UK Top Employer Award 2016 recognises SABIC’s good employee conditions

UK Top Employer Award 2016 recognises SABIC’s good employee conditions.London, United Kingdom, February 11, 2016 - On 10 February 2016 the Top Employers Institute awarded the Top Employer 2016 Award to petrochemical company SABIC for its good employment practices in the United Kingdom. The certification awarded to SABIC for the 3rd consecutive year, recognises SABIC's continuous focus on HR processes as a key driver for achieving their vision to be a market leader in the chemical industry. SABIC was honoured with the certification during an evening of celebration at Guildhall in London.

Clariant expands MEVOPUR® capability for pre-colored compounds

MEVOPUR available as pre-color compounds - fitting to your preferred production process. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, February 10, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has expanded its capacity to produce pre-colored compounds for medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging. Facilities to process high-temperature polymers are also being expanded. The products are being featured at MD&M West 2016, Anaheim, CA (booth #2248), and at Pharmapack Europe 2016 in Paris (stand #430/431). The shows are being held between February 9 and 11.

VARAN Bus User Organization Recommends TE Connectivity’s Industrial Mini I/O Type I Connector for Its Real-Time Ethernet Bus System

VARAN Bus User Organization Recommends TE Connectivity’s Industrial Mini I/O Type I Connector for Its Real-Time Ethernet Bus System. 
(Source: TE Connectivity, PR042)DARMSTADT, Germany – February 10, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, announced that the VARAN Bus User Organization (VNO) recommends using TE’s Industrial Mini I/O Type I connector for VARAN’s real-time Ethernet bus system.

Clariant MEVOPUR® additive helps solve reliability issues in drug delivery devices

MEVOPUR additive helps maintain tolerances in complex pen devices. 
(Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, February 9, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is exhibiting at major medical/pharmaceutical trade shows on two continents to demonstrate how MEVOPUR® additives can help the makers of disposable drug-delivery devices to enhance product marketability and increase patient adherence to treatment. Clariant is exhibiting in booth #2248 at MD&M West 2016, Anaheim, CA, and on Stand #430/431 at Pharmapack Europe 2016 in Paris. The shows are being held between February 9 and 11.

Clariant Promises ‘Creativity without Compromise’

Opening up new design opportunities using MEVOPUR special effect concentrates and compounds. 
(Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, February 8, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces availability of new special-effect colors in the MEVOPUR® family of consistent and compliant masterbatches and pre-colored compounds. The products are being featured at MD&M West 2016, Anaheim, CA (booth #2248), and at Pharmapack Europe 2016 in Paris (stand #430/431). The shows are being held between February 9 and 11.

Songwon announces price increases for Organo Tin Intermediates

SONGWONUlsan, Korea – February 5, 2016 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. today announced price increases up to 15% on its entire range of Organo Tin Intermediates, including SONGCAT® DOTO and SONGCAT® DBTO used in Japan’s PVC-stabilizer and Coating industries.

Guardian launches Student Design Challenge focusing on interior applications for Clarity™ anti-reflective glass

The Guardian Student Design Challenge 2016 (www.guardiandesignchallenge.com) invites design students to submit creative ideas for using Guardian Clarity™ anti-reflective glass for interiors at home, at work and/or at events. 
(Photos Guardian Industries Corp., GRDPR034) Bertrange, Luxembourg, February 4, 2016 – Glass has the ability to combine light, transparency, clarity, security and beauty with functionality - and already helps to create comfortable and inspiring environments. With some creative imagination, what can it achieve in the years ahead?

SABIC powers Elopak’s sustainability ambitions with certified renewable polyethelene

Niels Petter Wright, CEO of ElopakSittard, The Netherlands, February 4, 2016 - With the demand for energy and natural feedstock usage continually increasing in the world, there is a growing need for sustainable products made from renewable materials. Global packaging enterprise Elopak has taken on the ambitious goal of achieving a net zero impact on the environment, as featured in Stories of Possible, an award-winning campaign that captures the way SABIC is helping to realise customers’ ambitions. The stories reveal how SABIC helps to make possible their customers’ visions to better serve the industries in which they operate and create their competitive advantage for the long term. This film shows how the collaboration with SABIC has taken Elopak further in their ambition to achieve absolute sustainability. See the full story on video here.