Mallinckrodt and Terumo BCT Announce UVADEX® (Methoxsalen) Approved in Australia for use with the THERAKOS® CELLEX® Photopheresis System for the Treatment of Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD) and Skin Manifestations of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) in Adults

THERAKOS CELLEX photopheresis system. 
(Photo: Terumo BCT, PR003)
Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a global biopharmaceutical company, and Terumo BCT, a global leader in blood component, therapeutic apheresis and cellular technologies, today announced that UVADEX® (methoxsalen) has received regulatory approval in Australia by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for extracorporeal administration with the THERAKOS® CELLEX® Photopheresis System. The treatment is indicated for steroid-refractory and steroid-intolerant chronic graft versus host disease (cGvHD) in adults following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation. The TGA also approved UVADEX in conjunction with the THERAKOS CELLEX Photopheresis System for the palliative treatment of skin manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) that is unresponsive to other forms of treatment.

La subsidiaria del Grupo Camozzi, Ingersoll Machine Tools, fabricará la estructura del Telescopio Gigante Magallanes

Lodovico Camozzi, Director general del Grupo Camozzi. (Foto: Camozzi Group, PR001)El Grupo Camozzi, a través de su filial ingersoll machine tools, ha ganado un contrato para la construcción del primer telescopio gigante de nueva generación magallanes, de GMTO corporation. El nuevo telescopio contará con un poder resolutivo diez veces mayor que los mejores telescopios mundiales actuales.

Perstorp breaks ground in India to significantly boost Penta business

Perstorp unveiled plans to invest in the construction of a new Pentaerythritol (Penta) production facility in Gujarat, India. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new plant was held on November 6 2019.
(Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market, has unveiled plans to invest in the construction of a new Pentaerythritol (Penta) production facility in Gujarat, India. Representatives from the Perstorp Executive Leadership Team, were joined by government officials, employees and selected guests at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new plant held on November 6. The world scale, green-field Gujarat plant will produce Penta, including the renewable grades of Voxtar™, providing up to a 60% reduced carbon footprint.

Clariant puts sustainability-focused solutions at the fingertips of the coating industry at ChinaCoat 2019

Think. Do. Paint! For a new perspective. Clariant @ChinaCoat 2019. (Photo: Clariant)Clariant will introduce new color and coating solutions dedicated to helping the coatings industry in China achieve their performance and sustainability goals at ChinaCoat, the global coatings show taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from November 18-20.

MetroWrapz wins ‘King of the Wrap World’ crown for second year, in the Avery Dennison 2019 ‘Wrap Like a King’ challenge

MetroWrapz wins ‘King of the Wrap World’ crown for second year, in the Avery Dennison 2019 ‘Wrap Like a King™’ challenge. 
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR439)Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions announced today that MetroWrapz of Hollywood, Florida, has earned the “King of the Wrap World” title for the second consecutive year. The company, chosen from 155 global entries, pushed creativity to the limits with its ‘Creature from the Wrap Lagoon’ wrap, transforming a 2017 Acura NSX.

Clariant Chemicals Q2 profits up by 177.8%;
Sales grew by 6.1%

ClariantClariant Chemicals (India) Limited reported profit before tax of Rs. 21.1 crore for the quarter ended September 2019, as compared to profit before tax of Rs. 7.6 crore for the quarter ended September 2018 – a growth of 177.8%.

Belden responde a las demandas de datos cada vez mayores con nuevos switches Gigabit Ethernet completo

Belden responde a las demandas de datos cada vez mayores con nuevos switches Gigabit Ethernet completo. (Foto: Belden, PR475) Belden Inc., líder mundial en soluciones de transmisión de señales para aplicaciones críticas, ha lanzado hoy sus switches PoE Ethernet OCTOPUS de gigabit completo. Los nuevos switches gestionados de Hirschmann están pensados para responder a las demandas de datos cada vez mayores aumentando el ancho de banda y garantizando conexiones de alta velocidad fiables, incluso en los contextos industriales más duros.

UL certifies the energy savings of Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN performance additive for PP

UL certifies the energy savings of Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN™ performance additive for PP.
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Milliken Chemical has long said that its Hyperform® HPN performance additive for polypropylene (PP) offers significant energy savings to injection molders during processing—a claim that has now been independently verified by UL LLC.