Ascend to present new high-purity additives for paints and coatings at LACS 2019

Ascend to highlight new Hexatran™ and FlexaTram™-DAM high-performance additives at LACS 2019.
(Photo: Ascend Performance Materials, APMPR033)Ascend Performance Materials, a global leader in the production of plastics, fibers and chemicals, will present two newly introduced high-purity grades of its Hexatran™ and FlexaTram™-DAM high-performance amines for the paints and coatings industry at the Latin American Coatings Show (LACS) 2019.

DSM strengthens its market-leading position in high-performance specialty polymers

DSM strengthens its market-leading position in high-performance specialty polymers.
(Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR514)
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced the strengthening of its leadership in high-performance specialty polymers with the operational launch of a new production line for Arnitel® in Emmen, the Netherlands. The capacity will be expanded by 20% and will enable greater supply flexibility and security.

Clariant Expands Range of FDA Compliant Rigid Desiccant Cards for Healthcare Packages 

ADP Plate. (Photo: Clariant)

New, printable ADP Plate molecular sieve desiccant cards (top) and colorful Dri-Card calcium chloride desiccant cards from Clariant Healthcare Packaging offer new moisture protection options for package designers. Both are now available worldwide and are produced under the applicable GMP requirements.Today, Clariant announced a new flat-profile molecular-sieve desiccant, ADP® Plate, along with an expanded line of Dri-Card laminated-film desiccant cards. Both products are FDA compliant.

科莱恩携定制型品牌医药保健包装解决方案与合规生产力,助力中国客户业务发展

科莱恩包装解决方案帮助优化和保护医药保健产品。
(图片来源:科莱恩)科莱恩将参加今年的世界制药原料中国展(CPhI),展示其全系列的医疗健康行业包装解决方案。本次展览为期三天,将于2019年6月18日至20日在上海新国际博览中心举办。在此期间,科莱恩将重点吸引那些想要了解定制型包装解决方案的展会观众,帮助他们利用像科莱恩这样的企业的能力和技术,在快速增长的中国医药保健市场上实现进一步的发展。

Avery Dennison CleanFlake™ portfolio wins FINAT Recycling & Sustainability award 2019

Mark Macaré (left) from FINAT and Jan 't Hart (right), senior director innovation sustainability and compliance, receiving the award. 
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR424)An innovation from Avery Dennison that enables closed-loop PET recycling has won this year’s FINAT Recycling and Sustainability award. The CleanFlake™ portfolio (video) enables production of high quality recycled PET (rPET) from post-consumer bottles while maintaining all-important visual impact and food contact approval. The portfolio is further reducing environmental impact by using recycled PET liner material.

“La Casa del Desierto” featured in the fifth season of Black Mirror series

Photo of the shooting of the new chapter of Black Mirror set in “La Casa del Desierto”, in Gorafe, Granada. All rights reserved.The famous and award-winning British television series Black Mirror, created by Charlie Brooker and streamed by the popular Netflix platform, features “La Casa del Desierto” by Guardian Glass in one of its new mind-bending stories in the series, now in its fifth season.

TE Connectivity right angle X-Code M12 connectors reduce assembly time, increase network performance

TE Connectivity right angle X-Code M12 connectors reduce assembly time, increase network performance. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR357)TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has begun offering extremely ruggedized X-Code M12 right angle connectors for field assembly in a range of railway applications. The new connectors enable safe and reliable data transmission speeds of 10Gb/s, even in harsh environments. They conform to the European standard EN45545 governing fire performance of materials and parts in railway applications and are rated IP67 for resistance to dust and liquids, thanks to the use of O-rings.

Clariant receives Halal certification for Bonthapally site in India

Clariant’s manufacturing site at Bonthapally, Telangana, India. (Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, announced that its production site located in Bonthapally, India under the Business Unit Industrial & Consumer Specialties (ICS) has received Halal certification in India. With the certification, Clariant's products will be granted better access to consumers located in the region.