Sustainable Green Printing Partnership to Host “Where Sustainability Meets Print” SGP Community Day

SGPSayville, NY – The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) announces the SGP Community Day, November 14, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. The event will bring together leading print professionals, brands and sustainability champions in an effort to grow strategic programs and partnerships.

Clariant and DKSH sign agreement for next level pharmaceutical packaging solutions in Vietnam

Clariant HAT® - Handy Active Tubes®. (Photo: Clariant)Singapore, August 29, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and DKSH, a leading Market Expansion Services provider, have signed an agreement for DKSH to market and distribute Clariant’s atmosphere controlled packaging product range for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturing in Vietnam.

DSM names Olivier Janin to head sales & marketing DSM Dyneema

Olivier Janin, vice president of marketing and sales. (Photo DSM Dyneema, DYNPR355) The Netherlands, 22 August 2017 - DSM is pleased to announce that Olivier Janin is joining the company as its vice president of marketing and sales DSM Dyneema as of 1 September 2017. He will become a member of the Strategic Leadership Team of DSM Dyneema and will report directly to Golnar Motahari Pour, President DSM Dyneema.

Top fire classification for Perstorp Akestra™ opens new opportunities in the construction business

(Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - August 22, 2017 - Akestra™ 110, the new transparent plastic, has received top-rated classification of fire safety for building & construction according to EN13501-1. The top classification B opens up a wide range of new applications in the construction industry.

Trelleborg demonstrates excellence in tire solutions for construction and extreme environments at Steinexpo

Trelleborg demonstrates excellence in tire solutions for construction and extreme environments at Steinexpo. (Photo Trelleborg Wheel Systems, TWSPR012)Trelleborg Wheel Systems industrial and construction tire operation, will show the ground-breaking quality and reliability of its solid and pneumatic tires at booth B53 at Steinexpo from 30th August to 2nd September 2017. Amongst the products on show will be the company’s latest radial and diagonal pneumatic tires for construction loaders and graders, and its solid tires for extreme environments.

Clariant donates RMB100,000 to Sichuan earthquake disaster relief efforts

ClariantShanghai, August 17, 2017 – Clariant, a world-leader in specialty chemicals, has made a donation of RMB100,000 to the Shanghai Charity Foundation in a disaster relief effort in the aftermath of the recent earthquake that took place in Jiuzhaigou of the Sichuan province in China. The donation is made in line with Clariant's long-standing corporate philosophy of exemplifying good corporate citizenship.

HuntsmanClariant Deal Continues to Move Forward: Narrow “Second Request” for Additional Information Received from Federal Trade Commission

ClariantMuttenz, August 15, 2017 –Clariant AG is pleased to announce progress towards satisfying the regulatory approval condition to closing its merger of equals with Huntsman Corporation. The United States Federal Trade Commission, which reviews the antitrust implications of certain business combinations, late yesterday delivered a second request for information to the parties relating to just two products − sodium isethionate, used in personal care products like soap and shampoos, and a polyetheramine product used in certain construction and additive/paint and ink applications. These products accounted for less than USD 24 million in total revenues of each of the two companies in the United States in 2016, and Clariant is confident that the parties will be able to satisfy any FTC concerns on a timeline consistent with the merger, which we continue to expect to close around year-end.

Sustainable Green Printing Partnership Recertifies Ten New Facilities

SGPSayville, NY– August 15, 2017 – The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), a non-profit organization that certifies printing facilities’ sustainability best practices, announces recertification of 10 facilities across the United States and Canada.