SABIC advances thermoplastic solutions for critical EV battery technologies

Compared to conventional battery pack designs using traditional materials such as aluminum and other metals, SABIC’s EV battery pack concept using lightweight thermoplastics can potentially realize 30 to 50 percent weight savings per component, improve energy density, simplify the assembly process, reduce costs, improve thermal control and safety and enhance crashworthiness.With automakers accelerating their shift to an all-electric future, SABIC continues developing thermoplastic-based solutions and harnessing its expertise to help the industry optimize the performance of electric vehicles (EVs). Most notably, the company’s automotive business has developed a plastic-intensive EV battery pack concept using a systems-engineering approach, which underscores the value of lightweight plastics to address critical industry needs for flexible design, enhanced performance, greater safety and improved economics.

Clariant lanza pigmentos en polvo y preparaciones pigmentarias para coloración de semillas en América Latina

La línea Agrocer está disponible en todo el mundo e incluye seis pigmentos en polvo y preparaciones pigmentarias que pueden mezclarse para formar una variedad de colores personalizados. 
(Fotografía: Clariant)Clariant, una de las empresas líderes mundiales en especialidades químicas, está lanzando en América Latina su línea completa de colorantes de semillas Agrocer. Fabricados como pigmentos en polvo y preparaciones pigmentarias, los colorantes Agrocer están disponibles en los seis colores más relevantes y fue comprobado su uso seguro en la coloración de semillas. Todos los productos Agrocer siguen las normas de ingredientes inertes de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. (EPA, sigla en inglés) y están disponibles en todo el mundo.

INEOS Styrolution celebrates 90 years of polystyrene

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, celebrates 90 years of polystyrene, a material that has significantly contributed to societal well-being for over almost a century. Polystyrene became one of the first commercially available polymers enabling a wide range of products that enhance our daily lives. Polystyrene is made for recycling, making it the material of choice for the future.

DSM expands Dyneema® fabric offerings through Premium Manufacturing Partnerships with global fabric mills

DSM expands Dyneema® fabric offerings through Premium Manufacturing Partnerships with global fabric mills.
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announced an exclusive partnership with seven Premium Manufacturing Partners (PMPs) to help expand its Dyneema® fabric offerings.

GE Aviation and GE Additive engineers have switched four existing parts from castings to metal 3D printing—and see potential for hundreds more

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(Photo: GE Aviation, GEADPR048)Most manufacturers would never dream of switching from an investment cast part to one made by additive manufacturing, especially if they already had paid for the casting mold. Yet that is exactly what GE Aviation is doing with four bleed air parts from a land/marine turbine. They made the decision based on cost and time to market.

Pick any shade you like! New Hostatint AU broadens architectural color palette

Hostatint AU colorants provide superior light and weather fastness as well as broadens the traditional color space. 
(Photo: Clariant)Launched today, Clariant’s complete range of Hostatint AU aqueous pigment dispersions expands the color choice for exterior and interior architectural coatings. Giving North American and Latin American manufacturers the ability to offer the most expansive color palette possible.

SABIC and KraussMaffei's NETSTAL brand officially open thin-wall packaging application center in Switzerland

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its collaboration with KraussMaffei HighPerformance AG at the partner’s Thin-Wall Packaging Application Center in Näfels, Switzerland, the site of KraussMaffei's Swiss subsidiary and manufacturer of high-performance injection molding systems known under the NETSTAL brand.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its collaboration with KraussMaffei HighPerformance AG at the partner’s Thin-Wall Packaging Application Center in Näfels, Switzerland, the site of KraussMaffei's Swiss subsidiary and manufacturer of high-performance injection molding systems known under the NETSTAL brand. The expanded Application Center was officially opened today in a virtual ceremony hosted by officials from both companies and attended online by customers, brand owners and other value chain partners. The Application Center will enable innovative application, material and processing solutions in the thin-wall packaging industry through closer collaboration across the segment’s entire value chain.

Laminaatvloeren en champagne uit België gaan samen in zee

Laminaatvloeren en champagne uit België gaan samen in zee.
(Foto: © BerryAlloc)Vloerenfabrikant BerryAlloc gaat in zee met het Belgische champagnemerk Victor & Charles voor de internationale campagne van haar nieuwe waterbestendige Ocean+ laminaatcollectie. Wat deze merken bindt? Klasse en premium kwaliteit uit België. En het gevoel van plezier dat ze hun klanten willen geven: voluit genieten van het leven, met al die spetterende momenten. Zoals nippen van een ijskoude champagne terwijl je ontspant in een warm bad, op de 100% waterbestendige vloer van je dromen.