Clariant brings life to plastics and plastics to life with Hydrocerol®

ClariantMumbai, May 25, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals showcased a paper on ‘The CFA Route to Automotive Light-Weighting’ at Plastomotive 2015, India’s prime congregation for the Automotive Plastics Supply Chain. At the Conference held on May 7, 2015, Dr. Mahesh Dhekane, Senior Product Manager – BL Additives, BU Masterbatches, Clariant in India, presented an innovative and cutting edge technology for the automotive industry – Hydrocerol® chemical foaming agents (CFA).

Perstorp weiht neue Oxo-Großanlage in Schweden ein, um seine Marktposition bei PVC-Weichmachern und chemischen Zwischenprodukten zu festigen

Sofia Westergren, Stadtratsvorsitzende von Stenungsund und Christer Andersson von Perstorp, Werksleiter Stenungsund, durchschneiden das Band zur feierlichen Eröffnung der hochmodernen neuen Oxo-Anlage von Perstorp für die Fertigung chemischer Zwischenprodukte in Stenungsund (Schweden). (Foto: Perstorp)Perstorp - 21. Mai 2015 - Perstorp hat eine bedeutende Erweiterung seiner Kapazitäten zur Produktion von PVC-Weichmachern und wichtigen chemischen Zwischenprodukten offiziell eingeweiht. Die hochmoderne neue Oxo-Anlage in Stenungsund (Schweden) ging schon kurz nach ihrer Inbetriebnahme im Januar in Produktion, läuft inzwischen auf Hochtouren und liefert Qualitätsmaterial wie geplant.

SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION UNDERSCORE ARCHROMA’S NEW OFFERINGS AT DENIM PREMIERE VISION

Optisul® C dyes for printed fabrics. (Photo: Archroma)Reinach, 21 May 2015 – Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals, will showcase at the Denim Premiere Vision (DPV) show in Barcelona, May 27-28, how it is leveraging innovative chemistry to generate several new fashion-forward, eco-conscious colors and finishes. These advances add value for consumers, mills and brand owners alike.

DSM and NHU form joint venture to add PPS compounds to DSM’s global portfolio of high performance engineering plastics

DSM and NHU form joint venture. (From left to right Zoe Wang- Business Manager of sales department, NHU Ivo, Mr. Guiyang Zhou-Business Director of PPS, NHU Roelof, Mr. Baishan Hu-President of NHU Jayant, Mr. Zhimin Wang - Director of Investment & Development, NHU Mr. Xuedai Li) (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR459)Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences company, and NHU announce the formation of a new joint venture company for the market development and manufacturing of high performance plastics compounds based on polyphenylene sulphide, PPS. The compounds will further enhance DSM’s offering in the high performance engineering plastics space, adding to its leadership positions with Stanyl® polyamide 46 and Stanyl® ForTii™ polyamide 4T. All sales at the joint venture, including those in China, will be handled by DSM’s Marketing and Sales organization with the brand name of Xytron™ PPS.

Belden ist Entwicklungspartner für die Connected Industry Platform der Deutschen Telekom

Belden ist Entwicklungspartner für die Connected Industry Platform der Deutschen Telekom. (Foto: Belden, PR388)Neckartenzlingen - 21. Mai 2015 - Belden Inc., ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Signalübertragungslösungen für unternehmenskritische Anwendungen, hat als Partner der Deutschen Telekom gemeinsam mit Infineon Technologies und WIBU-Systems die Connected Industry Platform (CIP) entwickelt. Diese Plattform, die von der Telekom auf der diesjährigen CeBIT erstmals vorgestellt wurde, bietet ein innovatives Sicherheitskonzept für eine vernetzte Produktion, das beispielsweise eine geschützte Datenkommunikation zwischen mehreren Standorten ermöglicht. Damit demonstriert CIP bereits heute, wie Automatisierungs- und Informationstechnologie im Zuge von Industrie 4.0 künftig immer stärker verschmelzen und intelligenter werden. Für den Part der Netzwerktechnik war die Belden-Marke Hirschmann zuständig, die über ein umfassendes Produktprogramm für die industrielle Datenkommunikation verfügt, das von Ethernet-Switches und -Routern über Firewall-Lösungen bis hin zu WLAN-Systemen reicht.

Clariant and Technology Partners Add Holograms and Laser Marking to ColorForward® 2016 Palette

A process for making molded-in holographic images on plastic parts, developed by the Swiss start-up Morphotonix, was used to produce this color chip representing Oh, my go(l)d. The chip is part of ColorForward® 2016 the trend analysis and color-design tool from Clariant ColorWorks®. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, May 21, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, recently teamed up with two other innovative companies to use the latest technology in laser marking and holography to capture important societal trends affecting consumer behavior. The high-tech graphics are rendered on molded plastic chips in ColorForward® 2016, the latest edition of Clariant’s groundbreaking trend analysis and color-design tool.

DSM and Ascend form global strategic alliance for supply of polyamide 66 compounds

DSM Engineering MaterialsRoyal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences company, and Ascend Performance Materials Inc., the premium provider of high-quality chemicals, fibers and plastics, announce that they have formed a global strategic alliance for the supply of compounds based on polyamide 66 (PA66). Under the agreement, Ascend becomes the strategic supplier to DSM for PA66 base-polymer used as raw material for Akulon® PA66 compounds for engineering plastics applications. In addition, DSM will distribute Ascend's portfolio of PA66 compounds sold under the brand name Vydyne®.

Clariant Oil Services launches breakthrough SCALETREAT® FeS iron sulfide scale inhibitor

ClariantHouston, TX, May 19, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, introduces SCALETREAT® FeS iron sulfide scale inhibitor, which offers a paradigm shift for inhibiting iron sulfide scale. Counter to the standard practice of allowing scale to form and relying on a chelating option or dissolver for removal, the new high-performance SCALETREAT FeS prevents scale formation in the first place, and the resultant damage, at considerably lower dosages than existing chemistries, such as THPS (tetrakis hydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfate) and Acrolein.