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Mask system with modular design that combines a cleanable half-mask and an exchangeable filter. (Image: © 2020 BaS)While high-quality thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) from KRAIBURG TPE are used in many everyday applications such as toothbrushes, razors, automotive components, and others, they have also become indispensable in numerous areas of systemic importance. The current corona pandemic is an increasing challenge for both healthcare and social systems in particular. Currently, our TPEs are used in medical applications such as valves, connections and tubes for ventilators, face masks, respirators, as well as simple buttons and elastic straps.

SANITIZED AG aids measures to promote hygiene management during the coronavirus pandemic: Antiviral properties of Sanitized® products on synthetics validated

SANITIZED AG aids measures to promote hygiene management during the coronavirus pandemic: Antiviral properties of Sanitized® products on synthetics validated. 
(Photos: SANITIZED AG, PR028) Tests conducted by independent laboratories have now confirmed that a treatment with Sanitized® T 99-19 and Sanitized® T 11-15 reduces the viral load on PES textiles by up to 99%.

Tessutica produces furniture upholstery from recycled marine waste with Greencare

Tessutica produces furniture upholstery from recycled marine waste with Greencare.
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.)’s Tessutica business is proud to announce a new product line in upholstery. Greencare fabrics are created from pellets that come from marine plastic waste. The fabrics themselves can then be 100% recycled into pellets again.

Terumo BCT and Marker Therapeutics received the first device FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to treat acute respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients

Terumo BCT’s Spectra Optia® Apheresis System combined with Marker Therapeutics AG’s D2000 Adsorption Cartridge has the potential to reduce the levels of inflammatory cytokines responsible for acute respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients. 
(Photo: Terumo BCT, PR004) Terumo BCT, Inc. and Marker Therapeutics AG announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the use of Terumo BCT’s Spectra Optia® Apheresis System combined with Marker Therapeutics’ D2000 Adsorption Cartridge to treat patients 18 years of age or older with confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with confirmed or imminent respiratory failure to reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine levels.

SABIC’s LEXAN™ CLINIWALL™ AC6200 sheet provides anti-bacterial, hygienic and touchable wall cladding solutions for hospitals and public facilities

Anti-bacterial, hygienic and touchable wall cladding solution at a hospital, through SABIC’s LEXAN™ CLINIWALL™ AC6200 Sheet.SABIC has today launched a non-chlorinated and non-brominated opaque sheet, LEXAN CLINIWALL AC6200. The sheet aims to provide a hygienic, sanitary solution for interior surfaces to several industries around the world.

SONGWON announces new distribution partnership in Canada to support growth in the region

SONGWON announces new distribution partnership in Canada to support growth in the region. (Photo: Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.)
To ensure reliable supply of its products and provide on-the-spot services for customers in the growing Canadian market, SONGWON has entered a partnership with A. S. Paterson Company Ltd., an established distributor of performance chemicals across the region.

Perstorp converts production to solve Swedish national disinfection crisis

Perstorp converts production to solve Swedish national disinfection crisis. 
(Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market, has started the large-scale production of hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector – at cost price. With a capacity of over 2 million liters a month, the aim is to solve the current lack of disinfectants at a national level.

TPEs with food contact approval - Perfect for skin and mouth contact

KRAIBURG TPE has expanded its wide range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for dental and oral hygiene products to include types with excellent adhesion to polar plastics such as PA, PETG, ABS and ABS/PC. 
(Image: © 2020 KRAIBURG TPE)
From toothbrushes to teething rings – many manufacturers of products for dental and oral hygiene are today specifying materials that have been approved for food contact in order to also ensure that they are highly non-irritant for skin and oral applications. KRAIBURG TPE not only offers a complete portfolio of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) with the relevant conformities, but also provides the expertise necessary for developing application-specific and customer-specific formulations. New compounds with excellent adhesion to polyamides complement the offer.