7 Mar 2018
Clariant launches new flagship online store for customers in China
Clariant, a world-leader in specialty chemicals, has opened its online flagship store on 1688, a business-to business platform within Alibaba group, to provide better products and services to small- and medium-sized businesses in China.
And then there were seven.6 Mar 2018
INEOS Styrolution presents latest research results on StyLight® at JEC World in Paris
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, presents the latest findings on the new composite StyLight® at JEC World 2018 in Paris. StyLight is an innovative new generation of thermoplastic composites based on styrenic copolymers for lightweight aesthetic designs. Combining structural stiffness, aesthetics, processability and dimensional stability, the new material has become an interesting candidate for innovative designs in various industries including automotive, electronics and toys, sports & leisure.
6 Mar 2018
SABIC launches new UDMAX™ thermoplastic composite tape featuring high strength for pipe and pressure vessel reinforcement
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is introducing here at JEC World 2018 in stand L84, hall 5, new UDMAX™ GPE 46-70 tape, the newest addition to its expanding portfolio of UDMAX™ unidirectional fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite tape products. Commercially available worldwide, the new glass-filled high-density polyethylene grade is designed for reinforcing industrial applications, such as pipes and pressure vessels, offering unmatched tensile strength. This novel product has one of the highest glass content available in the industry today combined with optimal thermoplastic resin impregnation, thanks to SABIC’s proprietary high-pressure fiber impregnation technology (HPFIT™). By using UDMAX™ tape to reinforce oil, gas and water pipes, boilers and storage tanks, customers can significantly increase mechanical performance while reducing weight and help improve corrosion resistance in the most demanding environments.
6 Mar 2018
Clariant showcases anti-pollution solutions for personal care market in China
Clariant, a world-leader in specialty chemicals, will further advance its leading position in the personal care ingredient market by highlighting its powerful anti-pollution solutions during the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) exhibition, to be held at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center on March 19-21, 2018. The anti-pollution solutions to be showcased include the newly launched Aristoflex Silk, under Clariant’s Aristoflex range of rheology modifiers, and Eosidin™, which tackles pollution in the indoor environment.
5 Mar 2018
EconCore presents latest developments in continuous production of high performance thermoplastic honeycombs for composites at JEC World 2018
EconCore is extending the capabilities of its innovative ThermHex technology for production of high-performance lightweight thermoplastic honeycomb core materials and sandwich panels. The company, which already licenses the technology for production of polypropylene honeycombs, is now able to produce honeycombs from high performance thermoplastics (HPT). A further development enables the integrated production of Organosandwich preforms with continuous fibre-reinforced skins.
5 Mar 2018
ELECRAMA 2018: TE Connectivity highlights products for connectivity solutions in power, control and data
TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, will introduce a number of key innovations at ELECRAMA 2018, March 10 – 14 at NDIA Expo Mart in Greater Noida, NCR, India.
5 Mar 2018
SABIC showcases disruptive innovation in thermoplastic composite materials and manufacturing at JEC World 2018
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is featuring here at JEC World 2018, several new breakthrough innovations in materials and manufacturing designed to drive broader adoption of strong, lightweight thermoplastic composites across the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics and energy industries. Specifically, the company is displaying in stand L84, Hall 5, its growing portfolio of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTC) tapes; releasing the results of an externally certified life cycle analysis of a passenger car side door using this material; and previewing a revolutionary, fully automated, large-scale production system for composite laminates that optimizes quality, speed, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Moreover, SABIC will be exhibiting at JEC’s Innovation Planet a new application concept for the aircraft industry with a thermoplastic composite seatback featuring a hollow channel design.
