Ascend bringing new materials to Battery Show

Ascend bringing new materials to Battery Show.
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At The Battery Show North America, Ascend Performance Materials will feature its new flame-retardant nylons for EV safety applications and its Trinohex® Ultra electrolyte additive, which improves lithium-ion battery safety, extends cycle life and boosts performance.

SABIC spotlights at The Battery Show North America its broad portfolio for advancing EV battery sustainability, efficiency & safety 

SABIC is featuring here today at The Battery Show North America 2022 its broad and growing array of thermoplastic materials that are well-suited for electric vehicle (EV) and supply equipment (EVSE) battery applications. At booth #2211, SABIC’s Petrochemicals (first image) and Specialties (second image) businesses are highlighting their latest material solutions to address battery requirements, including sustainability, efficiency, safety and reliability.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is featuring here today at The Battery Show North America 2022 its broad and growing array of thermoplastic materials that are well-suited for electric vehicle (EV) and supply equipment (EVSE) battery applications. At booth #2211, SABIC’s Petrochemicals and Specialties businesses are highlighting their latest material solutions to address battery requirements, including sustainability, efficiency, safety and reliability. Applications, test samples and videos are on display to illustrate and demonstrate the design, manufacturing and performance advantages of plastic-intensive solutions over traditional materials. In addition, SABIC is spotlighting its new strategic BLUEHERO™ initiative, an expanding ecosystem of materials, solutions and expertise designed to help accelerate the shift to electric power.

Clariant Oil Services launches D3 PROGRAM to support carbon reduction and sustainability in the oil industry

Clariant’s new D3 PROGRAM is designed to support carbon reduction and sustainability in the oil industry.Clariant Oil Services, a leading provider of chemical solutions, has launched the D3 PROGRAM to introduce more sustainable solutions to the oil and gas industry. The initiative leverages advances in the oilfield and helps operators reduce carbon emissions and enhance safe operations, while avoiding disruptions to ongoing operations.

SABIC to debut at InnoTrans a new EN45545 rail-compliant additive manufacturing solution to help advance the transportation industry

CAF, a leading multinational supplier of comprehensive transit solutions for major railway networks, is using SABIC’s new LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ AM DC0041XA51 compound to quickly print large replacement parts, such as a large front hatch, with the goal of minimizing lead times and inventory. SABIC’s LNP THERMOCOMP AM DC0041XA51 compound is a novel carbon fiber-reinforced, flame-retardant (FR) compound well-suited for pellet-fed additive manufacturing (PFAM) that complies with E.U. and U.S. rail fire safety standards.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, will introduce at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin, Germany, LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ AM DC0041XA51 compound, a novel carbon fiber-reinforced, flame-retardant (FR) compound well-suited for pellet-fed additive manufacturing (PFAM) that complies with E.U. and U.S. rail fire safety standards. The innovative new compound can help the rail industry advance from building traditional tools for part production from thermosets to utilizing on demand 3D printing which can potentially lower system costs by reducing inventory levels of large tools and replacement parts.

Global Amines New Fatty Amines production plant now on stream

Global Amines’ new fatty amines production plant in Surabaya, Indonesia. 
(Photo: Global Amines Company, PR001)Global Amines announces the successful startup of its new fatty amines production plant in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Solvay Partners with Inaventa Solar for More Efficient Solar Collector Designs

Solvay has partnered with Inaventa Solar to replace metal in solar collector designs with structural components extruded in Ryton® PPS, providing greater design flexibility and manufacturing cost-efficiency while enabling a lower carbon footprint and more aesthetic facility integration. (Photo: Inaventa Solar, PR043)Solvay and Inaventa Solar, an innovator in solar thermal collector technology, joined forces in the development of the partner’s new BI70 solar collector. The product leverages Solvay’s Ryton® PPS to replace metal, which provides significant benefits from greater design flexibility and automated manufacturing to simplified handling, better aesthetic facility integration and a lower carbon footprint.

INEOS Styrolution presents industry leading line-up of uncompromising sustainable polystyrene

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has introduced a lineup of commercially available sustainable polystyrene products that is second to none. The new products provide customers a choice to select the best fit for their application.

Mondi has a hold on drinks packaging with Hug&Hold – a new sustainable alternative to plastic shrink wrap

Mondi has a hold on drinks packaging with Hug&Hold – a new sustainable alternative to plastic shrink wrap. (Photo: Mondi, PR226)Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has launched Hug&Hold, a recyclable, paper-based solution to replace plastic shrink wrap for PET bottle bundle packs.