Songwon to cease production of Tin Agrochemicals Songcat™ FENBUTAN and Songcat™ CYTIN

SONGWONUlsan, Korea - September 27, 2012 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. will discontinue the manufacture of Tin Agrochemicals at its Ulsan (Korea) facility from January 1, 2013 onwards. The products affected will be raw materials used in the production of Organotin Agrochemicals that prevent disease of mites on apples, pears, grapes and oranges, vegetables and other crops.

Clariant to Spotlight Innovation in Desiccants, Liquid Color and Sustainable Technologies at PACK EXPO

Clariant’s innovative polymer technologies, such as desiccant polymers and color masterbatches, provide packaging customers with many options for built-in protection and brand appeal. (Photo: Clariant)

  • Beneficial offering of new synergies, resources and solutions for performance packaging
  • Innovative desiccants for packaging components
  • New liquid color masterbatches for blow molding
  • Sustainable solutions with chemical foaming agents for weight-out and special masterbatches for biopolymers

DSM invests in Tsing Capital Environment Fund

DSM Innovation CenterRoyal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has invested in the 4th China Environment Fund of Tsing Capital in China. This is DSM's first venture capital fund investment in Asia. The China Environment Fund is a series of four funds, managed by Hong Kong based Tsing Capital. Financial details of the investment have not been disclosed.

NEW AVERY DENNISON INNOVATION ENABLES WRINKLE- FREE LABEL DECORATION TO VACUUM-SHRINK BAGS

Shrink PS, a new brand-enhancing pressure-sensitive labeling solution for meat packaging applications.LEIDEN, the Netherlands - September 25, 2012 - Avery Dennison Corporation is introducing a new brand-enhancing pressure-sensitive labeling solution for meat packaging applications that is designed to withstand the vacuum-shrink process without wrinkling, providing both greater shelf appeal and production-related benefits.

Clariant Oil Services’ Operations in California Achieve Significant Safety Milestone

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  • Location reaches 1 million man hours without a lost time accident
  • Leadership credits emphasis on training programs and commitment to building safe culture

Protective Desiccants Exhibited by Clariant at FachPack

By dry-packing semiconductors and other sensitive devices using Desi-Sheet™ flat desiccants (L), products can be packaged flat (M) into secondary packaging without the bulge of a traditional desiccant bag (R), saving precious cargo space and shipping costs. (Photo: Clariant)

  • Company showcases versatile, high-performance desiccants for cargo and device protection
  • Customers now benefit from the offering of new synergies, resources and solutions for performance packaging

Munich/Charlotte, 25 September 2012 – The Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant, represented by its business line Performance Packaging, part of the company’s Functional Materials business unit, is exhibiting Container Dri® II desiccants, Desi-Sheet™ flat desiccants and its portfolio of other protective packaging technologies for cargo and device applications at FachPack 2012 in Hall 7A, Stand 526. Performance Packaging is exhibiting at this show for the first time as part of Clariant. FachPack, the leading European exhibition in the field of packaging, packaging technology and logistics, is being held in Nuremberg, Germany, from Sept. 25-27.

SABIC signs research agreement with University of Cambridge to develop innovative solutions for community benefit

SABIC signs research agreement with University of Cambridge to develop innovative solutions for community benefit. (Photo SABIC, PR059)>SITTARD, The Netherlands, September 25, 2012 - The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) signed a multiyear strategic agreement with the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK, on September 24 to mutually develop advanced technologies into innovative solutions, with a clear focus on meeting key market objectives and the demands of the global community.

SABIC impartirá una presentación para clientes sobre innovación, eficiencia, comodidad y sostenibilidad en el Congreso Internacional Plastic Pipes XVI de Barcelona, España

SABIC® Vestolen A RELY cumple los estrictos requisitos de las tuberías de PEAD de alto rendimiento aportando al mismo tiempo eficiencia y generando más valor para el cliente. (Fotos SABIC, PR053)>SITTARD, Países Bajos, 25 de septiembre de 2012 - En el Congreso Internacional Plastic Pipes XVI que tendrá lugar del 24 al 26 de septiembre en Barcelona se impartirá una presentación para clientes constituida por dos trabajos fundamentales: La Eficiencia Energética de SABIC® Vestolen A RELY y el Método de Ensayo de Endurecimiento por Deformación del Polietileno de Alta Densidad (PEAD).