3 May 2022
Solvay at JEC World 2022
At JEC World 2022, Solvay will highlight some of its latest innovations and initiatives for aerospace manufacturing such as advanced composite, surfacing and adhesive materials.
3 May 2022
ELIX Polymers earns the Platinum medal from EcoVadis for its good sustainability practices
ELIX Polymers, a leading global thermoplastics manufacturer, continues to make great strides in terms of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Every year, ELIX Polymers undergoes a series of demanding audits and assessments. This year, 2022, the company has once again undergone the annual evaluation conducted by EcoVadis, a reputed agency in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) area.
2 May 2022
Solvay Expands Solvalite® Portfolio with Prepregs for Automotive Body Panels and Invests in Xencor™ LFT Production Facilities
Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty materials, has announced an important addition to complement its broad portfolio of composite materials for the automotive industry: SolvaLite® 714 Prepregs, a new-generation of unidirectional carbon-fiber and woven-fabric products pre-impregnated with SolvaLite® 714 epoxy resin. These innovative prepregs offer fast-cure cycles, long outlife, and have been optimized for manufacturing automotive components, such as body panels at short compression molding cycle times in serial production runs.
29 Apr 2022
DOMO Chemicals invests to expand production capacity of TECHNYL® polyamide in China to meet growing market demand
DOMO Chemicals, a global leader in engineered materials, announced a long-term investment plan in China to continue expanding its production capacity of TECHNYL® high-performance polyamides. This plan aims to meet growing demand in the automotive, electrical & electronics, and industrial consumer goods industries, and help build a sustainable future. DOMO Chemicals acquired Solvay's Performance Polyamides business in 2020 and has sold the TECHNYL® products globally since February 1, 2022, including in China, one of the company's key strategic markets.
28 Apr 2022
Westfalia Fruit Brings Avocado Expertise to India
As a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, Westfalia is expanding its operations into India where it will supply local markets, retailers and wholesale markets with locally produced avocados and avocados from our global network of farms.
28 Apr 2022
Packaging can make homecare more sustainable
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has highlighted the power of packaging in creating a more sustainable homecare industry.
28 Apr 2022
Solvay and Carbios Demonstrate Enzymatic Depolymerization in PET/PVDC Barrier Film
Solvay and Carbios successfully demonstrated that multi-layer PET films coated with Diofan® PVDC high-barrier polymer are fully compatible for enzymatic depolymerization - Carbios’ innovative recycling process. Results show that the PET is fully depolymerized, whereas the PVDC remains intact.
28 Apr 2022
BENEO invests €50 million in pulse-processing plant
BENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has announced a €50 million investment in a new pulse processing site in Offstein, Germany. The site will produce protein rich pulse ingredients for food and animal feed. It will focus initially on protein concentrate, starch rich flour and hulls from Faba bean, with the option to process other pulses in the future. The new production site further strengthens the company’s plant-based protein portfolio and enables BENEO to meet growing demand for plant-based food and feed ingredients.
