Clariant Updates its Corporate Strategy to Reflect its Deepened Commitment to Sustainability

ClariantMuttenz, September 4, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, strives for sustainable long-term value creation. Recognizing the increased significance of its current sustainability activities in driving growth and innovation, Clariant is adding sustainability as a pillar to its corporate strategy. The corporate strategy is now based on five pillars: increase profitability, reposition portfolio, add value with sustainability, foster innovation and R&D, and intensify growth.

Clariant reinforces exciting potential of plastics for China's automotive producers

Clariant reinforces exciting potential of plastics for China’s automotive producers. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, September 3, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is introducing China's local automotive and transportation industry players to solutions which enhance lightweight plastics for under-the-hood, interior and exterior parts, in support of their increasing interest in using plastics and polymer-based components to achieve greater fuel efficiency.

Perstorp underlines commitment to China and focuses on innovative Capa™ polycaprolactones

Capa™ - the unique performance and property enhancer
At UTECH Asia/PU China 2014 Perstorp focuses on the innovative developments and key benefits of its extensive range, marketed as Capa™ caprolactones. (Photos: Perstorp)Perstorp, a world leader in specialty chemicals, such as Capa™, will be highlighting at UTECH Asia/PU China 2014 its growing commitment to China as the company's production platform in Zibo is being expanded to include a new Neopentyl Glycol (Neo) plant. The investment represents a triumph of Chinese and Swedish engineering not only in the production of high quality Neo, but in terms of plant and environmental safety.

ECOPHIT® CHILLED CEILING SYSTEM SAVES ENERGY WHILE MAINTAINING IDEAL THERMAL COMFORT

ERI@N’s CleanTech One office space in Singapore equipped with energy efficient ECOPHIT® chilled ceiling technology. (Source NTU)Meitingen, September 3rd, 2014 - A recently conducted feasibility study in Singapore concluded that air conditioning energy consumption can be reduced by 26% using an ECOPHIT® chilled ceiling system instead of a conventional air-conditioning system. In the course of the study, the authors also noted that even higher total energy savings of 36% could be achieved when back-end systems are optimized.

AVERY DENNISON PRESENTA FASSON® CUVÉE PLATINUM, IDEAL PARA ESPUMANTES

Avery Dennison presenta Fasson® Cuvée Platinum, ideal para espumantes. (Fotografias: Avery Dennison, PR262)Buenos Aires, Argentina – 2 septiembre 2014 – Avery Dennison, líder mundial en materiales para etiquetas y envases, presenta una nueva solución que brinda un alto atractivo visual gracias a una apariencia metálica símil acero, ideal para espumantes y vinos de alta gama. El Fasson® Cuvée Platinum brinda una excelente superficie de impresión debido a su lisura, obtenida a través de la colocación de un primer acrílico que permite la impresión en Flexo y Offset.

Azelis announces corporate and regional senior management appointments

Anna Bertona, appointed Chief Strategy & Principles Officer and member of the Azelis Executive Committee. 
(Photo: Azelis, PR041) Azelis announces a number of internal changes in corporate and regional senior management appointments, as part of an on-going programme to optimise synergies and exchange skills and knowledge within the Group: Ultimately to drive profitable growth.

Belden's Multi-Port Industrial Firewalls Gain Added Flexibility and Security

Belden’s Multi-Port Industrial Firewalls Gain Added Flexibility and Security. (Photo: Belden, PR352) St. Louis, Missouri - September 2, 2014 - Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has updated its Hirschmann multi-port firewalls - the EAGLE20-0400 and EAGLE30-0402 - to offer additional flexibility of deployment, as well as state-of-the-art security functionality. With new router redundancy and wide area network (WAN) interface, the EAGLE family helps achieve maximum network availability and security in any industrial setting.

Myriant and Azelis Sign European Distribution Agreement for Bio-Succinic Acid

AzelisMyriant Corporation, a global renewable chemicals company, announced today the signage of a distribution agreement with Azelis Group, a specialty chemicals distribution leader. Azelis is now distributing Myriant's bio-succinic acid in the Nordics, Benelux, France, Iberia, Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland, targeting customers in the industrial and base chemicals markets.