Clariant Presents ColorForward® Interiors 2017 at Heimtextil Trade Fair

Judith Van Vliet presents ColorForward® 2017 at the Heimtextil in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, February 1, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, chose Heimtextil 2016, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles, as the venue for introducing ColorForward® Interiors 2017, the fourth annual trend and color forecasting guide for the fiber and textile market. Clariant Designer Judith van Vliet, who works at ColorWorks® Europe/IMEA in Merate, Italy, made the presentation before more than 100 interested visitors on the third day of the conference, which ran January 12 – 15 at Messe Frankfurt.

TE Connectivity participates in sustainable mobility project with Storm Team

TE Connectivity participates in sustainable mobility project with Storm Team. 
(Source: TE Connectivity, PR049)DARMSTADT, Germany – January 29, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE) and the Technical University of Eindhoven have a collaboration in developing talent and supporting innovative projects. One of these projects is Team Storm. Team Storm has developed an electric motorcycle to show the world the potential of sustainable mobility, which will be demonstrated in a trip around the world in only 80 days. TE supported Team Storm with connector technologies and relays.

TE Connectivity Introduces its First Circular Hybrid Connector for Increased Flexibility and Speed

TE Connectivity introduces its first circular hybrid connector for increased flexibility and speed. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR039)DARMSTADT, Germany – January 28, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, announced a new circular hybrid connector (CHC), primarily for use in controllers for hydraulic and pneumatic valves. The new CHC is the first solution of its kind from TE.

Clariant welcomes Britta Fuenfstueck as new member of the Executive Committee

ClariantMuttenz, January 28, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today the appointment of Britta Fuenfstueck as a new member of its Executive Committee. Britta Fuenfstueck, former CEO of the Clinical Products Division at Siemens Healthcare, will join Clariant on April 1, 2016.

Clariant awarded RSPO Mass Balance certification for Asia Pacific and European production sites

Clariant offers RSPO MB certified palm-based ingredients to Personal and Home Care customers from all relevant facilities in Europe and Asia Pacific. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, January 27, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces the achievement of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Mass Balance (MB) certification for its production sites in Tangerang (Indonesia) and Tarragona (Spain). With this latest certification, Clariant is now able to offer RSPO MB certified palm-based ingredients to customers in the Personal and Home Care industry from all its relevant facilities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) and European regions.

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.