Songwon announces the expansion of its antioxidants capacity

Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. announces the expansion of its antioxidants capacity from 55.000 tons to 70.000 tons. The expanded capacity will be on stream from August 2011. The expansion is the result of the consolidation of the Songnox® 1076 production into Songwon’s new fully backwardintegrated Maeam plant. (Photo: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – November 2, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. announces the expansion of its antioxidants capacity from 55.000 tons to 70.000 tons. The expanded capacity will be on stream from August 2011. The expansion is the result of the consolidation of the Songnox® 1076 production into Songwon’s new fully backwardintegrated Maeam plant.

Head of Group Communications to leave Clariant

ClariantMuttenz, November 1, 2010 - Arnd Wagner, Head of Group Communications, has made the decision to leave Clariant as of the end of 2010.

A l’occasion de l’exposition K’ 2010, SABIC Innovative Plastics réaffirme son engagement pour l’environnement avec un portfolio de produits durable élargi et un nouveau programme de vérification

Le portefeuille de solution durables de SABIC Innovative Plastics répond à de nombreuses initiatives environnementales, dont l’allègement des véhicules, l’ignifugation et l’utilisation de matériaux recyclés post consommation>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 1 novembre 2010 – C’est ici, à l’expo K’ 2010, dans le Hall 6, Stand D42, que SABIC Innovative Plastics poursuit son engagement envers l’environnement avec deux nouvelles annonces: Avec d’une part, le développement de la gamme de solutions de durabilité déjà vaste puisqu’elle comprend plus de 20 familles de solutions durables et des centaines de grades produit, tels que les nouvelles résines Noryl*, Cycoloy* et Lexan* EXL contenant des composés recyclés post-consommation (PCR: Post Consumer Recycled); Et d’autre part, l’introduction d’un nouveau processus de validation rigoureux pour les matières et applications durables. Ce dernier comprend un tableau de bord SPS (Sustainable Product Scorecard) dédié aux produits durables. C’est un outil de pilotage développé en partenariat avec une tierce entreprise de conseil en développement durable, GreenOrder. Ces deux annonces témoignent de l’engagement de SABIC Innovative Plastics dans sa démarche de réponse aux divers besoins environnementaux de ses clients. Cet engagement s’observe également au travers des investissements en cours dans le développement de nouvelles matières, technologies et processus visant à terme à aider les clients à travers le monde à réduire leur emprunte carbone et énergétique, à éliminer les déchets, et à assurer une stricte conformité avec les réglementations.

Songwon and HPL to form a Joint Venture for Polymer Stabilizers

Mr. Umesh Anand, Managing Director of HPL (on the left) and Mr. Jongho Park, Chairman and CEO of Songwon Group(on the right) sign the Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT Ltd.
(Photo: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – October 29, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and HPL Additives Ltd. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT LTD.

Clariant presents fully-fledged credentials to medical device market

Clariant presents fully-fledged credentials to medical device market. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, October 27, 2010 - Clariant Masterbatches presents its fully-fledged credentials as a trusted and unique supplier of materials and support for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors with the announcement that its North American center of competence in Lewiston, Maine has gained ISO 13485 accreditation.

Clariant launches UV stabilizer with unique benefits

Clariant presents an innovation for automotive plastics with the launch of unique UV stabilizer Hostavin N845PP for polyolefin (PO) compounds for interior applications. (Photographs: Clariant)Muttenz, October 29, 2010 - Clariant presents an innovation for automotive plastics with the launch of unique UV stabilizer Hostavin® N845PP for polyolefin (PO) compounds for interior applications. In addition to UV protection, the new grade offers low fogging and low migration performance plus processing efficiency.

Songwon and HPL to form a Joint Venture for Polymer Stabilizers

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and HPL Additives Ltd. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT LTD (Photo: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – October 29, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and HPL Additives Ltd. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT LTD.