MEVOPUR® secures controlled, consistent and compliant color creativity

MEVOPUR® secures controlled, consistent and compliant color creativity. (Photographs: Clariant) 
Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - Designers and manufacturers looking to add a distinctive aesthetic touch to pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices can trust new MEVOPUR® color masterbatches and compounds from Clariant Masterbatches for creative colors.

Bringing distinctive style to medical devices while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance

Computer modeling services in Clariant ColorWorks™ allowed a medical device manufacturer to easily evaluate different color schemes. Pictured are blue pearlescent and purple pearlescent options and the translucent purple finally chosen for the device. (Photographs: Clariant)Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - In today’s competitive marketplace manufacturers must try to differentiate their product from others by improving functionality and design. Use of drug delivery devices increasingly occurs outside of a hospital setting and since it is the patient rather than a doctor who is the user, the device must be attractive as well as convenient and functional. They become more like any other consumer product. That is why color and other visual elements are increasingly important in device design.

Azelis annonce l’acquisition de YDS au Benelux

AzelisAzelis, le premier distributeur européen de spécialités chimiques annonce aujourd’hui l’acquisition de YDS Chemicals, un distributeur de spécialités basé en Belgique.

SABIC Innovative Plastics Spotlights at K 2010 Chery’s New A3CC Sports Coupe Designed with High-Tech Noryl GTX*, Xenoy*, Stamax® Resins

Des fils de bobinage peuvent être fabriqués à l’aide des résines Extem* de SABIC Innovative Plastics>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 3 novembre 2010 – Lors du salon K 2010, Hall 6, Stand D42, SABIC Innovative Plastics démontre une nouvelle fois son leadership technologique mondial grâce à une autre réussite remarquable: la mise sur le marché d’une résine thermoplastique non renforcée ayant une des températures nominales d’utilisation continue les plus élevées de l’industrie. Les nouvelles résines ignifugées Extem* UP en polyimide thermoplastique (TPI) sont des matériaux à tenue thermique extrême qui ont récemment obtenu un indice de température relative (RTI) nominal selon UL746B de 240°C. En incorporant le polyétheréthercétone (PEEK) dans sa technologie de résine Extem à haute performance, SABIC Innovative Plastics est en mesure d’offrir à ses clients des performances optimisées alliant le meilleur des deux matériaux. Cette technologie de mélange unique ouvre de nouvelles possibilités d’applications de faible densité pour un usage à température continue élevée, telles que les plateaux porte composants pour semi-conducteurs électroniques, les connecteurs situés dans des environnements sévères et le remplacement des métaux dans les milieux de chaleur extrême des secteurs du pétrole, du gaz et de l’aéronautique. Cette nouvelle technologie innovante atteste une fois encore l’engagement de SABIC Innovative Plastics à développer pro-activement des résines de spécialité aux propriétés uniques répondant aux exigences les plus sévères du marché.

Clariant's regulatory foresight and pigments with enhanced product safety features give customers the competitive edge

Clariant colors cover full spectrum of customer needs. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - Clariant presents masterbatch producers, plastics processors and designers with a unique opportunity to anticipate regulatory evolution and respond to the latest environmental and cutting-edge trends with one of the widest selections of colorants available from across the color spectrum.

Bioplastics can be more colorful, thanks to new masterbatch choices from Clariant

With the addition of a new line of masterbatches that comply with standards governing compostability and ecotoxicity, Clariant Masterbatches is able to offer manufacturers of products and packaging made from biopolymers a wider range of options in color and performance-enhancing additives. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - With the addition of a new line of masterbatches that comply with standards governing compostability and ecotoxicity, producers of products and packaging made from biopolymers have a wider range of options in color and performance-enhancing additives. Choices range from masterbatches based on conventional, man-made ingredients to those incorporating all-natural materials drawn from renewable sources like plants. Now an attractive third option has been introduced. These and other color and performance innovations for the plastics industry are on display in Hall 8A, Booth J11 at the K2010 plastics exhibition being held in Dusseldorf, Germany, October 27 to November 3.

Clariant reports strong profitability on solid sales

Clariant· Q3 sales up 8% in local currencies, nine month sales up 14% in local currencies.
· Q3 operating income before exceptional items increased 70% to CHF 182 million compared to CHF 107 million year on year.
· Q3 operating income margin before exceptional items reached 10.6% compared to 6.3% a year ago.
· Q3 cash flow from operations amounted to CHF 173 million, driven by strong operating result and sustainable Net Working Capital management, compared to CHF 193 million in the previous year period.
· Outlook: For the remainder of the year, Clariant expects stable trading conditions. Based on this expectation, the results to date and the ongoing restructuring efforts,

SABIC® LDPE UMS repousse les limites en matière de performance, de rentabilité et de durabilité pour les applications de mousse PE

SABIC® LDPE UMS repousse les limites en matière de performance, de rentabilité et de durabilité pour les applications de mousse PE. (Photos SABIC, PR000)>Sittard, Pays Bas, 2 novembre 2010 – SABIC, l'un des leaders de l'industrie mondiale des plastiques, lance aujourd'hui sa nouvelle gamme de mousse, SABIC® LDPE UMS (Ultra Melt Strength), au salon professionnel K2010 de Düsseldorf (Allemagne) - Hall 6, Stand D42.