Solvay Introduces New KetaSpire® PEEK Grade for Precision ABS/ESC Brake & E-Mobility Components

Solvay Introduces New KetaSpire® PEEK Grade for Precision ABS/ESC Brake & E-Mobility Components. (Photo: Solvay, PR002)
Solvay has announced the launch of a new grade of KetaSpire® PEEK, KT-850 SCF 30, designed for precision brake system and e-mobility electronic pump components. The product was developed to provide better sealing performance over standard 30% carbon fiber filled PEEK grades.

INEOS Styrolution’s Terluran® ECO GP-22 MR50 used in TUPLUS’s new range of travel luggage

INEOS Styrolution’s Terluran® ECO GP-22 MR50 used in TUPLUS’s new range of travel luggage. (image courtesy of TUPLUS, 2021)INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has announced today that TUPLUS, a high-end manufacturer and designer of stylish, functional luggage, has selected Terluran ECO GP-22 MR50. The new product will help advance the company’s efforts in reducing carbon footprint of its products and promoting a more environmentally conscious mode of travelling.

Sirap selects INEOS Styrolution’s new mechanically recycled polystyrene for sustainable packaging solution

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, and Sirap Group, a leader in sustainable food packaging solutions, announced today to incorporate the new mechanically recycled Styrolution® PS ECO, a 100% recycled polystyrene, for new food packaging solutions.

SABIC lanceert ISCC gecertificeerde LEXANpolycarbonaat film & sheet op basis van hernieuwbare grondstoffen

Als de eerste leverancier op het gebied van gestructureerde vormen van polycarbonaat, biedt SABIC Functional Forms een reeks LEXAN™ film- en plaat producten gebaseerd op polycarbonaat resin, die gedeeltelijk gemaakt zijn van gecertificeerde hernieuwbare grondstoffen. De materialen sluiten aan bij de TRUCIRCLE™-portfolio van het bedrijf en hebben een aanzienlijk potentieel om zowel de uitputting van fossiele brandstoffen als de koolstofemissies te verminderen.SABIC, een wereldleider in de chemische industrie, heeft aangekondigd dat haar Functional Forms fabriek in Bergen op Zoom, Nederland, is geaccrediteerd onder het International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS-schema voor het leveren van een nieuwe reeks LEXAN-film- en plaatproducten op basis van gecertificeerde hernieuwbare grondstoffen. Het nieuwe productaanbod van film en platen sluit aan bij het bestaande TRUCIRCLE initiatief van het bedrijf en speelt in op de wereldwijd groeiende vraag naar verdere duurzame materiaaloplossingen in een meer en meer circulaire kunststofeconomie.

Clariant expands its capacity for emission control catalysts to meet growing global demand

Clariant’s state-of-the-art catalyst research and production facility in Heufeld, Germany. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant Catalysts is expanding and enhancing its capacity for emission control catalysts to meet growing global demand, particularly in China. The company just recently commenced operations at an additional, upgraded production facility in Heufeld, Germany, which features state-of-the-art production equipment exclusively dedicated to emission control catalysts. Production capacity for the catalysts has been increased to enable a volume growth of 100% compared to 2019. The site, which now includes two units, covering a combined area of 1500 m². The plant operates under rigorous quality controls, and is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standards.

DOMO’s ECONAMID® sustainable polyamide - now even more eco-friendly

Cabot Corporation’s TECHBLAK™ PE1003. 
(Picture courtesy of Cabot Corporation)DOMO Chemicals, a leader in sustainable polyamide solutions, has begun using a new sustainable black masterbatch based on recycled material to complement the recycled base polymer in its ECONAMID® brand of sustainable polyamides. ECONAMID®, based on recycled industrial waste, is a benchmark in the industry when it comes to performance level and quality consistency, lot after lot.

INEOS Styrolution advances China’s circular economy target through collaboration with GER to produce Terluran® ECO GP-22

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announces the signing of its collaboration with GER, a world-leading waste recycling enterprise based in China’s Jiangxi province, to produce high quality virgin-like ABS grades with up to 70% recycled content at commercial scale for the Chinese market.

Moov&Cool supporting elite sport in the UK and Belgium

Devan ChemicalsTextile finishing expert, Devan Chemicals, has been supporting high performance sport in the UK and Belgium with its ‘cool comfort technology’ Moov&Cool.