Environment
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13 Jun 2012
SABIC Showcases its Commitment to Fueling New Materials Innovations for Solar Power Customer Applications at Intersolar Europe 2012
MUNICH, Germany — June 13, 2012 — Here at Intersolar Europe 2012 (booth A5.530), SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is showcasing its extensive and growing portfolio of specialty thermoplastics designed to support major trends in solar applications. Highlighting the applications on display is the solar industry’s first polycarbonate (PC) building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels for roofing, cladding and glazing, which illustrates the company’s continuing commitment to advancing customer’s sustainable energy generation through more efficient solar power. In addition, Intersolar attendees can learn more about how SABIC’s world-class materials solutions are helping customers around the world co-innovate improvements to photovoltaic (PV) systems, part consolidation and simplified maintenance.
11 Jun 2012
Clariant joins the Sustainable Apparel Coalition as a further commitment towards sustainability in the textile industry
Singapore, June 11, 2012 - Swiss-based specialty chemicals company, Clariant, today announced that it has recently joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The move is aligned with Clariant's long-term commitment to uphold sustainable practices in textiles, and supports the SAC's overall vision of addressing social and environmental challenges in the apparel and footwear industry.
Gorinchem, 8 June 2012
KIELCE, Poland – June 1, 2012 – At PLASTPOL 2012, Poland’s largest international plastics and rubber processing exhibition, SABIC became the first company in the event’s 16-year history to win two awards, highlighting the company’s culture of ingenuity and history of successful innovation. Specifically, SABIC received the coveted Best Material Ingenuity award for its globally renowned Valox iQ* resin, which promotes sustainability by incorporating up-cycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottles. In addition, the company’s impressive, two-story, 130-square-meter exhibit (stand E-7) was honored with Best Stand Design. These prestigious awards underscore SABIC’s focus on continuously challenging the status quo with better ways to serve its customers around the world.
SANITIZED AG unveils a pioneering solution to control and extend the useful life of biodegradable polymers, which will create new opportunities to increase the antimicrobial resistance of agricultural films for more effective crop protection.
SANITIZED AG is supporting the PVC market's use of sustainable processing ingredients with the launch of a new Sanitized® antimicrobial additive for bio-based plasticizers. The unique innovation, from Switzerland's world-leading producer of antimicrobial hygiene function and material protection for textiles and plastics, is the first of its kind to offer long-lasting protection to PVC with bio-based plasticizers.