPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR FOOD LABELLING
LEIDEN, the Netherlands - 12 April 2012 - Avery Dennison has launched its first ever comprehensive food labelling portfolio to focus on improved environmental sustainability. The new Avery Dennison Thin materials provide converters access to a broad range of food labelling products that are more environmentally sustainable, use significantly thinner materials, boost productivity, and maintain conversion and shelf performance, when compared to other conventional labelling materials.
12 Apr 2012
SABIC’s Xenoy iQ* Resin Helps Canon Electronics Meet Global Customer Demand for Eco-Responsible Products with New Scanner Housing
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 12, 2012 – At NPE 2012, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced that Canon Electronics Inc. – a global leader in imaging and optical products – has selected high-performance Xenoy iQ* ENH resin with up-cycled post-consumer recycled (PCR) content for the housing of its new “imageFORMULA DR-M160” high-speed document scanner. Canon Electronics previously used a polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) material without any PCR content for its scanner housings. By upgrading to Xenoy iQ ENH resin, the company has advanced its sustainability strategy of developing environmentally conscious products that emphasize resource conservation and chemical substance control, among other goals. The development of the Xenoy iQ resin family, demonstrates SABIC’s history of successful innovation and its commitment to sustainable long term relationships by providing customers like Canon Electronics with a broad, industry-leading portfolio of materials to design and manufacture high-performance eco-responsible solutions. It also illustrates SABIC’s commitment of continuous improvement through the on-going development of new industry standards.
10 Apr 2012
Clariant Mining Solutions Celebrates Grand Opening of First Mineral Processing Lab in China
- New mineral processing lab provides regional customers in Asia access to Clariant’s global mining expertise
- Lab features advanced equipment and is designed to enhance safety
10 Apr 2012
SABIC and Equipment Technologies Come Together to Create Coextruded Lexan* SLX and Cycoloy* Resin Hood for New Apache Agricultural Sprayer
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — April 10, 2012 — At NPE 2012, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced the use of their Lexan* and Cycoloy* resins in Equipment Technologies’ (ET) tough, optimally designed Apache agricultural sprayer hood. The new product was developed to help overcome performance issues associated with fiberglass and metal, such as cracking or fading from exposure to high temperatures and ultraviolet (UV) light. This collaboration between Equipment Technologies, Allen Extruders, LLC, AMD Plastics, and SABIC, uses Allen Extruders’ Alextra®-MV sheet – a material made with SABIC’s Lexan SLX resin coextruded over Cycoloy resin and is vacuum formed by AMD – to slash the weight by up to 140 lbs vs. previous fiberglass hoods. The development of the new sprayer hood demonstrates how SABIC supports customer success through a deep understanding of industry, product and value chain requirements.
10 Apr 2012
Clariant to Bring Focus on Efficiency and Performance
Shanghai (China), April 10, 2012 - Leading global specialty chemical company Clariant will take part in this year's ChinaPlas exhibition under the theme of "Power your performance". Key products and solutions dedicated to helping its customers achieve better efficiency and thus better performance will be featured by BU Masterbatches, BU Pigments and BU Additives at the show in Shanghai from April 18 – 21.
10 Apr 2012
Clariant powers color choice for 2013
- Launch of ColorForward™ 2013 - 7th annual color forecast guide for plastics industry
- Reinforces Clariant's commitment to maximize customers' efficiency and innovation, across FMCG to fashion sectors
9 Apr 2012
Clariant Oil Services Helps Teach Financial Skills to Local High School Students
- Clariant employee volunteers to teach students at The Woodlands High School how to manage money
- Conroe ISD relies on community volunteers to impart valuable lessons from corporate world to students
4 Apr 2012
Azelis to represent CP Kelco in Russia
Azelis announces that they have been appointed distributor by leading hydrocolloid producer CP Kelco C&I Division, to service the Personal Care, Pharmaceutical and selected industrial sectors in Russia. The agreement commenced on April 1st. Both companies have enjoyed a successful relationship for many years and the new arrangement supplements existing agreements in France, UK, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria and Turkey.
