Lecta to purchase Avery Dennison offset sheets business in Europe - Middle East - North Africa

Avery DennisonAvery Dennison Corporation, the U.S.-based leading producer of self-adhesive label and graphic materials, today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Offset Sheets business in the Europe - Middle East - North Africa (EMENA) region to Torraspapel. Torraspapel is part of Lecta, a European manufacturer of coated woodfree and specialty paper products headquartered in London. The transaction is subject to competition approval from the German Federal Cartel Office

Anker, Devan & Shark Solutions develop world’s first flame retardant aviation carpet with recycled PVB based binder

© courtesy of Anker Anker, Devan and Shark Solutions teamed up to create the world’s first flame retardant aviation carpet using a recycled binder. Inspired by the knowledge and the needs of the aviation market, Anker motivated to achieve this new goal together. The PVB binder reuses laminated glass, from windshields and architectural/building glass, that otherwise would go to landfill.

HAT® IN vial with integrated ADP® insert adds new capabilities to Airnov’s desiccant vials

HAT® IN vial with integrated ADP® insert adds new capabilities to Airnov’s desiccant vials. 
(Photo: Airnov)Airnov Healthcare Packaging, is introducing a new vial for the protection of diagnostic and nutraceutical products. The HAT IN vial utilizes Airnov’s advanced desiccant polymer (ADP) technology integrated into the vial itself to provide a high moisture barrier as well as excellent moisture adsorption. The vial is designed to be easily integrated into automated filling lines for fast, reliable production.

GE Additive welcomes Sandvik into Binder Jet Beta Partner Program

GE Additive welcomes Sandvik into Binder Jet Beta Partner Program.
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GE Additive has announced that Sandvik Additive Manufacturing has become a strategic partner in its Binder Jet beta partner program. Sandvik has one of the widest alloys program for additive manufacturing on the market, marketed under the Osprey® brand.

Innovative electric race car part shows potential for Electron Beam Melting in automotive

OBR’s complex part produced in Ti-64Al-4V on an Arcam EBM Q20plus.
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The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK, is focused in accelerating the UK’s industrial growth, developing and proving innovative manufacturing processes and technologies together with creating and embedding future skills.

Perstorp introducing world´s first renewable Oxo products

Perstorp introducing world´s first renewable Oxo products.
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Perstorp is pioneering the Oxo-market by launching the first partly renewable carboxylic acids - 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid Pro and Valeric Acid Pro. 2-EHA Pro is based on 25% renewable raw materials, and Valeric Acid Pro contains 20% renewable content. The renewable material consists of biogas, and replaces natural gas using the mass balance concept. Users can expect the same quality as the existing 2-EHA and Valeric acid, with the additional benefit of a lower carbon footprint. The renewable oxo portfolio will also include oxo aldehydes and alcohols.

ELIX Polymers publishes its 2019 Sustainability Report

ELIX Polymers publishes its 2019 Sustainability Report. 
(Photo: ELIX Polymers, PR059)ELIX Polymers is a leading producer specialised in thermoplastic materials, and since 2016, the year when it issued its first sustainability report, ELIX has been continuously strengthening its commitment to transparency and its defence of a growth model that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

‘World first’ tea capsules made using SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE solution for certified circular polypropylene

‘World first’ tea capsules made using SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ solution for certified circular polypropylene.Avoury®, the new brand launched by Melitta Single Portions, is working with SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio of solutions and services to create its pioneering new premium organic tea capsules, made from certified circular polypropylene (PP) that uses feedstock made from used plastic. The launch represented an innovative use of recycled, transparent plastic tea capsules in the industry, representing an exciting step towards a more sustainable future with products which are easier to recycle and that help to create a circular economy for plastics.