Songwon announces global price increase for its entire range of SONGNOX® Antioxidants

SONGWONUlsan, Korea - April 14, 2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (www.songwon.com) one of the leading global polymer stabilizer manufacturers, will increase its global selling price of the SONGNOX® Antioxidants product range by 5 - 8% depending on product family. The increase will be effective on orders received on or after May 15, 2014, or as contracts allow.

DSM to highlight Stanyl and Stanyl ForTii for high performance DDR4 memory connectors at Chinaplas

Stanyl® and Stanyl® ForTii™ enable breakthrough in memory connectors for servers. 
(Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR425)Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences company, confirms top electronics companies are choosing its high performance polyamides for the latest generation of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) connectors. These “DDR4” connectors demand more than ever from thermoplastics in terms of thermal and mechanical performance. DSM will be showing DDR4 connectors in its Stanyl® polyamide 46 and Stanyl® ForTii™ polyamide 4T on its stand at Chinaplas (Booth N1D41), which takes place in Shanghai on April 23-26. Company representatives will also be describing their latest work in this area at a technical seminar during the show (April 24th at 14:40).

ARCHROMA PRESENTS COLORFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION AT INDO INTERTEX 2014

Archroma presents colorful opportunities for reducing water consumption at Indo Intertex 2014. 
(Photo: Archroma)Reinach, 15 April 2014 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, celebrates its new beginning in Indonesia at Indo Intertex 2014 with eco-advanced innovations to support the country's transforming textile and garment industry.

ARCHROMA APPOINTS NEW LEADER FOR EMULSION PRODUCTS AND AMERICAS

Archroma appoints new leader for Emulsion Products and Americas. (Photo: Archroma)Reinach, 14 April 2014 - Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, has announced the appointment of Miguel De Bellis to the post of President Emulsion Products and Americas, based in São Paulo, Brazil with effect on April 1, 2014. As a member of the Archroma Leadership Team, he will report to CEO Alexander Wessels.

TE CONNECTIVITY FORMS STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH TTI EUROPE

TE ConnectivityDarmstadt, Germany - 14 April 2014 - TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, today announced a strategic engagement with TTI Europe, the world's leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components. The engagement is part of the TE Industrial business unit strategy to provide customers with improved service levels and an exceptional customer experience, while extending the geographic reach of its products.

Clariant honors CleanTech R&D achievements at 2nd Clariant Chemistry Day

This year, the two first prizes of CHF 5000 were presented to Annika Büttner (University Basel) and Christoph Gasser (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz) for their innovative research in the respective areas of solar energy, and biocatalysis. Christian Kohlpaintner, Member of Clariant’s Executive Committee presented the awards. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, April 11, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, co-hosted the 2nd Clariant Chemistry Day with the Chemistry Department of the University of Basel and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) on Thursday April 10, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland.

Mondi keeps in touch with packaging trends at Interpack 2014

Mondi keeps in touch with packaging trends at Interpack 2014. (Photos: Mondi, PR001)Vienna, 10 April 2014 - Mondi, the international packaging and paper group, will present innovative, high-performance and eco-efficient solutions addressing the trends and demands of the packaging industry and end-users at Interpack 2014.

Clariant Mining Solutions invests in chemicals manufacturing and lab in Casablanca, Morocco

ClariantHouston, Texas (USA), April 10, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today a significant investment to expand its plant in Casablanca, Morocco and increase its global footprint with the production of polymers and chemical blends for the African and Middle East mining industry.