Discover fibres that build futures with Beaulieu Fibres International at IDEA®22

Discover fibres that build futures with Beaulieu Fibres International at IDEA®22.
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Beaulieu Fibres International, the largest and most differentiated European staple fibre producer, turns the spotlight on future-focused solutions for nonwovens & engineered fabrics at IDEA®22, this 28-31 March (Booth 4314). A key priority is innovation in polyolefin and BICO fibres to advance sustainable design, end-of-life recyclability, and resource and carbon footprint reduction for industrial and hygiene applications.

Anthony Mak on the Straumann Group SmileAward: Recognizing patient impact on a world stage

Anthony Mak on the Straumann Group SmileAward: Recognizing patient impact on a world stage.
(Photo: Straumann, INT001)Everyday thousands of dental professionals across the globe use Straumann products to give patients the confidence to smile again – to laugh freely with friends, to eat the foods they love. Our mission is to change people's lives by giving smiles back. But while Straumann produces dental implants and everything related to them, it’s not the implants that change lives... it’s you, the dental professional, who does.

Solvay Launches new Biodegradable Guar-Based Polymers for Beauty Care

Solvay’s Beauty Biodeg Score and its range of biodegradable guar-based functional polymers for the beauty care market. 
(Infographic: Solvay, PR024)Solvay, a global leader in naturally-derived beauty polymers, expands its range of biodegradable guar-based solutions, introduced in December 2021, with two additional thickening and conditioning polymers for beauty care. The two new ingredients, Jaguar® NAT SGI and Jaguar® Excel, will enable beauty brands to address stringent global regulations and growing consumer expectations for more responsible and sustainable beauty products.

Perstorp welcomes Valentina Serra Holm as Vice President Engineered Fluids

PerstorpPerstorp has appointed Valentina Serra Holm as Vice President Engineered Fluids, where she will strengthen the group’s focus on key market segments with her experience and expertise from the industry.

SABIC, Polivouga and Nueva Pescanova collaborate in seafood packaging solution using certified circular polyethylene from ocean bound plastic

SABIC, Nueva Pescanova and Polivouga have developed an innovative new frozen seafood packaging solution using certified circular polyethylene polymers with feedstock sourced from ocean bound plastic (OBP).SABIC has leveraged its successful ties with Polivouga, a manufacturer of flexible film products with operations in Portugal, to launch a new innovative TRUCIRCLE™ project designed to reuse post-consumer plastic waste recovered from areas up to 50km inland from waterways that has the potential to end up in our rivers and oceans. The collaboration with the Nueva Pescanova Group, a leading Spanish brand owner specialising in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of fresh, chilled and frozen seafood products, has resulted in the development of the world’s first frozen food packaging solution using SABIC’s certified circular polyethylene from feedstock sourced from ocean bound plastic. The new sustainable packaging will be launched to coincide with World Oceans Day 2022.

Archroma launches long-awaited metal-free* and halogen-free* Nylosan® S Navy and Black colors for sportswear

Archroma launches long-awaited metal-free* and halogen-free* Nylosan® S navy and black colors for sportswear. (Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced the addition of two new metal-free* and halogen-free* acid dyes in its Nylosan® S range.

SONGWON’s new electronic chemicals production line nearing completion

SONGWONSongwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that construction of its new electronic chemicals production line is nearing completion. Located at SONGWON’s Maeam plant in Ulsan, South Korea, construction is expected to be finished by the end of March, with startup planned thereafter.

Mondi Gronau’s state-of-the-art flexo printing line gives customers in the hygiene industry exciting new options

Mondi Gronau’s state-of-the-art flexo printing line gives customers in the hygiene industry exciting new options. (Photo: Mondi, PR205)Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has unveiled a state-of-the-art flexo printing line at its plant in Gronau, Germany. The new machinery will service the hygiene industry’s growing demand for advanced printing options for films and laminates and deliver greater flexibility in feminine care pouch wrapping designs and film choices.