27 Sept 2022
Solvay and 3TREES Collaborate to Extend the Lifetime of BIPV Roofing Materials
Solvay announced today a collaboration with 3TREES, a leading Chinese building materials manufacturer, to develop building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membranes that comply with new 25-year weathering requirements. The project will support China’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 by accelerating the adoption of distributed rooftop BIPV installations. The demand for BIPV products continues to rise globally, driven by construction projects, new material options and growing consumer preference for sustainable solutions.
26 Sept 2022
SABIC names Conventus Polymers as new distribution partner for specialty thermoplastics in North America
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has named Conventus Polymers, LLC, as an authorized distributor of high-performance engineering thermoplastics in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Conventus Polymers will provide SABIC customers with products from SABIC’s Specialties business, including ULTEM™ resins and LNP™ compounds, and related services such as application development and customer support. The new distribution partner, based in Parsippany, N.J., offers highly technical expertise and strong relationships with key OEMs in water management, energy, electrical and electronics, healthcare and other important industries.
26 Sept 2022
Glavista at Automechanika Frankfurt 2022: The Future is a Journey
Glavista, formerly Guardian Automotive, has taken the opportunity of this year’s Automechanika from September 13 to 17 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany to showcase its latest innovations and visions in autoglass for electrified, shared, connected and autonomous driving. Visitors at the company’s booth were able to experience, relate to and interact with the brand’s cutting-edge autoglass technology presented under the motto ‘The future is a journey’.
23 Sept 2022
Fruit Attraction 2022: Westfalia pioneers the sustainable farming of tomorrow with water, nature farming and insect rearing projects
As the world’s fruit and vegetable community prepares to meet at Fruit Attraction in Madrid, Spain (4 – 6 October), an annual commercial fair known as an innovation stage for the market, the Westfalia Fruit Group is showcasing four pioneering projects that have taken sustainable agriculture to the next level.
22 Sept 2022
Sustainable sourcing:
Protecting the skin by protecting the Amazon forest
During rainy season, in the summer months of the southern hemisphere, strange thumps can be heard from deep within the Amazon forest. They come from Brazil nut trees, sometimes called the »Queen of the Amazon« because of their majestic height, which drop large, coconut-like pods from the dripping canopy. Each pod holds up to two dozen Brazil nuts, big, rough-shelled seeds that are prized throughout the world both for their taste and the precious nutritious oils they contain.
22 Sept 2022
Mondi seals mono-material bacon packaging
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has helped Austrian food company Handl Tyrol to wrap their bacon in an eye-catching solution that will contribute to a circular economy by keeping materials in circulation.
22 Sept 2022
Perstorp announces toxicity targets to safeguard health and environment
Leading sustainable solutions provider Perstorp further strengthens their commitment towards significantly reducing their environmental impact by releasing two new 2030 sustainability targets for (eco) toxicity. The targets intend to ensure that no chemicals of concern reach the consumer or professional market, and that newly developed products are safe and sustainable by design.
22 Sept 2022
Solvay Launches LTM® 350 Low-Temperature Prepreg for Unprecedented Fast Tooling
Solvay introduces LTM® 350, a next-generation carbon fiber epoxy prepreg tooling material designed to deliver significant time and cost savings for the industrial, aerospace, automotive and race car markets. The carbon fiber epoxy tooling material offers an industry leading fast, low-temperature cure cycle (3 hrs at 60°C) and can also be cured at temperatures as low as 45°C with an extended post-cure. Tools built from LTM® 350 can be continuously cycled at temperatures up to 150°C delivering highly accurate composite parts.
