3 Jun 2020
DSM introduces new value offering to its high-performance fibers business
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health, and Sustainable Living, today announces the launch of a value offering product portfolio for ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), Trosar™. In line with the growing demand for materials solutions that deliver higher strength and durability, Trosar™ will bring the unique benefits of UHMWPE within reach of more manufacturers, including those from the hard and soft ballistic UD, rope, netting, and aquaculture industries. The new material grade underlines DSM’s commitment to use science and innovation to deliver solutions that outperform conventional market alternatives.
3 Jun 2020
Catch the wave. Clariant reveals BeautyForward® Edition 4 formulations to delight and inspire
Playful textures to tempt digital-immersed Millennials, novel formats suited to active lifestyles, radiance nourishers for the over 55s. Clariant releases its first wave of inspirational formulations from trend insights BeautyForward Edition 4, guiding beauty product developers keen to get ahead in delighting the desires of specific global consumers.
2 Jun 2020
Mondi safely packages QIAGEN’s SARS-CoV-2 test cartridge
Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper group, is committed to playing its part in the supply of essential products during the COVID-19 outbreak and has recently developed packaging for QIAGEN's SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test kit.
2 Jun 2020
Press Glass i Guardian Glass wspierają budowę drugiego polskiego Domu Fundacji Ronalda McDonalda
Press Glass, czołowy europejski producent szyb, we współpracy z jednym ze swoich globalnych dostawców szkła, firmą Guardian Glass, dołączyli do grona partnerów wspierających budowę „domu, poza domem w czasie choroby dziecka” w Warszawie.
2 Jun 2020
Clariant’s ShiftMax® 300 MTS catalyst delivers excellent performance at BHCC hydrogen unit in Zhejiang, China
The partnership between Clariant and Shanghai Huaxi is off to a successful start. Since the establishment of their strategic alliance in late January of 2018, the two companies took on a major joint project to enhance the hydrogen production unit of Zhejiang Baling Hengyi Caprolactam Co Ltd (BHCC), located in the Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou in Zhejiang, China.
29 May 2020
ELIX Polymers joins the fight against COVID-19 with biocompatible ABS grades for medical devices
Leading ABS producer ELIX Polymers is collaborating with a large group of companies within ClusterMAV, the Advanced Materials Cluster of Catalonia, Spain, in the fight against COVID-19. The partners are working in collaboration with the National Federation of Innovative Business Groups and Clusters (FENAEIC), which focuses on promoting collaboration between federations, clusters and their partners, within the European Cluster collaboration platform.
28 May 2020
Milliken boosts plastic industry’s ability to supply materials for personal protective equipment
Global materials science expert Milliken & Company is once again leveraging its unique capabilities to help produce needed medical personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The current shortage in plastic materials used for protective face shields is leading manufacturers to offer the readily available polypropylene plastic. The material, however, is naturally hazy, so plastic manufacturers are turning to Milliken and the company’s NX® UltraClear™ polypropylene concentrate to produce plastics with clarity levels suitable for healthcare industry face shields.
28 May 2020
3D Printing Technology Helps Cincinnati Zoo’s Meerkats Mimic Wild Behaviors
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is home to 2,000 animals, including world-famous hippo Fiona, and is committed to providing each one with excellent care. Thanks to a novel partnership with GE Additive, known for pushing the boundaries of industrial 3D printing (often referred to additive manufacturing), some of the animals are getting meals from a fabricated feeder that encourages natural foraging behaviors.
