4 Apr 2014
Clariant Masterbatches with CESA® Antimicrobial Fight Odor in Footwear
Muttenz, 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.
2 Apr 2014
Songwon presents new trendsetting-stabilizers at VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering Congress 2014
Ulsan, 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).
2 Apr 2014
AVERY DENNISON APPOINTS JEROEN DIDERICH VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL MARKETING MATERIALS GROUP
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.
1 Apr 2014
Clariant builds on Secret Code of Beauty concept with product launches at in-cosmetics 2014
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.
31 Mar 2014
ARCHROMA PUTS HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN REACH AT PAPERCON 2014
Reinach, 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).
27 Mar 2014
Axens, Total and IFPEN launch Atol™, an Innovative Technology for Bio-Ethylene Production Through Dehydration of Bio-Ethanol
Atol™ 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.
27 Mar 2014
ARCHROMA’S PAPER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASES FOR DYES
Reinach, 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.
27 Mar 2014
ARCHROMA PROVES CREATIVE ECO-ADVANCED DENIM PRODUCTION IS POSSIBLE AT INDIGO 2014
Reinach, 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.
