sunliquid® is awarded the 2015 German Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment

Caption (l - r): Markus Rarbach, Head Start-up Business Project Biofuels & Derivatives (Clariant), and Andre Koltermann, Head Group Biotechnology (Clariant), received the German Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment in the category process innovation from Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks and Holger Lösch, member of the BDI Executive Board. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, January 21, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, was honored for its innovative sunliquid technology for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues as part of the 2015 German Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment (IKU). The biotechnological process was awarded first place in the Process Innovations category and thus prevailed against 14 competitors.

Clariant performs groundbreaking for new Healthcare Packaging plant in India

Caption (from L-R): Deepak Parikh, Region President India, Christian Kohlpaintner, Member of Clariant’s Executive Committee, along with Marco Cenisio, Business Unit Head Masterbatches, and Ketan Premani, Head Clariant Healthcare Packaging Sales, India, performed the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, January 20, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a new manufacturing plant in Cuddalore, for moisture-control products, intended for the pharma industry. In December 2015, Clariant had announced plans to invest CHF 10 million in this Healthcare Packaging plant, that will support the growing generic pharmaceutical industry in India. The investment will be implemented through its wholly owned subsidiary in India.

TE Connectivity Releases New Ethernet Pin-Out Recommendations for Its Industrial Mini I/O Connectors for Ensured Interoperability

TE Connectivity releases new Ethernet pin-out recommendations for its industrial Mini I/O connectors for ensured interoperability. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR037)DARMSTADT, Germany – January 19, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, has released Ethernet pin-out recommendations for its range of Industrial Mini I/O connectors. This will ensure equipment interoperability, while meeting the needs of Ethernet users.

Clariant and CB&I to design world's largest single-train dehydrogenation unit in China

ClariantMunich, January 19, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co. Ltd to develop an extensive propane and butane dehydrogenation unit in cooperation with CB&I. The project includes the license and engineering design of the co-processing unit, which is to be built in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.

Hirschmann and Secomea Sign Partnership Agreement for Innovative Remote Access Solutions

Hirschmann and Secomea sign partnership agreement for innovative remote access solutions.
(Photo: Belden, PR413) Neckartenzlingen - January 18, 2016 - Belden Inc, a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has announced that its Hirschmann Automation and Control business has signed a formal partnership agreement with Secomea A/S, a leading provider of Remote Access Solutions for the automation and machine industry. The two companies have agreed to work together to develop new, easy to use Secure Remote Access Solutions – which will enable users to remotely access their sites for programming, diagnostics and troubleshooting.

Archroma appoints head of sustainability for Textile Specialties and releases its latest list of compliant products to the new ZDHC MRSL V 1.1

James Carnahan, Global Sustainability Manager for Textile Specialties at Archroma. 
(Photo: Archroma)Reinach, 13 January 2016 – Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced that it has appointed a Sustainability Officer for its Textile Specialties business and released its list of products compliant with the new version 1.1 of its list of Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) published in December 2015(1).

TE Connectivity Launches Range of Rectangular Heavy Duty Connectors

TE Connectivity launches range of rectangular Heavy Duty Connectors. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR031)DARMSTADT, Germany – January 13, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, has launched a new range of rectangular Heavy Duty Connectors (HDC), suitable for a wide range of applications in harsh environments within machinery, robotics, railway, wind energy and conventional energy generation and distribution, during the SPS/IPC/Drives 2015 in Nuremberg.

Guardian Llodio celebrates its 80-year history

Javier Garcia (left), plant manager of Llodio Flat Glass, and Enrique Martinez, plant manager of Llodio Automotive, show off the custom-made T-shirt marking their plant’s 80th anniversary, during the Oct. 29 celebration at the facility. (Photo Guardian Industries Corp., GRDPR030)Bertrange, Luxembourg, January 13, 2016 – The Guardian Industries Corp. plant in Llodio, Spain, just south of Bilbao, recently marked 29,200 days – or 80 years – of operation, and company officials gathered all the site’s employees to celebrate the plant’s long and storied history.