8 Aug 2016
Storm Wave Electric Touring Motorcycle to Go Around the World with Technology from TE Connectivity
‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands – August 8, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has partnered with Team Storm from Technical University Eindhoven to help them develop one of the world’s first all-electric touring motorcycles, which they will soon drive on an 80-day journey around the world.
5 Aug 2016
Clariant Equips Chemistry Lab at Central High School in Louisville
Charlotte, August 5, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, provided scientific equipment and supplies to create a new chemistry laboratory at Central High School in Louisville, KY. This is part of Clariant’s ongoing commitment to support science education in communities throughout the United States where Clariant operates.
5 Aug 2016
Clariant places USD 276.5 million and EUR 95 million of certificates of indebtedness
Muttenz, August 5, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today the issuance of USD 276.5 million and EUR 95 million of debt in the German market for certificates of indebtedness (“Schuldschein”). The USD-denominated tranche has a term of 5 years. The certificates in EUR have terms of 5 years and 7 years.
2 Aug 2016
Clariant Masterbatches Builds Prototype Tooling For Stretch-Blown PET Beverage Bottles
Charlotte, August 2, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces availability of new blow-molding tools that can help customers evaluate how Clariant color and additive masterbatches perform in real-world applications. The tooling is available for use on full-size production blow-molding machines located in the Company’s West Chicago, IL, technical center.
2 Aug 2016
Avery Dennison completes acquisition of European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity
GLENDALE, CA — August 2, 2016 — Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) today announced it had completed the acquisition of the European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for the purchase price of €200 million including assumed debt.
29 Jul 2016
New Industrial PC Platform making production sites 'Integrated' and 'Intelligent'
With our "integrated", "intelligent" and "interactive" concepts, we bring innovation to manufacturing sites through automation. The Industrial PC Platform (IPC) is a new control platform that delivers "integrated" and "intelligent" automation to production sites and equipment around the world. We are working on manufacturing innovation with manufacturers by developing our unique automation using a wide range of FA product lineup, including PLC and IPC, and open industrial networks such as EtherCAT.
28 Jul 2016
Clariant delivers significantly improved operating cash flow and a higher profitability in the first half of 2016
“Clariant has considerably expanded operating cash flow and also significantly improved its profitability in the first half of the year,” said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. ”Our good business performance was primarily achieved by means of a continued shift to high margin specialities, the impact of the differentiated steering in Plastics & Coatings as well as good cost management. For 2016, we are on track to achieve our targets despite the continued challenging economic environment.”
27 Jul 2016
Guardian Clarity™ glass to help showcase the British Museum’s first major exhibition of underwater archaeology
Bertrange, Luxembourg, July 27, 2016 - The British Museum will this year provide the UK public with an up-close look at a stunning collection of artifacts discovered beneath the Mediterranean seabed. The BP exhibition Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds represents the Museum’s first large-scale exhibition of underwater discoveries and a number of objects will be displayed in special cases made using high-technology glass from Guardian Glass, a leading global supplier of high-quality commercial, residential and interior glass products.
