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11 Nov 2013
Clariant unveils first AddWorks® solutions for plastics industry
Muttenz, November 11, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, introduces the first of its new AddWorks® polymer additives solutions with innovation and sustainability at their heart.
31 Oct 2013
DSM joins LIPA-Team to develop series production of advanced thermoplastic composites parts
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announces it has joined the LIPA-Team, set up to develop an industrial process for the manufacture of endless-fibre-reinforced advanced thermoplastic composite parts. LIPA stands for "Lightweight Integrated Process Application." DSM will contribute with materials know-how and in-depth understanding of polyamide 6 applications.
Muttenz, October 31, 2013 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is today officially opening its new EUR 100 million Clariant Innovation Center (CIC) in Frankfurt, Germany. The company’s new global hub for Research & Development (R&D) is based at the “Industriepark Höchst.” It will be the home of Clariant’s competence centers in chemical research and process technology as well as application laboratories for several Business Units and state-of-the art analytical laboratories . The CIC will also house the departments for Intellectual Property Management and New Business Development. As the corporation’s global hub, the CIC will ensure the coordination of Clariant’s world-wide R&D network, which includes centers across Europe, North America, Brazil, Japan, India and China.
The Netherlands, October 24, 2013 - DSM Dyneema LLC (DSM Dyneema), the manufacturer of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE) fiber, branded as Dyneema®, and world leader in life protection materials and high performance fibers, today announced a trademark licensing agreement with Promat, a leading producer of protective gloves headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Promat is the first domestic glove company in the Brazilian market to become a DSM Dyneema licensing partner. The agreement gives Promat the ability to brand its products with the Dyneema® trademark. Promat manufactures gloves to protect workers in the automotive and beverage industries.
The Society of Plastics Engineers' Central Europe Automotive Division has recognized the groundbreaking work done by Polyscope in the development of sunroof frames for medium- and low-volume vehicle platforms. At the gala presentation of the 15th SPE Central Europe Automotive Awards held in Düsseldorf on October 14, third prize in the Body Exterior section went to a frame for the Citroën DS3 Cabrio injection molded in XIRAN® glass reinforced blend of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) and ABS developed by Polyscope.
Based on its recent analysis of Plastic Modifiers in Europe, Frost & Sullivan has recognised the development of the new XIRAN® IZ grades produced by Polyscope with the 2013 Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Leadership Award. Through this Award, Polyscope is rewarded for its continued innovation and product line expansion.