30 Oct 2013
Energy saving benefits of Millad® NX™ 8000 validated with UL approved label
Ghent, Belgium - The energy-saving benefits of Milliken's new generation clarifier Millad® NX™ 8000 for polypropylene (PP) have been validated by the independent organisation UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories). The validation qualifies Milliken and eventually its customers, from converters to brand owners, to use an Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) label to highlight the energy consumption reductions achieved with the use of Millad NX 8000 in a transparent PP product.
30 Oct 2013
Clariant plans to divest Leather Services Business to Stahl
Muttenz, October 30, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today that it plans to sell its Leather Services business to Stahl. Stahl Holdings B.V., majority-owned by Wendel Group, is a Dutch company providing high quality chemicals, dyes and coatings for leather and other applications. The combination of both businesses would create a global leader in leather chemicals with a higher growth profile than the stand-alone entities and with significant synergy potential.
30 Oct 2013
Clariant performance well on target after solid third quarter
CEO Hariolf Kottmann: "Clariant achieved a solid performance in the first nine months of 2013 as most businesses developed favorably under continuing challenging economic conditions around the globe. Good progress has been made in the repositioning of the business portfolio, with the divestment of underperforming businesses nearing completion. This will leave Clariant with a well-balanced portfolio that has promising long-term growth prospects in many areas of the specialty chemicals industry."
29 Oct 2013
Clariant Oil Services to Showcase Chemical Solutions and R&D Investments at OTC Brazil 2013
São Paulo, October 29, 2013 - Clariant Oil Services exhibits and participates in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Brazil 2013, October 29-31, at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
29 Oct 2013
AVERY DENNISON ADDS FOOD SAFETY AND PROMOTION PORTFOLIO TO ITS SELECT SOLUTIONS™ OFFERING
MENTOR, Ohio, October 29, 2013 — Avery Dennison has introduced a Select Solutions Food Safety and Promotion portfolio. The portfolio features a collection of fluorescent and dissolvable label materials to help brand owners run promotions, create product awareness throughout the food value chain, and safeguard consumers against illnesses related to material residue.
29 Oct 2013
Belden introduces new WLAN firmware that extends the useful life of industrial wireless devices
Neckartenzlingen, Germany - October 29, 2013 - Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has introduced Hirschmann HiLCOS 8.8, the latest version of its WLAN firmware to manage its highly successful range of OpenBAT industrial wireless devices. This version is an industry first as it supports IPv6, which is intended to replace IPv4. A key benefit is that the useful life of installed wireless devices can now be extended, as they will still be able to communicate via public WLAN networks for which IPv4 addresses are now no longer being allocated. Product Manager Pascal Unterdorfer explains: “The new HiLCOS 8.8 firmware opens up new possibilities for using WLAN in automation, for example, in power supply applications. These use public networks to control power distribution, making IPv6 routing an absolute must.”
29 Oct 2013
NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN SHENYANG AND WUHAN MARK MAJOR EXPANSION OF AVERY DENNISON'S FOOTPRINT IN CHINA
SHENYANG, China - October 29, 2013 - Avery Dennison celebrated a strategic milestone in China with the opening of two new distribution centers in northeast and central China in the past three months.
28 Oct 2013
DSM DYNEEMA PREDICTS UPCOMING MATERIAL INNOVATIONS WILL ANSWER INDUSTRY CALLS FOR LIGHTER LIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
The Netherlands, 28 October 2013 - The performance and endurance of military, law enforcement and security personnel have always been affected by the weight of their gear. Today, however, major trends are intensifying the impact of weight and underscoring the urgent need for new, lighter materials that can deliver top protective performance combined with usability. Multiple global government initiatives are underway to reduce the weight of personal protective equipment for soldiers. DSM Dyneema, the manufacturer of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE) fiber, branded as Dyneema®, and world leader in life protection materials and high performance fibers, sees the adoption of next-generation lighter material technologies as an important part of the answer. This view is supported by experts, who predict the use of UHMwPE materials in body and vehicle protection will show double-digit growth in the next five years.
