INEOS Styrolution raises the bar in food contact safety by achieving Chinese national GB standards compliance for its Luran® grades

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today that two of its Luran grades, Luran SAN C 552495 and Luran SAN C NR, are in compliance with GB 4806.6-2016 (Chinese National Food Safety Standard on Food-Contact Use of Plastic Resins), the additives used are cleared under GB 9685-2016 (Chinese National Food Safety Standard on Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Articles). These grades are also compliant with USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union (EU) food contact regulations.

Archroma completes full acquisition of automotive dyes expert M. Dohmen

ArchromaArchroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced it has acquired all remaining minority shares in M. Dohmen S.A., an international group specializing in the production of textile dyes and chemicals for the automotive, carpet and apparel sectors.

SABIC features range of thermoplastic solutions for the solar industry at Intersolar North America

SABIC’s NORYL™ resin and LEXAN™ EXL copolymer resin materials for frames, junction boxes and connectors provide regulatory-compliant, time-tested solutions for the solar industry.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is showcasing here at Intersolar North America, in Booth #7616, its industry-leading portfolio of NORYL™ resins and LEXAN™ EXL copolymer resins that address customers’ needs for materials that can meet the higher voltage requirements of different solar energy systems, aiming to reduce costs and increase efficiency. SABIC is also sponsoring the event’s Innovation & Application Stage, where more than 20 solar industry experts, including presenters from SABIC, will provide insights into the latest trends in solar energy and systems.

Soluzioni all’avanguardia di Avery Dennison per la visibilità dei veicoli

Soluzioni all’avanguardia di Avery Dennison per la visibilità dei veicoli. (Foto: Avery Dennison, PR390)OEGSTGEEST, Paesi Bassi — 9 luglio 2018 — Tra le innovazioni nell’ambito delle scienze dei materiali presentate da Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions al FESPA 2018 c’è una gamma completa di pellicole riflettenti concepita per garantire la massima visibilità dei veicoli.

Omron lancia il controller della serie NX1, in grado di integrare funzionalità di controllo e di gestione delle informazioni

Machine controller NX1. (Foto: Omron, PR047)Omron Corporation (sede centrale: Shimogyo-Ku, Kyoto. CEO: Yoshihito Yamada) ha annunciato il lancio globale, ad aprile, della serie NX1 di machine controller, in grado di ottimizzare la produttività attingendo alle informazioni. Omron lancerà il modulo di ingresso analogico ad alta velocità NX-HAD4*1 e il modulo CPU di sicurezza NX-SL5*2, che possono essere usati con il controller della serie NX1 per affrontare le sfide associate alle innovazioni in ambito produttivo, ad esempio il miglioramento del controllo qualità e l'implementazione di misure di sicurezza flessibili.

Honeycomb materials delivering performance and growth in packaging

Fig. 5: Lightweight foldable and durable storage and delivery boxes.
(Photo: © 2018 EconCore, ECNPR010)EconCore actively licenses its technology for the continuous production of thermoplastic honeycomb core materials, to companies around the world in various industry sectors. The advantage of being able to produce core materials with optimized performance-to-weight ratios, at high speeds, in high volumes, and with the lowest possible costs, has brought the honeycomb structure – once reserved for aerospace and low volume, less cost-sensitive domains – to mass markets.

DSM launches new Coating Resins website to provide insight into performance and sustainability

DSM launches new Coating Resins website to provide insight into performance and sustainability. (Photo: DSM Coating Resins: DSMREPR008)Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has launched its new Coating Resins website at www.dsm.com/paint with the aim of giving the coating industry a greater insight into the bright science and application expertise driving new levels of performance in coatings.

Tritium signs deal with IONITY for 100 high-power charging sites across Europe

Tritium signs deal with IONITY for 100 high-power charging sites across Europe.
From left to right: Trevor St Baker (Tritium Chairman), David Finn (CEO and Founder Tritium), Marcus Groll (IONITY COO), Michael Hajesch (IONITY CEO). 
(Image courtesy Tritium, PR007)IONITY has chosen Tritium as its technology partner for the construction of 100 high-power charging sites across Germany, France, UK, Norway and Sweden. The dedicated electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will have an average of up to six user units, each capable of delivering 350 kW of power for fast charging of modern EVs. All equipped with the Combined Charging System (CCS) used by a wide range of vehicle manufactures.