24-06-2016
Clariant acquires full control of consortium with Carboflex in Brazil to further expand its offshore offering
Muttenz, June 24, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the acquisition of Carboflex’s 50% stake in the consortium that built and operates the Guanabara Bay plant. The facility, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, produces chemicals used in oil and gas wells. The acquisition is part of the investment strategy of Clariant’s Business Unit Oil and Mining Services and allows the company to take full control of the plant to further expand its chemical offering to offshore customers, while optimizing delivery times.
23-06-2016
Voluntários da Clariant levam educação ambiental a alunos da rede pública em Suzano
São Paulo, 23 de junho de 2016 – A Clariant, uma das líderes mundiais em especialidades químicas, promove em junho e julho o projeto “Educação para a Sustentabilidade”, voltado para estudantes do Ensino Fundamental I (4º e 5º anos) da Escola Estadual Professora Jussara Feitosa Domschke, localizada próxima ao complexo industrial da empresa em Suzano (SP).
23-06-2016
Henkel launches range of new TEROSON LASD products offering enhanced application and sustainability benefits
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has expanded its portfolio of liquid-applied sound deadeners (LASD) for the automobile industry. Newly added to the portfolio are TEROSON LASD grades based on renewable oils (renewable thermosets) for use in the paint shop and body shop department. Also new is a water-based acrylic system offering excellent interaction between the polymers employed and the special fillers introduced to achieve maximum vibration damping combined with controlled, minimized abrasiveness. In a joint project with the BMW Group and ABB, the waterborne technology and the associated application technique have been specifically developed for future use worldwide in the new BMW 3 series.
23-06-2016
Clariant doubles annual production capacity for water-based pigment preparations at its production site Santa Clara, Mexico
Muttenz, June 23, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, inaugurated its new production plant for water-based pigment preparations in Mexico. The new plant located in Santa Clara doubles Clariant’s Mexico annual production capacity for water-based pigment preparations and enhances its ability to serve customers across North and Latin America.
22-06-2016
ARLANXEO controls global rubber business from the Netherlands
Maastricht – ARLANXEO Holding B.V. officially opened its new corporate headquarters in Maastricht, Netherlands today. From now on, one of the global leading companies for synthetic rubber will control its operations around the world from Maastricht.
22-06-2016
Winners of Perstorp Open Innovation Challenge are announced
Perstorp - June 22, 2016 - Perstorp, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is today announcing the winner in its Innovation Challenge, a competition launched in September 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its unique Capa™ caprolactone thermoplastic materials. The purpose of the contest was to crowdsource ideas for creatively applying Capa™ Thermoplastic to address future challenges in this ever-changing world.
22-06-2016
Guardian Automotive presenta un nuovo team e una nuova strategia
Bertrange, Lussemburgo, 22 giugno 2016 – Guardian Glass, produttore e innovatore tra i leader a livello mondiale nelle tecnologie del vetro e dei suoi coating, ha annunciato che i diversi settori automobilistici dell’azienda in Europa sono ora stati completamente integrati in una singola società. Guardian Automotive combina le strutture di produzione europee dedicate dell’azienda con servizi logistici e distributivi avanzati, precedentemente gestiti come entità separate.
21-06-2016
New high temperature resistant Arnitel TPE from DSM replaces plastics-rubber and metal-rubber combinations in hot air ducts
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has developed a new high temperature resistant grade of its Arnitel® thermoplastic copolyester elastomer (TPC) for production of flexible hot charge air ducts used in turbocharged engines.
