3 Nov 2014
Belden Recognized in Control Design 2014 Readers' Choice Awards
St. Louis, Missouri - November 3, 2014 - Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, took top honors in two categories in the Control Design 2014 Readers' Choice Awards. For 13 consecutive years, Control Design readers have consistently selected Belden's products and solutions as industry leaders for networking infrastructure needs.
3 Nov 2014
SpecialChem launches new websites centered on Universal Selectors for richer and faster selection of chemicals and materials
Paris, France, November 3, 2014 - SpecialChem announces the launch of completely revamped websites revolving around its Universal Selectors for chemicals and materials. The goal of the new Universal Selectors is to collaboratively gather all chemicals and materials in the world and provide the knowledge to select them.
3 Nov 2014
Clariant launches new corporate citizenship program in China
Shanghai, November 3, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, initiated a new corporate citizenship program named HOPES in China. Referring to “Healthy, Open-minded, Positive, Explorative and Sustainable”, the HOPES program focuses on supporting sustainable development of education in the local communities in China.
3 Nov 2014
Clariant receives the Unilever Partner to Win Award in the category "Joint Value Creation"
Muttenz, November 3, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, recently received the Unilever Partner to Win Award in the category Joint Value Creation for the second year in a row. The award was won on 1st September 2014 at Unilever's 4th Partner to Win supplier summit at Wembley, London.
3 Nov 2014
Clariant to Host Workshop for Ammonia, Methanol and Hydrogen Industries at Asian Nitrogen + Syngas 2014 Conference
Singapore, November 3, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, invites their partners in the Southeast Asian ammonia, methanol and hydrogen industries to join them for a workshop during the region’s leading Syngas conference, Asian Nitrogen + Syngas 2014, to be held on 17-19 November 2014 at the Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop, which is an official event in the conference program, will cover a host of topics related to its theme, “Improving Catalyst Efficiency for the Ammonia, Methanol and Hydrogen Industries.”
31 Oct 2014
Corbion Purac intends to construct a 75kTpa PLA production plant
Corbion Purac will accelerate its thrust into the biotechnology arena, making the next step in the bioplastics value chain by becoming a PLA producer. With entry into PLA, Corbion Purac intends to bring new biodegradable solutions to the plastics industry, and increase global PLA production capacity by a further 75 kTpa.
30 Oct 2014
Automobile natural gas tanks take the pressure with composites in DSM high performance thermoplastics
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, says a combination of two of its most innovative thermoplastics technologies has resulted in high performance pressure vessels that are ideally suited for use as lightweight fuel tanks for automobiles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) or hydrogen. With a solution for both the inner liner and the outer tape reinforcement, DSM is able to reduce the weight of the tank by up to 70%.
30 Oct 2014
Clariant achieves 8 % sales growth in a softening economic environment
"In the first nine months Clariant's well-balanced, growth-oriented portfolio achieved above-market growth in a softening global economic environment," said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. "Volumes were strong and prices firm despite uneven developments in industries, end-markets and regions. While we expect those challenges to persist in the fourth quarter, we are confident of reaching our targets for 2014, including substantial cash flow generation in the remainder of the year."
