Clariant Masterbatches with CESA® Antimicrobial Fight Odor in Footwear

ClariantMuttenz, April 4, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced availability of CESA®-antimicro additive in masterbatches with demonstrated protection against odor-causing bacteria in shoes, boots, sandles and other footwear made with polymeric insoles.

Songwon presents new trendsetting-stabilizers at VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering Congress 2014

SONGWONUlsan, Korea - April 2, 2014 - Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, will introduce its SONGXTEND™ stabilizer solutions tailored to the needs of the automotive industry at the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering Congress in Mannheim, Germany (April 2-3, 2014).

AVERY DENNISON APPOINTS JEROEN DIDERICH VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL MARKETING MATERIALS GROUP

Avery Dennison appoints Jeroen Diderich vice president, global marketing materials group. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR228)LEIDEN, the Netherlands - April 2, 2014 - Avery Dennison Materials Group today announced it has appointed Jeroen Diderich vice president, global marketing. In this role, Diderich will be responsible for the business's end user and converter marketing strategies, as well as product management across the Label and Packaging Materials and Graphics Solutions business segments.

Clariant builds on Secret Code of Beauty concept with product launches at in-cosmetics 2014

Clariant builds on its Secret Code of Beauty concept with new product introductions at in-cosmetics 2014. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, April 1, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is enhancing its Secret Code of Beauty concept with new product introductions at in-cosmetics 2014, April 1-3, 2014, Hamburg.

ARCHROMA PUTS HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN REACH AT PAPERCON 2014

ArchromaReinach, 31 March 2014 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, will put sustainability and high-performance within easy reach of the paper industry with its latest benchmark-setting papermaking innovations at PaperCon 2014 (Booth #220).

Axens, Total and IFPEN launch Atol™, an Innovative Technology for Bio-Ethylene Production Through Dehydration of Bio-Ethanol

TotalEnergiesAtol™ is a technology for the most profitable production of polymer grade bio-ethylene by dehydration of 1G and 2G-renewable ethanol. The bio-ethylene produced can be integrated in existing downstream polymerization installations such as polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyethyleneteraphthalate (PET), polyvinylchloride (PVC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) without need for modifications.

ARCHROMA’S PAPER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASES FOR DYES

ArchromaReinach, 27 March 2014 – Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, today announced significant double digit price increases which will apply to several of its dyes for the paper industry. One of the major drivers for the company’s decision is the 200 to 300% cost increase of key naphthalene derivatives known as Letter Acids that are necessary to produce black, blue and red dyes. The situation is the result of the pressure by India and China authorities requiring producers to reduce their output until improved waste water treatment facilities are in place.

ARCHROMA PROVES CREATIVE ECO-ADVANCED DENIM PRODUCTION IS POSSIBLE AT INDIGO 2014

ArchromaReinach, 27 March 2014 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, will reveal inspirational design possibilities achievable with eco-advanced denim production at the InDIGO denim B2B expo. Archroma will demonstrate how fabric producers and brands can benefit from its "Advanced Denim" concept to expand color horizons, create soil-resistant finishes and significantly reduce the impact of denim manufacturing on the environment.