Clariant exhibits at ASTA’s CSS 2016 & Seed Expo

ClariantCharlotte, November 29, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will exhibit at the ASTA CSS 2016 & Seed Expo, December 5-9 at the Chicago Hyatt Regency. The company will feature its full range of Agrocer™ seed pigments and pigment preparations, the first dedicated range of colorants for the agricultural industry, at booth #809. The CSS 2016 & Seed Expo is America’s largest seed industry conference, bringing together more than 3,000 seed industry professionals.

Perstorp says “it’s time to act!” We are all responsible for the plastics we consume

Linda Zellner, 
Project Manager Bioplastics at Perstorp. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - November 29, 2016 - One million plastic bags are used every minute throughout the year, globally1. Many of them end up in our nature and stay there. A large proportion of the plastics are items with a short lifetime. On average, each plastic bag has a “working life” of just 15 minutes2. When waste management fails, these bags, along with other forms of plastic packaging, end up in our environment and in most cases that is where they will remain. By using biodegradable and certified plastics they will not stay there forever.

ELIX Polymers lanza un nuevo grado apto para el contacto con alimentos

ELIX Polymers lanza un nuevo grado apto para el contacto con alimentos. 
(Foto: ELIX Polymers, PR017)Tarragona, 29 de noviembre de 2016 – ELIX Polymers ha lanzado un nuevo grado de ABS para usar en productos que estén en contacto con alimentos y que, adicionalmente, requieran una resistencia al impacto y a altas temperaturas. Dicho grado puede utilizarse en una amplia variedad de aplicaciones, como utensilios de cocina, productos para la preparación y el almacenamiento de alimentos, y juguetes. El nuevo grado M545TF enriquece aún más la cartera de productos de ELIX Polymers para la salud, que ya incluye grados para equipos médicos, productos de cosmética, aplicaciones que están en contacto con alimentos y juguetes.

Clariant adds Swiss feel-good factor to aluminum finishing at Aluminium 2016

Clariant’s Sanodal® dyes used for outdoor architectural applications at the Biomedical Research Centre Seltersberg of the Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 29, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, brings its unique mix of sustainability, innovation and long-term colorant expertise to Aluminium 2016 to create new opportunities to enhance the high-value appeal of anodized aluminum for indoor and outdoor applications.

Time-Sensitive Networking: a Key Technology in Automation Networks

Time-Sensitive Networking: a key technology in automation networks. 
(Photos: Belden, PR441) St. Louis, Missouri - November 28, 2016 - Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has highlighted how Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is the key to the future of automation networks. At SPS/IPC/Drives 2016 in Nuremberg, Belden showcased TSN using Hirschmann’s RSP series of Ethernet switches and TSN configuration using the Hirschmann Industrial HiVision network management system.

Milliken’s focus at Arabplast 2017 is ‘Making Polypropylene Clearer, Better, Faster. Together’

Making Polypropylene Better, Faster. Together. (Photo © 2016 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved, MKPR164)Ghent, Belgium – On Stand 6C155 during the Jan. 8-10 show at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the UAE, Milliken will focus on the advantages of using its technology-leading clarifiers and nucleators to improve PP resins, and demonstrate how its UV absorber can improve key properties in PET packaging.

Total and Corbion form a Joint Venture in bioplastics

Total and Corbion are joining forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers.
(Photo: Total, PR023)Paris, Amsterdam, November 24, 2016 - Total and Corbion are joining forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers. The two partners plan to build a world-class PLA polymerization plant with a capacity of 75,000 tons per year at Corbion’s site in Thailand that already has a lactide (PLA monomer) production unit that will become part of the joint venture. Corbion will supply the lactic acid necessary for the production of the PLA and the lactide.

TE Connectivity Presented Smart I/O Module at SPS IPC Drives

TE Connectivity presented smart I/O module at SPS IPC Drives. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR090)DARMSTADT, Germany – November 24, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, presented new products for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications at SPS IPC Drives 2016 (hall 10, booth 210). These include TE’s new IoT OmniGate I/O module, which can be used to set up a communication path from the machine to the cloud without impairing the performance of the control network. Information from sensors and actuators can thus be captured, filtered, prepared and then transferred to IT systems.