29 Mar 2023
Clariant & Omya capitalize on the benefits of label-free innovation for SMP sealants
Clariant and Omya joined forces on a new project to tackle customers' concerns related to the yellowing of the increasingly popular SMP (silane modified polymers) sealants. The results of their collaboration addressed the yellowing issue whilst delivering a label-free solution with higher light and heat performance versus standard solutions in the market. The partners are proud to introduce AddWorks IBC 760 to ECS 2023 visitors.
29 Mar 2023
Simplifying food safety: easily find food contact compliant additives with Clariant’s new offering
To help customers fulfill the highest standards of safety and regulatory compliance, as well as ease ingredient selection, Clariant has launched a new package for the coatings sector that assists in the research of additives compliant with the most relevant food contact regulations.
29 Mar 2023
SABIC’s ULTEM™ resin provides lightweight comfort for hearing-impaired and multi-language users of LLVision’s augmented reality eyeglasses
Hearing loss compensation and spoken language translation can now be provided using an unlikely yet elegant technology – augmented reality (AR) eyeglasses from Beijing LLVision Technology Co., Ltd., which display voice translations in text on the lenses in real time. The company’s LEION Hey glasses feature legs (or temples) molded from SABIC’s tough, lightweight and inherent, non-halogenated flame-retardant ULTEM™ 1000 resin. ULTEM resin enables thin-wall molding of the hollow legs, which contain both a lithium-ion battery and a computer chip to enable rapid, multi-language translations. SABIC’s innovative material helped LLVision minimize the weight of the legs to give users all-day comfort, while providing high strength that enables key components to be integrated into the legs with maximum functionality.
28 Mar 2023
Beaulieu International Group and Arenal announce partnership to drive growth of padel in Belgium and Netherlands
Padel pioneers Arenal and Artificial Grass specialists B.I.G. are pleased to announce the two companies have signed a long-term partnership to drive the growth of padel in the Belgian and Dutch markets. Over the last two years, padel has been growing exponentially, and as two market leaders, B.I.G. and Arenal are looking to further develop the sport. Arenal is a leading operator of padel courts in Belgium, looking to expand under the leadership of Marc Coucke, while B.I.G. is today a leading provider for artificial grass surfaces for padel, ready to market its products under its Act Sports brand.
28 Mar 2023
Heubach launches influential Automotive Styling Shades 2027 Trendbook at ECS: “Plan B for Planet A”
The new Heubach Group, a market leader in diversified organic, inorganic, and anti-corrosive pigments, pigment preparations, dyes and specialty materials has announced the latest edition of its automotive color previews: Automotive Styling Shades 2027 Trendbook, “Plan B for Planet A”. In doing so, the new Heubach Group continues Clariant’s BU Pigments tradition of the biennial color trend forecasting of the “Automotive Styling Shades Trendbook” series.
28 Mar 2023
INEOS Styrolution’s K-Resin® KR21 selected by major household appliance manufacturers in Asia for refrigerator inliners
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced that its K-Resin® KR21 has been successfully commercialised by major household appliance manufacturers in Asia for refrigerator inliners.
28 Mar 2023
SONGWON showcases its coatings strength with new product releases at the European Coatings Show
SONGWON Industrial Group (www.songwon.com), the 2nd largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and global specialty chemicals player, continues to demonstrate its firm commitment to the coatings industry with the expansion of its comprehensive portfolio of high-performance coatings products and blends.
27 Mar 2023
Agilyx and INEOS Styrolution advance development of large scale TruStyrenyx™ plant
INEOS Styrolution America LLC (“INEOS Styrolution”), a global leader in styrenics, and Agilyx ASA (OSE: AGLX; OTCQX: AGXXF) (“Agilyx”), a technology company that enables customers to recycle post-use plastics to high value, virgin-equivalent products, today announce that they are advancing the development of a previously announced 100 tons per day TruStyrenyx™ chemical recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois.
