Clariant recognized for risk management and sustainability achievements in procurement

A delegation of Clariant employees, accompanied by Board of Directors member Carlo G. Soave, accepted the World Procurement Award 2019 in front of some 1100 guests at the award ceremony in London. 
(Photo: Events Images)Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, received a World Procurement Award 2019 in the category “Supplier Risk Management”. This marks the second recognition for Clariant’s procurement practices in 2019, as the company won an EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement Leadership award in March for having the “Best Internal Stakeholder Engagement” program.

Avery Dennison’s recycled polyethylene (rPE) facestock offers an industry-first

Avery DennisonThe labelling industry’s first-ever facestock made from recycled polyethylene (rPE) has been introduced by Avery Dennison. Successful print and dispensing trials are now complete, demonstrating the company’s commitment to finding more sustainable solutions for the labelling industry.

Archroma launches Fadex® AS New, a “super UV protector” to make automotive and transportation textiles even more resistant to light

Fadex® AS New has been developed in compliance with “The Archroma Way: safe, efficient, enhanced, it’s our nature”. 
(Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has launched Fadex® AS New, a new “super UV protector” to make automotive and transportation textiles even more resistant to light.

Avery Dennison invites you to join Plasticity Amsterdam on 20th June

Avery Dennison invites you to join Plasticity Amsterdam on 20th June.
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR421)Global materials science and manufacturing company, Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY), a sponsor of Plasticity, is supporting the organisation to hold their 12th Plasticity Forum in Amsterdam on 20th June, 2019.

Clariant launches new masterbatches production facility to capture growing demand in China

Clariant Guangzhou Specialty Black Masterbatches Production Facility Opening Ribbon-cutting Ceremony. (Photo: Clariant)Clariant today launched a new facility in Guangzhou, China, dedicated to the manufacturing and supply of specialty black masterbatches that are in high demand in a great number of consumer goods sectors, to specially address the fast-growing China market. Officiating the opening ceremony were Clariant customers and company leaders, and Clariant pledged its continued commitment to local customers in China.

ELIX Polymers enjoying success at CHINAPLAS 2019

From left to right: Daniel Engel: ELIX´s Export Manager, Carlos Müller: ELIX.s Business Director, David Castañeda: ELIX´s CEO, Toni Prunera: ELIX´s Head of Quality and Business Development and Fabian Herter: ELIX´s Marketing Manager Automotive & ABS Specialties. 
(Photo: ELIX Polymers, PR051)ELIX Polymers, a leader in specialty ABS-based materials headquartered in Tarragona, Spain, is exhibiting for the first time at Chinaplas 2019, as a sister company of Beijing-based Sinochem Plastics. Elix Polymers and Sinochem Plastics both belong to Sinochem International, which has activities across chemicals, metallurgy and energy.

Castellana 77, a sustainable building with a Guardian Glass glazed facade

Castellana 77. Building.
(© All photos © luis vidal + arquitectos. All rights reserved, GRDPR168)In the heart of Madrid’s financial centre, in the AZCA district, stands Castellana 77, a building which, after two decades out of service, has begun a new iconic life thanks to luis vidal + arquitectos. The original 1977 tower is now a 62-metre-high office building, defining the skyline of the city in its own special way. With completion of the restoration, the building is a leader in terms of energy efficiency and environmental profile and has received the prestigious LEED Platinum certification. Guardian Glass high performance glass products for the façade helped contribute to achieving this LEED certification.

Clariant presented humidity equilibrium stabilizers at InnoPack 2019

EQius Equilibrium Stabilizers. (Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, highlighted its recently introduced brand EQius at the 8th Annual InnoPack Pharma Confex, in Mumbai. This encompasses products and technology related to Equilibrium Relative Humidity (ERH) stabilization. Equilibrium RH Stabilizers are sorbent products that maintain a certain humidity level in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical packaging in cases where specific relative humidity conditions are required.