Mrs. Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg’s Minister of the Environment, and Mr. Dan Biancalana, Dudelange’s Mayor, inaugurate emissions control system at the Guardian Glass plant in Dudelange

From left to right: Jose Miguel Villacorta – Dudelange Plant Manager, Dan Biancalana – Mayor of Dudelange, Carole Dieschbourg – Luxembourg’s Minister of the Environment, Guus Boekhoudt - Vice President Guardian Glass in Europe, Jean Ries - Director Government and Public Affairs Guardian Europe, Corinne Fernandez – HR Business Partner Dudelange.
(Photo Guardian Glass, LLC, GRDPR153)Bertrange, Luxembourg, November 8, 2017 – Mrs. Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg’s Minister of the Environment, and Mr. Dan Biancalana, Mayor of Dudelange, joined Guardian Glass in Europe leadership on 7 November for the official inauguration of the new state-of-the-art emissions control system at the company’s float glass plant in Dudelange.

How Henkel drives innovation in surface technologies

Passivation of aluminum surfaces in a body pretreatment line. 
(Photo: Henkel, PR046)Düsseldorf, Germany – Lightweight construction, costs and sustainability continue to challenge the metals processing industry. Helping customers to keep the lead in this dynamic market, Henkel offers a comprehensive package of surface treatment process, product and service solutions for virtually all needs of single-alloy or multi-metal substrates.

Archroma Pakistan wins ‘Employer of the Year’ and ‘CEO of the Year’ awards for the second time in a row

Vaqar Arif, Head of Finance, Pakistan, Archroma, receiving the EFP ‘Employer of the Year’ Award from Mr. Nasir Hussain Shaha, Sindh Minister of Labor. (Photo: Archroma)Reinach, Switzerland, 7 November 2017 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced that its Pakistan affiliate has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ in the multinationals segment in a nationwide contest organized by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP), for the second time in a row.

Alpha Packaging acquires Dutch plant from Graham Packaging Company, targets European expansion

Alpha Packaging acquires Dutch plant from Graham Packaging Company, targets European expansion. (Photos: Alpha Packaging, APPR001)ST. LOUIS, MO – November 7, 2017 – Alpha Packaging Inc. announced today that it has acquired a plant in Etten-Leur, the Netherlands, from Graham Packaging Company. The transaction – for which terms were not disclosed – was completed on November 2nd.

DSM signs technology partnership agreement with Toyota Motorsport GmbH

DSM signs technology partnership agreement with Toyota Motorsport GmbH.
(Photo: DSM: DSMMTPR002)Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has signed a “One DSM” framework technology partnership agreement with Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), a 100% subsidiary of the Toyota Motor Corporation. The agreement involves all DSM businesses active in supplying materials and technology to the automotive sector – Engineering Plastics, Dyneema® (ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber), and 3D Printing including Somos® for stereolithography (SLA), and other technologies like Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF).

Clariant signs MOU with Shanghai University to collaborate on innovation

Christian Kohlpaintner, Clariant Executive Committee Member (number 4 from right) and Jack Chen, Head of Research Center Clariant China (number 5 from right) signed MOU with Jiujun Zhang, President of College of Science at Shanghai University (number 5 from left) and Professor Siyi Gong, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee, Vice President of Shanghai University (number 4 from left), to enhance innovation collaboration of both parties. (Photo: Clariant)Shanghai, November 7, 2017 – Clariant, a world-leader in specialty chemicals, signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shanghai University yesterday to embark on long-term collaboration that will facilitate joint R&D efforts on technological innovation and allow students of Shanghai University to gain industry and business exposure through internship and company visit to Clariant.

ELIX Polymers se asocia con T&P Plastic para la distribución de ABS en los Balcanes

ELIX Polymers se asocia con T&P Plastic para la distribución de ABS en los Balcanes. (Foto: ELIX Polymers, PR023)Tarragona, 6 de noviembre de 2017 – ELIX Polymers, uno de los fabricantes líderes de resinas de acrilonitrilo-butadieno-estireno (ABS, del inglés «Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene») y derivados en Europa, ha firmado un acuerdo con T&P Plastic (www.tpplastic.si) para la distribución de sus productos en la región de los Balcanes que incluye Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croacia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Rumanía, Serbia y Eslovenia. T&P Plastic, con sede en la capital eslovena Liubliana, cuenta con cuatro almacenes ubicados estratégicamente en Eslovenia, Eslovaquia, Serbia y Rumanía.

Clariant opens new personal care laboratory in Tokyo, Japan

ClariantMuttenz, November 6, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces the opening of a new laboratory in Tokyo dedicated exclusively to supporting Japan’s Personal Care industry.