SONGWON’s new electronic chemicals production line nearing completion

SONGWONSongwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that construction of its new electronic chemicals production line is nearing completion. Located at SONGWON’s Maeam plant in Ulsan, South Korea, construction is expected to be finished by the end of March, with startup planned thereafter.

Die hochmoderne Flexodruckanlage von Mondi Gronau bietet Kunden in der Hygienebranche aufregende neue Möglichkeiten

Die hochmoderne Flexodruckanlage von Mondi Gronau bietet Kunden in der Hygienebranche aufregende neue Möglichkeiten. 
(Foto: Mondi, PR205)Mondi, ein weltweit führendes Verpackungs- und Papierunternehmen, hat in seinem Werk in Gronau, Deutschland, eine hochmoderne Flexodrucklinie aufgestellt. Die neuen Maschinen werden die wachsende Nachfrage der Hygienebranche nach fortschrittlichen Druckoptionen für Folien und Laminate bedienen und eine größere Flexibilität bei Verpackungsdesigns und Folienauswahl für Damenhygieneprodukte bieten.

DOMO produziert fünfmillionste Tonne Caprolactam

DOMO produziert fünfmillionste Tonne Caprolactam.
(Fotos: Dr. Wolfgang Kubak / DOMO Chemicals)DOMO Chemicals, ein weltweit führender Hersteller von Polyamid-Lösungen, verkündet heute die erfolgreiche Lieferung von 5 Millionen Tonnen Caprolactam am Standort Leuna. Seit 1942 produziert der Standort in den Anlagen hochwertiges Caprolactam. Diese Menge entspricht ca. 225.000 Lkw-Ladungen. Seit 1994 produziert das deutsche Tochterunternehmen DOMO Caproleuna GmbH am Standort im Herzen Europas Caprolactam und Polyamid. In diesem Zeitraum wurden die Produktionskapazitäten schrittweise auf aktuell 176.000 Jahrestonnen erweitert.

SONGWON announces new Chairman and changes to its Board

SONGWONSongwon Industrial Co., Ltd., today announced that Mr. Dongbek Park was appointed as new outside Director of the Board of Directors at SONGWON’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting held in Ulsan, Korea, on March 18. In its subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Dongbek Park as SONGWON’s new Chairman of the Board.

Clariant unveils BeautyCraft Boosters for personalizing personal care

BeautyCraft Boosters - Skincare Collection.Join the personalization trend! Clariant gives beauty brands a flying start into delighting consumers with individually customizable and high-efficacy products, with its new BeautyCraft Boosters Skincare and Cleansing collections.

Ascend, Samsung SDI reach settlement on Trinohex® Ultra patent invalidation proceedings

AscendAscend Performance Materials and Samsung SDI have reached an agreement to end their ongoing global patent invalidation proceedings and enter into a patent license agreement regarding the sale and use of lithium-ion battery additives. Such additives include 1,3,6-hexanetricarbonitrile (HTCN), which is manufactured and sold by Ascend as Trinohex® Ultra.

Avery Dennison acquires Catchpoint’s IP for the dispensing of linerless labels

Avery Dennison acquires Catchpoint’s IP for the dispensing of linerless labels.
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR467)Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) today announced it has acquired the linerless label technology developed by Catchpoint Ltd, a UK company based in Yorkshire, England.

Clariant’s award-winning AmoMax®-Casale catalyst selected for cutting-edge green ammonia project in Australia

Clariant’s award-winning AmoMax-Casale catalyst selected for cutting-edge green ammonia project in Australia.Clariant’s innovative ammonia synthesis catalyst “AmoMax-Casale” was selected for a major, groundbreaking green ammonia project, being jointly developed by The Hydrogen Utility (H2U), a leading Australian developer of green hydrogen infrastructure, and Casale. The project will commence with two pilot plants at H2U’s Eyre Peninsula Gateway™ in South Australia, with the aim of expanding the technology to various plants, industry sectors, and regions. AmoMax-Casale is tailor-made and thus an optimal choice for green ammonia synthesis based on the Casale ammonia synthesis loop technology. The catalyst offers outstanding activity, stability, and energy efficiency.