TE Connectivity To Exhibit Smart Connectivity and Other Innovations at SPS IPC Drives 2014

Thomas Schmidt, Senior Vice President and General Manager for TE Connectivity’s Industrial business unit, highlighted the importance of SPS for the company: “This is an important event - during which customers can interact with our team. Customer dialogue is valuable – and to effectively facilitate this, our booth is larger than ever before.” (Source: TE Connectivity, PR012)SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - October 21, 2014 - TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, will be a key exhibitor at SPS IPC Drives 2014, which will be held from 25 until 27 November in Nuremberg, Germany.

NEW TOOLS FOR EASIER SELECTION OF DURABLE GOODS LABELING MATERIALS

New tools for easier selection of durable goods labeling materials. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR278)OEGSTGEEST, the Netherlands — October 20, 2014 — The Avery Dennison durables range has just benefited from the release of a whole new set of tools, all designed to make choosing the right durables labeling material fast and trouble-free.

AVERY DENNISON SPEARHEADS LINER RECYCLING PROGRAMME IN CHINA

Avery DennisonSHANGHAI, China - October 17, 2014 – In line with its long-term commitment to sustainability, Avery Dennison today launched a programme for recycling label liner materials in China in collaboration with Yuen Foong Yu Inc. (YFY) and its subsidiary Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation. Dean Scarborough, Avery Dennison chairman, president and chief executive officer, signed an agreement with the president of YFY in Kunshan, China, on October 16.

Clariant Catalysts receives special mention for ICIS Innovation award 2014

ClariantMunich, October 17, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has achieved a special mention in the Best Process Innovation category of the ICIS Innovation Awards 2014 for its Heat Generating Material (HGM) concept, proven to significantly improve the efficiency of CATOFIN® on-purpose olefin production units.

Clariant extends caring and sustainable benefits of EcoTain® to Home Care

ClariantMuttenz, October 16, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is extending the advantages of its EcoTain® sustainability concept to the Home Care market, leading the way with its latest surfactant innovation GlucoPure™ for the hand dishwashing and bathroom cleaning segments.

Clariant Mining Solutions introduces emulsifier ARKOMON XP 1014

ClariantHOUSTON (U.S.A.), October 16, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals and the world’s leading supplier of ether amines to the mining industry, introduces ARKOMON XP 1014, a new emulsifier specifically designed to work with low density ammonium nitrate (LDAN). This new product, offered by Clariant Mining Solutions, enables LDAN to be used in emulsion explosives to deliver consistent, reliable blast results.

ARCHROMA TO ACQUIRE BASF TEXTILE CHEMICALS BUSINESS

ArchromaReinach, 16 October 2014 - Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals for the textile, paper and emulsions sectors and a portfolio company of US-based private investment firm SK Capital Partners, today announced that they have entered an agreement to acquire the global textile chemicals business of BASF.

DSM launches next generation of Diablo high temperature resistant polyamides at Fakuma 2014

DSM launches next generation of Diablo high temperature resistant polyamides at Fakuma 2014. (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR436)Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, is launching its next generation of Diablo high temperature resistant polyamides at the 2014 Fakuma trade show. The new grades are part of both DSM's Stanyl® polyamide 46 and Akulon® PA66 portfolios and are aimed at applications in automotive engine compartments where temperatures can reach as high as 260°C.