Trelleborg Announces a Five Percent Price Increase on Industrial and Construction Tires

TrelleborgTrelleborg announces a five percent price increase on industrial and construction tires in Europe, starting from February 1st, 2017.

Clariant signs new Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility Agreement

ClariantMuttenz, December 19, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the signing of a new CHF 500 million five-year multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with two one-year extension options.

Henkel Wins SURCAR Global Environmental Footprint Impact Award for Automotive Pre-treatment Process

Henkel the first winner of the SURCAR International Award for Environmental Footprint (Waste treatment), presents its Bonderite 1800 Series pre-treatment process for car bodies. 
(Photo: Henkel, PR020)Düsseldorf, Germany – Henkel is the first winner of the SURCAR International Award for Environmental Footprint, honoring the company’s commitment to waste prevention and water treatment with its Bonderite Thin Film 1800 Series zirconium oxide pre-treatment process for car bodies. The award went to Henkel’s Surface Technologies team in Asia Pacific and their partner, Qoros Auto Co., in recognition of a joint project implemented at the paint shop of Qoros’ manufacturing site in Changshu near Shanghai.

ARLANXEO: New Rubber Technology Center further strengthens market position in China

ARLANXEOChangzhou, December 15, 2016 – ARLANXEO, a global leader in synthetic elastomers, today opened its state-of-the-art Rubber Technology Centre (RTC) in Changzhou, China. With the most advanced analytical testing capabilities to date, the RTC is located within the premises of ARLANXEO’s state-of-the-art EPDM plant, and is one of ARLANXEO's global rubber testing centers.

TE Connectivity Extends Industrial Mini I/O Connector Portfolio with Surface-Mount PCB Header

TE Connectivity extends Industrial mini I/O connector portfolio with surface mount PCB header. 
(Source: TE Connectivity, PR082)DARMSTADT, Germany – December 15, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, is upgrading its portfolio of industrial mini I/O connectors with the addition of a surface-mount PCB header. Its co-planarity of just 0.08mm enables the amount of paste to be minimized during assembly. Because of this, the surface-mount PCB header delivers best-in-class solderability.

Clariant’s ColorForward® 2018 Forecast Reflects a Dark Mood Among Consumers

Clariant’s ColorForward® 2018 Forecast Reflects a Dark Mood Among Consumers. 
(Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, December 15, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals announces the release of ColorForward® 2018, the 12th edition of the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry.

Nothing is impossible with invisible glass for buildings

Nothing is impossible with invisible glass for buildings.
(Photos Guardian Industries Corp., GRDPR137)London, UK, December 14, 2016 – Guardian Glass is launching “The Invisible Glass” campaign, highlighting the numerous possibilities that are now open to architects using Guardian Clarity™ anti-reflective glass* in exterior building applications. It uses humorous and creative messaging to trigger new ideas from architects for glass building designs.

Quadrant CMS collaborates with Oystershell to create cold-temperature wart remover

Quadrant CMS collaborates with Oystershell to create cold-temperature wart remover.Tielt, Belgium – December 13, 2016 - A disposable liquefied-gas dispensing pen for removing warts is coming to market after an intense collaborative development process involving inventor Oystershell Laboratories and manufacturing partner Quadrant CMS. The Pixie pen, which doses small amounts of nitrous oxide onto the skin from a pressurized container, is automatically assembled from 14 components. Of those, Quadrant CMS injection molds six plastic components using five different engineering plastics, including acetal, polycarbonate, nylon, PMMA and SAN.