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Syensqo achieves certification for its digital product carbon footprint (PCF) method

Syensqo achieves certification for its digital product carbon footprint (PCF) method. 
(Photo: Syensqo, PR075)Syensqo has achieved third-party certification for the method used in its digital PCF tool, deployed across its Novecare business portfolio. Certification confirms the company’s ability to reliably calculate the product carbon footprint of products designed for the agro, home and beauty care, coatings and industrial markets, and to provide customers with the data needed to drive decarbonization and accelerate the transition to more sustainable value chains.

Archroma launches all-new website to support smarter, more sustainable choices across the textile and packaging value chains

Archroma launches all-new website to support smarter, more sustainable choices across the textile and packaging value chains. (Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today unveiled a fully redesigned website (www.archroma.com), aimed at enhancing customer experience and accelerating the transition to more sustainable practices across the textiles, packaging, and paper value chains.

Syensqo inaugurates its state-of-the-art microbiology lab in France

Syensqo inaugurates its state-of-the-art microbiology lab in France. 
(Photo: Syensqo, PR063)Syensqo, a global leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, is proud to announce the inauguration of its world class cutting-edge microbiology, (eco-)toxicology and biotechnology labs in Lyon, France. This new facility is the company's largest microbiology lab globally, serving as a reference center in the field. It enhances Syensqo's biodegradation and (eco-)toxicology testing capabilities right from the early stages of product development, accelerating the development of environmentally-friendly and safe products through its Renewable Materials and Biotechnology Growth Platform.

SONGWON Industrial Group releases Q1/2025 financial results

SONGWONSONGWON Industrial Group today released its financial results for the 1st quarter of 2025. The Group reported an increase in revenue of 7.8% in Q1/2025 (275,753 Million KRW) compared to sales generated in Q1/2024 (255,752 Million KRW). In the first 3 months of 2025, SONGWON delivered a gross profit of 40,743 Million KRW, marking an increase of 4.1% when compared to the gross profit achieved in the same period of the previous year (Q1/2024: 39,134 Million KRW). Net profit in Q1/2025 was 4,857 Million KRW, down from 6,662 million KRW in Q1/2024, primarily due to elevated labor costs following a recent court ruling in Korea that impacted companies operating in the country, as well as ongoing margin pressure. 

Inauguration of new specialty chemicals laboratory in Shanghai

Inauguration of new specialty chemicals laboratory in Shanghai. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp and BRB, wholly-owned subsidiaries of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, inaugurated a new innovation hub in Shanghai, China. This advanced laboratory opened on April 17th and will support growth in the region by increasing technical support for customers with a specific focus on the Asian market. The new Shanghai innovation hub will allow faster response time to our customers and combine technical expertise with a strong focus on product and application development as well as technical services, strengthening regional customer relationships with dedicated regional support. It is one of several planned initiatives in the region to enhance innovation capabilities along the value chain and to strengthen PCG’s position as a leader within specialty chemicals.

Syensqo unveils Ryton® PPS M2000 FP for high-performance coatings in industrial and energy markets

Syensqo has introduced two innovative coating products that extend the company’s proven Ryton® PPS chemistry to powder coating applications with smaller HSE footprint in demanding industrial and energy markets. (Photo: Syensqo, PR033)Syensqo, a leading global provider of advanced performance materials and chemical solutions, has introduced a new Ryton® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) coating grade, custom-engineered to resolve unmet needs in ease of application and achieving strong coat performance at lower builds. This coating grade offers an efficient coating process that allows for better deposition per pass. As a result, it reduces the time and resources required for coating, while maintaining high throughput of coated articles.

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