Songwon announces global price increase for its entire range of SONGNOX® Antioxidants

SONGWONUlsan, Korea - April 14, 2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (www.songwon.com) one of the leading global polymer stabilizer manufacturers, will increase its global selling price of the SONGNOX® Antioxidants product range by 5 - 8% depending on product family. The increase will be effective on orders received on or after May 15, 2014, or as contracts allow.

DSM to highlight Stanyl and Stanyl ForTii for high performance DDR4 memory connectors at Chinaplas

Stanyl® and Stanyl® ForTii™ enable breakthrough in memory connectors for servers. 
(Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR425)Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences company, confirms top electronics companies are choosing its high performance polyamides for the latest generation of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) connectors. These “DDR4” connectors demand more than ever from thermoplastics in terms of thermal and mechanical performance. DSM will be showing DDR4 connectors in its Stanyl® polyamide 46 and Stanyl® ForTii™ polyamide 4T on its stand at Chinaplas (Booth N1D41), which takes place in Shanghai on April 23-26. Company representatives will also be describing their latest work in this area at a technical seminar during the show (April 24th at 14:40).

ARCHROMA PRESENTS COLORFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION AT INDO INTERTEX 2014

Archroma presents colorful opportunities for reducing water consumption at Indo Intertex 2014. 
(Photo: Archroma)Reinach, 15 April 2014 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, celebrates its new beginning in Indonesia at Indo Intertex 2014 with eco-advanced innovations to support the country's transforming textile and garment industry.

ARCHROMA APPOINTS NEW LEADER FOR EMULSION PRODUCTS AND AMERICAS

Archroma appoints new leader for Emulsion Products and Americas. (Photo: Archroma)Reinach, 14 April 2014 - Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, has announced the appointment of Miguel De Bellis to the post of President Emulsion Products and Americas, based in São Paulo, Brazil with effect on April 1, 2014. As a member of the Archroma Leadership Team, he will report to CEO Alexander Wessels.

TE CONNECTIVITY BILDET STRATEGISCHE PARTNERSCHAFT MIT TTI EUROPE

TE ConnectivityDarmstadt, Deutschland – 14. April 2014 – TE Connectivity (TE), der weltweit führender Anbieter von Verbindungslösungen, geht eine strategische Partnerschaft mit TTI Europe ein: dem weltweit führenden Distributor für Steckverbinder, passive, elektromechanische und diskrete Bauelemente. Der Geschäftsbereich TE Industrial stärkt damit konsequent seine Strategie, den Kunden stets bestmöglichen Service zu bieten sowie die geographische Reichweite seiner Produkte zu vergrößern.

Clariant würdigt F&E-Leistungen im Bereich „CleanTech“ auf 2. Clariant Chemistry Day

In diesem Jahr erhielten Annika Büttner (Universität Basel) und Christoph Gasser (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz ) die beiden Ersten Preise in Höhe von CHF 5,000 für ihre innovative Forschungsarbeit in den Bereichen Solarenergie und Biokatalyse. Christian Kohlpaintner, Mitglied der Konzernleitung von Clariant, überreichte die Preise. (Foto: Clariant)Muttenz, 11. April 2014 – Clariant, ein weltweit führendes Unternehmen der Spezialchemie, hat gemeinsam mit dem Departement Chemie der Universität Basel und der Hochschule für Life Sciences der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) am Donnerstag, dem 10. April 2014, in Basel den 2. Clariant Chemistry Day ausgerichtet.

Mondi am Puls der Verpackungstrends auf der Interpack 2014

Mondi am Puls der Verpackungstrends auf der Interpack 2014. (Bilder: Mondi, PR001)Wien, 10. April 2014 – Das internationale Verpackungs- und Papierunternehmen Mondi wird auf der Interpack 2014 innovative, leistungsstarke und ökologisch effiziente Lösungen vorstellen, die mit den jüngsten Trends in der Verpackungsbranche Schritt halten und den Anforderungen der Endverbraucher entsprechen.

Clariant Mining Solutions invests in chemicals manufacturing and lab in Casablanca, Morocco

ClariantHouston, Texas (USA), April 10, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today a significant investment to expand its plant in Casablanca, Morocco and increase its global footprint with the production of polymers and chemical blends for the African and Middle East mining industry.