TE Connectivity Launches Industrial Innovation Platform

TE ConnectivityDARMSTADT, Germany – April 23, 2015 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, has launched a new interactive innovation platform called TE CONNECTED. The new service, which is available in both English and German, provides engineers in factory and machine automation with current information on the latest technology trends and industry developments.

Clariant’s sustainability-edge in spotlight at ECS 2015

ClariantMuttenz, April 22, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has chosen the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany, to mark the company-wide roll-out of its EcoTain sustainability excellence label – one aspect of its on-going efforts to support customers with a more sustainable product portfolio.

Charmor™ micronized polyols from Perstorp respond to increasing calls for high quality intumescent coatings for steel structures

Charmor™ micronized polyols from Perstorp respond to increasing calls for high quality intumescent coatings for steel structures. (Photos: Perstorp)Perstorp - April 22, 2015 - Perstorp’s Charmor™ market-leading range of micronized polyols for intumescent coatings will be a focus of attention on the company’s stand (Hall 7A- stand 511) at the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg on April 21-23. Coatings containing Charmor™ can help save lives in major fires by prolonging the integrity of steel structures. As building fire safety standards around the world become increasingly strict, Charmor™ puts Perstorp in a strong position to help coating companies satisfy safety-conscious specifiers.

Clariant launches Licocene® toolbox for sustainable hot melts

Licocene® waxes provide a perfect balance of adhesion and cohesion for hot melts. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, May 26, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has created the complete toolbox for formulators to design hot melts with superior performance for any need, using sustainable processing. It features Clariant’s acclaimed Licocene® metallocene-based systems and formulating guidelines, and was unveiled at the European Coatings Show 2015.

Clariant presents revolutionary bio-based additives for wood coatings

REM microscopic picture of a micronized wax powder 30μm. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, May 11, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has introduced innovative solutions for wood coatings based on renewable sources, that can protect effectively against surface damages and meet the demand for more sustainable coating systems.

SiVance, LLC Opens State-of-the-Art R&D Lab to Drive Rapid Innovations in Specialty Silane and Silicone Technologies

Large Walk-in Fume Hoods in SiVance’s New Research and Development Laboratory.
(Photo © 2015 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved, MKPR128)
Ghent, Belgium - SiVance, LLC, a subsidiary of Milliken & Company, today announced the opening of a new, 11,000 sq.ft. research and development (R&D) laboratory, on the company's R&D and manufacturing campus in Gainesville, Fla., that will enhance its ability to quickly develop and scale new silane and silicone technologies. The new facility is part of a planned series of investments enabling SiVance to better address current and future customer needs in target markets such as electronic semiconductors, contact lenses, coatings and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The lab will also speed process development for custom manufacturing of speciality silanes, silicones and other chemistries.

Perstorp launches Capa™ Lactide 8000 Series polyols for high-performance sustainable polyurethanes at the European Coatings Show

Perstorp launches Capa™ Lactide 8000 Series polyols for high-performance sustainable polyurethanes at the European Coatings Show. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - April 21, 2015 - Perstorp, the world’s largest producer of caprolactones, is unveiling a range of Capa™ Lactide copolymer polyols at the 2015 European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany, on April 21-23. The three new diols and one triol provide polyurethane formulators with increased opportunities to create high performance products with reduced carbon footprints. Capa™ 8000 series grades can be used in a broad range of polyurethane coating formulations.

Vencorex Press Kit - European Coatings Show 2015

VencorexVencorex, the owner of key technologies and a major manufacturer of aromatic and aliphatic isocyanates for the polyurethane markets, will present at European Coatings Show 2015 21.-23. April (Nuremberg, Germany) a wide range of isocyanates and solutions to develop more environmentally-friendly technologies.