18-08-2020
Archroma awarded EcoVadis Gold rating for its CSR performance
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced that it has been awarded the EcoVadis “Gold” rating in corporate social responsibility (CSR) 2020, which places our company within the top 5% of the best rated companies in its industry.
14-08-2020
SONGWON Industrial Group publishes Financial Results for Q2/2020
SONGWON Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2020. Over the quarter, the Group achieved consolidated sales of 198,145 Mil. KRW which, when compared to Q2/2019, marked a 9.3% decrease in revenue. However, the year-to-date (YTD) June 2020 sales revenues of 408,688 Mil. KRW were comparably in line with and remained almost at the same level as the first six months of 2019 (408,884 Mil. KRW). In Q2/2020, the Group saw its gross profit margin increase by 1.4%-points to 21.1% over Q1/2020.
13-08-2020
Magnum launches new tubs made using certified circular polypropylene from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio
Magnum, the world’s favorite ice cream brand, has today announced the roll out of more than 7 million ice cream tubs made with certified circular polypropylene from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ initiative that uses feedstock made from recycling used, mixed plastic. The launch represented the “world’s first” tub within the ice cream industry that contains recycled plastic and that aims to contribute towards the challenge of keeping plastic waste out of the environment and in the value chain.
12-08-2020
A dialogue of history with modernity – the facade of the PURO hotel in Warsaw glazed with Guardian Glass
It is never easy to harmoniously integrate a modern building with a historical fabric of an old town. The PURO hotel in Warsaw, designed by the renowned JEMS Architekci workshop, proves that every success story begins with a good design and a careful selection of materials. The glass by Guardian used in this project made it possible for the facade of the hotel to start a dialogue with surrounding tenements, allowing them to reflect their ornamental facades in its crystal surface.
12-08-2020
SABIC fast tracks thermoplastics orders for Mindray and DIRUI to expedite rapid production of critical COVID-19 equipment
Lifesaving medical equipment, from ventilators and defibrillators to auto-chemistry analyzers, is essential in overcoming COVID-19. To meet urgent requests from global customers that manufacture these products, SABIC has taken extraordinary steps to expedite order fulfillment for its specialty thermoplastic resins. As an example, the company rapidly supplied significant quantities of thermoplastics to two Chinese medical device manufacturers, Mindray and DIRUI. Despite shutdowns and exponential increase in demand, SABIC has worked to ensure fast and steady supply of desperately needed medical equipment to hospitals on the front lines.
11-08-2020
TE Connectivity’s AMPMODU 2 mm wire-to-board crimp receptacles and shrouded headers free up space on printed circuit boards
TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, is freeing up valuable space on printed circuit boards (PCBs) for design engineers with its new compact AMPMODU wire-to-board receptacles with crimp contacts and shrouded headers. With centerline distances of 2 mm, they occupy 38 percent less space on a PCB than connectors with a 2.54 mm [0.100”] centerline.
03-08-2020
Le prove di laboratorio dimostrano la capacità di eliminare il COVID-19 attraverso un rivestimento superficiale di lunga durata per spazi pubblici
AFFIX Labs, un’azienda primaria nel campo dei leganti chimici ha dedicato la sua esperienza globale nella prevenzione delle malattie, alla creazione del primo trattamento superficiale di lunga durata capace di eliminare il coronavirus (COVID-19). Disponibile fin da ora in Europa e negli Emirati Arabi e in corso di lancio nei nuovi mercati globali, il trattamento superficiale, conosciuto come Si-Quat, unisce sicure e ben affermate capacità disinfettanti ad una tecnica proprietaria di legante chimico.
03-08-2020
Electron beam melting enables customized orthopedic surgery at scale in China
AK Medical deploys a fleet of eight GE Additive Arcam EBM additive manufacturing machines to address the country’s growing need for orthopedic implants
