Clariant highlights sustainable healthcare products and services at trade fairs

Clariant Highlights Sustainable Healthcare Products and Services at EcoCircle Center of Excellence Mechanical Recycling. (Photo: Clariant)Sustainability can be expected to be a popular topic of conversation at two major healthcare tradeshows in early 2020 and the Clariant Healthcare Polymer Solutions team will be there with practical options that can be evaluated today. At both Pharmapack Europe (February 5 – 6 in Paris) and MD&M West (February 11 - 13, in Anaheim, CA), Clariant experts will be talking about the scope of the plastic waste problem, how the healthcare industry can confront the challenge, and the ways Clariant is helping its customers be more environmentally responsible while remaining compliant and commercially successful.

A step forward for sustainability: Avery Dennison joins SABIC in its TRUCIRCLE initiative, developing a recycled polypropylene (rPP) label facestock

A step forward for sustainability: Avery Dennison joins SABIC in its TRUCIRCLE™ initiative, developing a recycled polypropylene (rPP) label facestock.
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR441)
Avery Dennison has taken an important step towards supplying a recycled polypropylene (rPP) label material, collaborating with SABIC in the TRUCIRCLE initiative, which encompasses circular materials and technologies to enable product manufacturers to reach their sustainability goals.

DOMO Chemicals finalise l’acquisition de l’activité Performance Polyamides de Solvay en Europe

DOMODOMO Chemicals, leader mondial de polyamides techniques de haute qualité destinés à des marchés variés vient d'annoncer aujourd'hui la finalisation de l’acquisition de l’activité Performance Polyamides de Solvay en Europe.

Clariant achieves 100% green electricity consumption at Knapsack production site

Clariant’s additives production facility in Knapsack, Germany powers the production of its halogen-free Exolit flame retardants solely with 100% renewable electricity. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant will continue to power its BU Additives production facility in Knapsack, Germany, solely with 100% renewable electricity following the site’s successful pilot switch one year ago. This underlines Clariant’s continued efforts of shifting to the use of renewables for its electricity demand, lowering the impact on climate change.

Henkel introduces new tin replacement solution for automotive body repair

Teroson EP 5020 is easy to apply and results in a smooth substrate for subsequent filling and painting. 
(Photo: Henkel, PR073)Henkel has introduced Teroson EP 5020 TR, a two-component epoxy-based cold rebuilding material designed to replace conventional tin solder in aftermarket repairs of automotive body damages. Fast curing, easier to sand and smoother to apply than previous solutions, the material also eliminates the heat and open flame process required for tin soldered repairs.

Milliken & Company Finalizes Acquisition of Borchers

Milliken & Company Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of materials science expertise, has formally acquired Borchers Group Limited (“Borchers”), a global specialty chemicals company known for its innovative high-performance coating additives and specialty catalyst solutions from The Jordan Company, L.P. (“TJC”). The transaction officially closed on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

Le BarrierPack Recyclable de Mondi aide les marques de biens de consommation à atteindre leurs objectifs d'économie circulaire

Le BarrierPack Recyclable de Mondi aide les marques de biens de consommation à atteindre leurs objectifs d'économie circulaire. 
(Photos: Mondi, PR143)Le 28 janvier 2020 – Mondi, leader mondial de l'emballage et du papier durables, a fait certifier la recyclabilité de son film primé BarrierPack Recyclable tout en polyéthylène. Ce mono-matériau léger offre une solution d'emballage plus durable pour diverses applications, qui vont des sachets tenant debout (stand-up) pour les tablettes de lave-vaisselle jusqu’aux sachets refermables destinés à la nourriture biologique pour chiens.

Les produits verriers float, feuilletés et à couche Guardian Glass obtiennent la certification Bronze Cradle to Cradle en Europe

Les produits verriers float, feuilletés et à couche Guardian Glass obtiennent la certification Bronze Cradle to Cradle en Europe. 
(Photo Guardian Glass, LLC, GRDPR174)Guardian Glass Europe a le plaisir d'annoncer l'obtention de la certification Bronze Cradle to Cradle pour trois de ses familles de produits - le verre float, le verre à couche et le verre feuilleté - fabriquées dans huit de ses usines en Europe.