Specialty chemicals platform Chemberry launches into Home Care, building on Personal Care success

Specialty chemicals platform Chemberry launches into Home Care, building on Personal Care success. 
(Photo: istockphoto.com/Makidotvn)After wowing Personal Care R&D and formulation teams for the past year, and handling thousands of searches each month, the innovative chemical ingredients web platform, Chemberry, is expanding into the Home Care segment.

SABIC technical Summit in Seoul to celebrate 70-year anniversary of LNP product line

SABIC technical summit in Seoul to celebrate 70-year anniversary of LNP™ product line.SABIC’s latest technical summit on its LNP product line of engineering thermoplastic compounds and copolymers concluded successfully this week in Seoul, Korea. Around 100 top decision makers in engineering, design at OEMs, ODMs, tiers and processors joined the event on Tuesday October 15 at the Intercontinental Grand Seoul Parnas. The summit was one of a series of global events that began late last year to mark 70 years of the LNP product line.

Ascend to showcase biodegradable chelate and solvents for HI&I at SEPAWA

AscendAscend Performance Materials, a global provider of specialty plastics, fibers and chemicals, will exhibit its biodegradable FlexaTrac™ chelates and solvents at SEPAWA.

SABIC showcases specialty materials, technical capabilities for application innovation at Automotive Interiors Expo 

Radio bezel/button guides can be made with LNP™ LUBRICOMP™ compound based on a polycarbonate/ acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) resin blendSABIC, a global chemical industry leader, is showcasing here at Automotive Interiors Expo 2019 (Booth #A118) its extensive portfolio of advanced materials, technical customer support services and other world-class resources for the development of leading-edge automotive interior applications. These include the company’s fast-growing family of LNP™ specialty compounds, high-performance NORYL™ polyphenylene ether (PPE)-based resins and ULTEM™ polyetherimide (PEI) resins; its state-of-the-art Global Application Technology (GApT) centers across the globe; and its ColorXpress custom color services and deep bench of material technology experts. SABIC is also introducing here two new, paintable, low-gloss LNP LUBRICOMP™ compounds that reduce buzz, squeak and rattle (BSR) noises in vehicle interiors.

Run Photon run… with compounds from KRAIBURG TPE

The Photon interactive educational robot with feelers, eyes and running surfaces made of THERMOLAST® K compounds from KRAIBURG TPE. 
(Image: © 2019 Photon Entertainment Sp. z o. o.)KRAIBURG TPE is supplying thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for several functional components of the Photon, an innovative educational robot. Two established THERMOLAST® K compounds are being used for the running surfaces as well as the feelers and eyes of the interactive robot. These compounds include a highly transparent product from the FC/ht series that complies with the DIN EN 71-3 toy standard.

Tackling plastic waste: Kaneka highlights bio-based and biodegradable polymer technology at K 2019

Tackling plastic waste: Kaneka highlights bio-based and biodegradable polymer technology at K 2019.Amid growing calls to cut back on plastic waste and deliver circular economy solutions, Kaneka is showcasing Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer PHBH technology at K 2019 (Düsseldorf, October 16-23), following recent food contact material approval in the EU, Japan and the US. The leading technology-driven company has developed the bio-based and biodegradable polymer PHBH, which is not only recyclable through composting, but is also biodegradable in natural environments, including marine waters.

Archroma joins One Young World with first ever delegation of young talents

Archroma joins One Young World with first ever delegation of young talents. 
(Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced that the company is joining the One Young World global movement and sending its first ever delegates to the Annual Summit which will take place in London, UK, from 22 to 25 October 2019.

Avery Dennison wins 2019 Innovations in Sustainability Award

Left: Robyn Buma, Vice President, Global Procurement, Avery Dennison
Right: Silvia Schmid, Program Manager, Sustainable Procurement and Responsible Supply Chains, EcoVadis. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR438)
Avery Dennison was named winner of the 2019 Future of Sourcing Awards during the Sourcing Industry Group’s Global Executive Summit in Carlsbad, California. The Future of Sourcing Awards celebrates organizations and individuals that show innovation, leadership and transformation in categories that are critical to the sourcing industry.