Project Air receives EUR 30 million from the Swedish Energy Agency

Project Air receives EUR 30 million from the Swedish Energy Agency. 
(Photo: Perstorp)Swedish Project AIR is an industrial concept to produce methanol from a large variety of recovered end-of-life streams and hydrogen from electrolysis. The project is carried out by the chemical group Perstorp in cooperation with Uniper and Fortum, and the aim is to reduce carbon emissions by up to half million tons annually. Project Air has now been allocated approximately EUR 30 million by the Swedish Energy Agency.

There’s a system for learning to eat cleanly

Making sure learning to eat doesn’t turn into an endurance test: the Babynator. 
(Image: © 2021 Babynator)The Babynator learn-to-eat set for babies and toddlers makes eating cleaner. The non-slip system comprises a self-adhesive mat made of THERMOLAST® K from KRAIBURG TPE that firmly holds in place exchangeable accessories such as plates and bowls. The “Babynator” is available as a set or separately, in many different colors.

Avery Dennison releases latest CleanFlake™ label materials

Avery Dennison releases latest CleanFlake™ label materials. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR454)What began as a breakthrough solution for PET plastic bottles can now make PET packages in a range of markets more recyclable: today Avery Dennison announced the latest iteration of its award-winning CleanFlake filmic label materials, which are now suitable for PET packaging in food, home and personal care and other segments in addition to beverages.

INEOS Styrolution offers mechanically recycled polystyrene developed in close collaboration with TOMRA

© TOMRAINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the availability of mechanically recycled polystyrene in EMEA. Production of the new “Styrolution® PS ECO 440” is based on TOMRA’s high-quality NIR[1] sorting process delivering a polystyrene purity of more than 99.9%. The new material is available in white and light grey.

Clariant contributes to China's carbon neutrality goal with innovative MegaMax® catalyst for CO2-based methanol synthesis

MegaMax series for CO2-based methanol production. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant's MegaMax catalyst series for CO2-based methanol production helps China reach its carbon neutrality target. Capturing and converting CO2 emissions is a cornerstone of the technology roadmap for addressing climate change. Synthesizing methanol from CO2 is a particularly valuable approach because methanol forms a building block for thousands of chemical products such as plastics, paints, cosmetics, and fuels — including providing an energy storage carrier for hydrogen.

EMG celebrates 30 years in industrial B2B marketing

(Photo: EMG, EMGPR052)EMG, the specialist B2B communications agency, has reached a major milestone in its history by entering its fourth decade as a business.

Un wrap coi fiocchi! La nuova carta Advantage StretchWrap di Mondi è la scelta sostenibile per l’avvolgimento dei pallet

Advantage StretchWrap di Mondi. 
(Foto: Mondi, PR183)Mondi, azienda leader globale per imballaggi in carta, ha collaborato con il produttore italiano di pallettizzatori ACMI e con il distributore italiano Ecowrap per creare un nuovo sistema di avvolgimento dei pallet che prevede l’uso della carta anziché della plastica. Trasformando l’avvolgimento dei pallet, Advantage StretchWrap riduce il fabbisogno di plastica dell’intera filiera, consentendo il passaggio a un materiale rinnovabile e completamente riciclabile.

Covestro launches total solutions approach to turbocharge performance and innovation in the decorative industry

Covestro launches total solutions approach to turbocharge performance and innovation in the decorative industry. 
(Photo: Covestro AG: COVPR001)Covestro today announces the launch of a game-changing, total solutions approach developed by the resins and functional materials business recently acquired from DSM. Based on unique customer and end-user insights to the approach supports paint manufacturers in accelerating innovation and product improvements within the high-performance decorative industry. By leveraging proprietary artificial intelligence tools and a broad set of technologies, Covestro will support paint manufacturers to develop differentiating solutions and address evolving market demands better than ever before.