TE Connectivity announces new Industrial team members

Dale Papovitch. 
(Source: TE Connectivity, PR236)TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has announced the appointment with immediate effect of two new senior managers in North America. Dale Papovitch is now Industry Marketing Lead for the region and Seth Gillespie is Senior Manager, Sales Operations. Both report to Jason Moore, TE Industrial Americas Director of Sales.

Clariant takes Chinaplas 2018 visitors on a futuristic drive 

Explore Clariants‘ solutions in Argumented Reality. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, steps up a gear for Chinaplas 2018 with an Augmented Reality electric car ready to immerse visitors in an inspiring tour of efficient and creative ways for the automotive industry to meet lifestyle trends and fulfil challenging requirements for higher performance, lighterweight vehicles and reduced emissions.

SABIC schaut voraus auf bahnbrechende Technologie zur Massenproduktion thermoplastischer Verbundlaminate

Mit der Investition in die umfassende Digitalisierung und Automation der großtechnischen Herstellung von Verbundlaminaten kommt SABIC dem Trend hin zu immer leichteren und dünneren Gerätedeckeln aus Materialien mit größerem Designspielraum entgegen.PARIS, FRANKREICH, 7. März 2018 - Thermoplastische Komposite gelten als Leichtbaustoffe mit außergewöhnlicher Festigkeit. Ihre breite Akzeptanz wurde bisher jedoch durch Schwächen bestehender Fertigungsprozesse erschwert, die zeit-, kosten- und arbeitsaufwändig sind und viel Produktionsabfall mit sich bringen. SABIC, ein weltweit führendes Chemieunternehmen, ist entschlossen, den umfassenderen Einsatz dieser Neue Materialien in mehreren Einsatzbereichen voranzutreiben und hat zu diesem Zweck in das erste automatisierte, digitale Produktionssystem der Verbundwerkstoffindustrie investiert. Die Technologie ist auf die Massenproduktion von Laminaten auf Basis der CFRTC- bzw. thermoplastischen Endlosfaser-Composite-Tapes von SABIC ausgerichtet.

Clariant launches new flagship online store for customers in China 

Representitaves from Clariant and Alibaba 1688 at launching ceremony. 
(Photo: Clariant)
Left to right: 
Lynn Dong, Regional Transition Lead, Clariant Global Business Services 
Yiming Chen, General Manager of 1688 Industrial Market Business, Alibaba 
Jan Kreibaum, Regional President of Clariant Greater China/South Korea 
Xuelian, Qiu, 1688 Brand Director, AlibabaClariant, a world-leader in specialty chemicals, has opened its online flagship store on 1688, a business-to business platform within Alibaba group, to provide better products and services to small- and medium-sized businesses in China.

INEOS Styrolution presents latest research results on StyLight® at JEC World in Paris

INEOS Styrolution presents latest research results on StyLight® at JEC World in Paris.INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, presents the latest findings on the new composite StyLight® at JEC World 2018 in Paris. StyLight is an innovative new generation of thermoplastic composites based on styrenic copolymers for lightweight aesthetic designs. Combining structural stiffness, aesthetics, processability and dimensional stability, the new material has become an interesting candidate for innovative designs in various industries including automotive, electronics and toys, sports & leisure.

SABIC launches new UDMAX™ thermoplastic composite tape featuring high strength for pipe and pressure vessel reinforcement 

The new UDMAX™ GPE 46-70 tape is designed for reinforcing industrial applications, such as pipes and pressure vessels, offering unmatched tensile strength.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is introducing here at JEC World 2018 in stand L84, hall 5, new UDMAX™ GPE 46-70 tape, the newest addition to its expanding portfolio of UDMAX™ unidirectional fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite tape products. Commercially available worldwide, the new glass-filled high-density polyethylene grade is designed for reinforcing industrial applications, such as pipes and pressure vessels, offering unmatched tensile strength. This novel product has one of the highest glass content available in the industry today combined with optimal thermoplastic resin impregnation, thanks to SABIC’s proprietary high-pressure fiber impregnation technology (HPFIT™). By using UDMAX™ tape to reinforce oil, gas and water pipes, boilers and storage tanks, customers can significantly increase mechanical performance while reducing weight and help improve corrosion resistance in the most demanding environments.

Clariant showcases anti-pollution solutions for personal care market in China 

Discover powerful active ingredients at Clariant PCHi booth. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a world-leader in specialty chemicals, will further advance its leading position in the personal care ingredient market by highlighting its powerful anti-pollution solutions during the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) exhibition, to be held at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center on March 19-21, 2018. The anti-pollution solutions to be showcased include the newly launched Aristoflex Silk, under Clariant’s Aristoflex range of rheology modifiers, and Eosidin™, which tackles pollution in the indoor environment.