SABIC launches Material Finder website featuring rich functionality and high-value data to give customers a digital edge when selecting specialty thermoplastics

Two design engineers comparing material options online.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is debuting its new SABIC Material Finder website to help customers and prospective customers conveniently search, compare, evaluate and select specialty thermoplastic materials for a wide range of applications. The new website, which provides robust functionality and high-value, multi-point data, offers several unique features to casual and registered users. Any user can review information on more than 2,000 SABIC specialty resins, copolymers, and compounds – one of the largest portfolios in the industry. For registered users, SABIC’s Specialties business’ product material data is available for easy download in multiple computer-assisted engineering (CAE) platform formats to simplify the material selection process. They can also request color-matching services or place orders for color chips directly from the website.

Avery Dennison names Roberto Martinez Porta VP Sales of Labels and Packaging Materials EMENA

Avery Dennison names Roberto Martinez Porta VP Sales of Labels and Packaging Materials EMENA.
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR483)Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) announces the promotion of Roberto Martinez Porta to Vice President Sales of Labels and Packaging Materials as part of Materials Group EMENA. He replaces Burak Sahbaz, who has been promoted to VP and General Manager of the Reflective Solutions Division.

Elevate paint workability and performance with Clariant’s additives

Clariant experts reviewing the results of advanced measurements to assess open time. Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today launches a set of wetting and dispersing agents that enable coatings’ manufacturers to extend the open time of their acrylic lacquers and polyurethane (PU) lacquers, and lengthen current post-application correction windows for these water-based systems.

Clariant Oil Services launches PHASETREAT WET, introducing a more sustainable demulsification process for oil and gas industry

Employing nanoemulsion technology, PHASETREAT WET reduces demulsifier dosages by up to 75% compared to current solutions.Clariant Oil Services, a leading provider of specialty chemical solutions, has launched PHASETREAT WET to offer more efficient and sustainable solutions for the oil and gas industry’s demulsification needs. Designed to overcome challenges inherent in traditional oil production processes – most notably, meeting stricter environmental requirements for oil and water separation – the novel solution will help operators reduce operational costs, simplify logistics, and mitigate safety risks.

TotalEnergies Premium Wood Pellets packaging now made of 50% recycled polymers from the RE:clic range

TotalEnergies Premium Wood Pellets packaging now made of 50% recycled polymers from the RE:clic range.The TotalEnergies Premium Wood Pellets are now packed in high-performance polyethylene bags incorporating 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials.

BENEO invests six million Euro in starch drying capacity

BENEO invests six million Euro in starch drying capacity. (Photo: BENEO, PR016)BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients for food, feed and pharma, is investing six million Euro in new drying capacity at its Wijgmaal factory to keep pace with growing demand for its specialty rice starch ingredients. The installation of a new drum dryer, housed within a newly constructed 1,000m2 facility, will deliver a 50% expansion in capacity for producing clean label pre-cooked rice starches with special properties/added benefits. The investment will also create six new full-time jobs at the factory, which already employs 200 people and has a proud tradition of 160 years in the Wijgmaal area.

Avery Dennison introduces four new premium labeling papers made from recycled content and alternative fibers

Avery Dennison introduces four new premium labeling papers made from recycled content and alternative fibers. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR482)Avery Dennison, has today introduced four labeling papers made from recycled pulp and alternative fibers aimed at the premium packaging segment including wine and spirits, craft beverages, gourmet food, beauty and fragrances.

More MailerBAGs, please! Mondi investe per soddisfare la crescente richiesta dall’eCommerce

More MailerBAGs, please! Mondi investe per soddisfare la crescente richiesta dall’eCommerce. (Fotografie: Mondi, PR255)Mondi, azienda leader internazionale per carta e imballaggi e carta sostenibili, sta investendo oltre 16 milioni di euro nel suo stabilimento di Krapkowice in Polonia, in risposta alla richiesta di imballaggi sostenibili dal settore dell’e-Commerce.