26 Mar 2020
TE Connectivity adds to its thermal transfer printer range with T2212 entry-level model
TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has just launched a new robust entry-level thermal transfer printer. The new T2212 printer is easy to operate and, with its small footprint, it can be installed in either an office or industrial environment. The printer produces a high-quality print on a range of our printable tubing, tags and label products. Continuous Tube product will require an external reel holder. Optimal printing results on TE identification products can be achieved by using the T2212 printer in conjunction with the recommended ribbon and WINTOTAL software.
26 Mar 2020
Reduce and boost! Clariant launches new natural choice for effective and safe cosmetics preservation
Clariant expands the Personal Care industry’s increasingly-limited preservation options for both traditional and natural formulations with the launch of next generation preservation booster Velsan® Flex. The 93% RCI (Renewable Carbon Index) innovation is highly versatile and effective in combination with all preservative types, enabling a reduction of typical preservative by as much as 50% while still achieving safe antimicrobial protection for cosmetics.
25 Mar 2020
Devan offers antiviral solutions for textiles to support and protect professional workers
Textile innovator and specialty chemical producer Devan answers questions regarding anti-viral textile finish solutions following the growing spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
25 Mar 2020
Clariant enhances functionality of medical-grade ABS polymers
Clariant Plastics & Coatings Healthcare Polymer Solutions announces a new family of ABS polymer compounds that offer makers of medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging enhanced functionality without compromising on compliance with regulatory requirements. The resins are part of the MEVOPUR line of color and additive concentrates and ‘ready-to-use’ polymer compounds.
18 Mar 2020
DSM honors Professor Marc Hillmyer with the 2020 Bright Science Award in materials sciences
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it has awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science Award in materials sciences. The jury selected Professor Hillmyer because of the scientific breadth and depth of his work and its relevance to the advancement of biobased and circular materials.
18 Mar 2020
Clariant and Floreon announce collaboration to expand high-performance biopolymer applications to additional markets
Clariant’s Additives business and Floreon- Transforming Packaging Limited announce an exciting new collaboration to further extend the performance properties and market potential of biopolymers, whilst preserving their environmental benefits.
13 Mar 2020
DOMO Chemicals to invest €12 million in new nylon plant in China
DOMO Chemicals, a leading producer of high-quality engineering materials for a diverse range of markets, has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art plant in Zhejiang, China. The new plant will be capable of producing 50,000 tons of sustainable and innovative engineered nylon compounds each year. The company signed a new factory project through “cloud contract” with PingHu DuShan port Economic Development District on February 20, 2020. Production is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of this year.
12 Mar 2020
DSM announces partnership with SABIC and UPM Biofuels to create bio-based Dyneema®
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and UPM Biofuels, a leading producer of sustainable raw materials, today announced a partnership that will help to reduce the environmental footprint of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber. The collaboration will see Dyneema® transition to bio-based feedstock leveraging SABIC’s ground-breaking TRUCIRCLE™ solutions for certified renewable products. As such, DSM is delivering on its commitment to improve the sustainability footprint of Dyneema®, moving towards a circular, bio-based economy.
