SABIC LEXAN™ resin brings light and color to award-winning auditorium and conference center

SABIC LEXAN™ RESIN BRINGS LIGHT AND COLOR TO AWARD-WINNING AUDITORIUM AND CONFERENCE CENTERSittard, The Netherlands, January 26, 2016 - The “El Batel” state-of-the-art building in Cartagena, Spain, covers 17.000 m² and was designed by renowned Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano. Crowned with the prestigious Biennial Spanish Architecture award, El Batel’s design is influenced by the harbor and sea.

Gattefossé appoints Azelis as distributor for Personal Care range in Turkey

AzelisWe are pleased to announce that Gattefossé has appointed Azelis as their new distributor for Personal Care in Turkey, effective 1st January 2016.

Songwon’s new manufacturing plant in Kizad, Abu Dhabi operational

From left to right: Mohamed Al Muhairi (Chairman of the Board of Polysys Industries LLC.), Hamdan Al Hamdan (Pan Gulf Holding Board Member), Captain Mohamed Al Shamisi (CEO ADPC and Chairman of Kizad), Rashid Al Shamsi (Chairman of GPCA),Hans Daniels (General Manager of PAT Middle East), Mana al Mulla (acting Executive Vice President of Kizad), Sameer Dabbas (CEO of Hadeed Emirates Contracting), Peter Schmitt-Freise (Global Business Manager OPS of Songwon). (Photo: Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.)Abu Dhabi, UAE – January 22, 2016 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., today announced that the new state-of-the-art joint venture manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi is now operational.

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.