26-10-2021
SABIC announces world’s first bio-based, certified renewable high-performance amorphous polymer to support customer sustainability goals
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, launched today a new portfolio of bio-based ULTEM™ resins that offer sustainability benefits while delivering exactly the same high performance and processability as incumbent ULTEM materials. These breakthrough polyetherimide (PEI) materials are the first certified renewable high-performance, amorphous polymers available in the industry. Using a mass balance approach, for every 100 kg of ULTEM resin produced, SABIC replaces 25.5 kg of fossil-based feedstocks with bio-based materials derived from waste or residue, such as crude tall oil from the wood industry. This advanced offering is a drop-in material option for current ULTEM materials and can support customers’ sustainability goals for challenging applications in consumer electronics, aerospace, automotive, and other industries where high temperature, dimensional stability or demanding mechanical performance is required.
26-10-2021
Discover Clariant’s new Licosperse™: eco-compatible pigment preparations for sustainable wood coatings, polishes, and other oil- or wax-based products
Clariant, one of the world’s leading providers of superior organic pigments and dyes has expanded its contribution to sustainability with the launch of its new product line, Licosperse, eco-friendlier pigment preparations for polish applications.
25-10-2021
Flooring manufacturer BerryAlloc travels across Europe with a mobile showroom
BerryAlloc is touring through Europe with its BerryAlloc Experience Tour from September to December 2021. The flooring manufacturer fitted out an entire truck in the iconic BerryAlloc style – both the inside and outside – to create a mobile showroom. The purpose was to give clients the opportunity to experience the full product range in a fun and creative manner, including interactive activities to test the quality of the floors. It also showcases the latest product innovations, such as 100% waterproof laminate, the strongest high pressure floors, the quick and simple DreamClick® installation system and the most recent collection of parquet floors with its high-tech solvent-free Ultimtec® varnish.
22-10-2021
All four Shutterfly manufacturing facilities become SGP certified
The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today certification of all four Shutterfly manufacturing facilities. Shutterfly in Ft. Mill, SC was the first to obtain certification in late 2020. Since then, the remaining locations in Plano, TX, Shakopee, MN, and Tempe, AZ achieved certified SGP Facility status.
21-10-2021
Clariant Catalysts & Lummus Technology expand CATOFIN® footprint with India’s first PDH plant
Clariant Catalysts and its process partner, Lummus Technology, continue to expand their presence in the PDH market with a major contract award in India. GAIL (India) Ltd. has chosen Lummus Technology’s CATOFIN process and Clariant’s tailor-made catalysts for India’s first PDH plant. Its upcoming 500 kiloton per annum propane dehydrogenation facility in Usar, Maharashtra, will be integrated with a downstream polypropylene (PP) unit. The US$1.2 billion PDH-PP project is expected to start operations by 2024.
21-10-2021
Airnov Showcases New Brand and New Products for the First Time at US Tradeshows
Airnov Healthcare Packaging marks its new branding debut at US tradeshows with this year’s SupplySide West in Las Vegas, NV.
21-10-2021
Tutta la freschezza delle insalate Les Crudettes grazie alla carta con proprietà di barriera funzionale e riciclabile
Mondi, azienda leader globale per imballaggi e carta, ha introdotto il suo primo sacchetto di carta con proprietà di barriera funzionale e riciclabile, per le insalate della gamma Les Crudettes, del Gruppo LSDH. Questo imballaggio sostenibile rappresenta una soluzione totalmente integrata: Mondi agisce lungo l’intera filiera, dalle foreste gestite in modo sostenibile per la produzione di cellulosa e cartoncino kraft, passando per l’applicazione del coating fino alla stampa del materiale finale.
21-10-2021
Covestro expands portfolio of resins made with plants to turbocharge sustainability in decorative coatings
Covestro, a world leader in coating resin solutions for the decorative industry, today announces the launch of an additional approach as part of its strategy to enable more sustainable, safer solutions for the decorative paints and coatings market. As part of this new approach, which leverages Covestro’s leading position in bio-based resin innovation, the organization will grow its Decovery® family of resins and added-value services to meet the demands of its customers and markets.
