Mondi to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and one million surgical face masks a day with new production lines in Germany

Mondi to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and one million surgical face masks a day with new production lines in Germany. 
(Photo: Mondi, PR150)Mondi, global leader in packaging and paper, is set to build new production lines in its plant in Gronau, Germany, to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and surgical face masks. This is part of Mondi's efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and respond to increased demand by health authorities, businesses and consumers for face masks.

SONGWON enters a new distribution agreement with Biesterfeld Spezialchemie

SONGWONSongwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Biesterfeld France. As from May 1, 2020, Biesterfeld France has been exclusively distributing the SONGWON polymer stabilizer range in France.

Clariant launches new Ecolabel Guidance Tool for Industrial Cleaning & Home Care customers 

Clariant launches new Ecolabel Guidance Tool for Industrial Cleaning & Home Care customers. 
(Photo: Clariant)Ecolabel clarity at your fingertips. Clariant offers the Industrial & Home Care segment fast and free online access to the ecolabel compatibility and sustainability features of its extensive formulation ingredients via its new Ecolabel Guidance Tool launched today.

Clariant’s CATOFIN catalysts selected by Advanced Petrochemical Company (APC) for another PDH plant in the Middle East

Clariant’s high-performance CATOFIN propane dehydrogenation catalysts. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant’s CATOFIN catalysts have been selected by Advanced Global Investment Co. (AGIC), a joint venture between Advanced Petrochemical Company (APC) and SK Group, to build a PDH facility in the Middle East. Clariant’s CATOFIN catalysts were selected due to the excellent performance and reliability of APC’s existing propylene plant in Saudi Arabia.

GA-ASI completes first test flight with metal 3D-printed part

GA-ASI’s SkyGuardian RPA takes to the sky. 
(Photo: GA-ASI, GEADPR036)GE Additive AddWorks has been supporting GA-ASI’s strategy for scaling metal additive technology across its portfolio of RPA platforms.

SONGWON enters two new distribution agreements with Bodo Möller Chemie

SONGWONSONGWON Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that it has signed two exclusive distribution agreements for the distribution of its comprehensive range of polymer stabilizers: Bodo Möller Chemie Benelux N.V. has been supplying customers in Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands since January 1, 2020, and Bodo Möller Chemie UK Ltd took on responsibility in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 1.

BetaVia Complete from Kemin receives a positive novel food opinion from EFSA

BetaVia™ Complete from Kemin receives a positive novel food opinion from EFSA. 
(Photo: Kemin Industries, PR001)Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, has announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has positively assessed the safety of BetaVia Complete as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. This positive opinion will allow Kemin to be granted a five-year exclusivity on sales of BetaVia Complete in Europe.

US Air Force and GE’s collaboration on metal additive reaches first technology milestone with 3D printed sump cover for F110 engine

Additively manufactured, cobalt-chrome sump cover for F110 engine. Produced on a GE Additive Concept Laser M2 machine at the GE Additive Technology Center in Cincinnati, as part of collaboration with the US Air Force’s Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO). 
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR035)In mid-2019, GE Additive and GE Aviation approached the US Air Force to propose a metal additive collaboration program to address its specific sustainment, readiness and affordability needs.