Solvay and Zotefoams Sign Long-Term Supply Agreement for Advanced Cellular Material Solutions in Aerospace Based on Solef® PVDF

Solvay and Zotefoams representatives at the signing event.
Solvay and Zotefoams have signed a long-term supply agreement for Solef® PVDF to be used in high-performance closed-cell foams for a wide range of lightweighting aircraft interior applications. (Photo: Solvay, PR086)
Solvay, a global market leader in polymer and composite materials, signed a long-term agreement with Zotefoams, the world’s largest manufacturer of lightweight cross-linked polyolefin block foams and a specialist in innovative technical foams, for the supply of Solef® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). Solef® will be used to produce Zotefoams’ ZOTEK® F high-performance closed cell crosslinked aerospace foam range. The collaboration will target a wide range of interior applications in aerospace including ducting, carpet underlay, environmental control systems and insulation, where low weight, high flame retardancy and cost-effective processability are paramount.

eschbach AI Team Garners Connected Plant 2023 Game Changer Award

eschbach AI team garners Connected Plant 2023 Game Changer Award.
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Global software developer eschbach, provider of the Shiftconnector® enterprise software platform for process manufacturing, announces that its AI development team was awarded a 2023 Game Changer Award for its new Shiftconnector Smart Search functionality. The eschbach team was recognized last evening in New Orleans at the Connected Plant Conference.

Clariant’s new AmoMax®-Casale ammonia synthesis catalyst: excellent results in first three commercial references

Clariant’s new AmoMax-Casale ammonia synthesis catalyst delivers excellent performance at all commercial references.Clariant’s efforts to foster the energy transition show next great results. The new AmoMax-Casale ammonia synthesis catalyst has proven itself in all of its first three industrial references. Jointly developed by Clariant and Casale, the catalyst features exceptional activity, stability, and energy efficiency. These benefits have been confirmed at the ammonia production facilities of Nutrien in Trinidad and Tobago, Mosaic in the USA, and YARA Sluiskil in the Netherlands. Based on plant data, all sites report superior catalyst performance with significant reductions in energy and production costs. At the same time, lower carbon dioxide emissions have greatly improved the sustainability of the plants. With ammonia considered to play an important role in a future hydrogen eco-system, a high-performing, energy-efficient ammonia synthesis catalyst, like AmoMax-Casale, is crucial for accelerating the transition toward net zero.

SONGWON enters exclusive partnership with KRAHN Italia for Coatings

SONGWONSongwon Industrial Co., Ltd., the 2nd largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and global specialty chemicals player, is pleased to announce that it has entered a distribution partnership with KRAHN Italia S.p.A. for its Business Unit (BU) Coatings.

Competence Center for Decarbonization Minerals – Empowering a more sustainable future in mining

Competence Center for Decarbonization Minerals – Empowering a more sustainable future in mining.»We do our part to help improve our society's decarbonization efforts,« says Suresh Raju, who is a metallurgist with two decades of experience. He runs Clariant's new global Competence Center for Decarbonization Minerals (CCDM) in Dubai. The work he and his fellow chemists and metallurgists are doing for the mining industry can positively impact the world’s mobility transition.

DOMO Chemicals bevestigt in recentste duurzaamheidsverslag grote sprong naar minder CO2-uitstoot

DOMO Chemicals bevestigt in recentste duurzaamheidsverslag grote sprong naar minder CO2-uitstoot.DOMO Chemicals, het toonaangevende bedrijf voor technische materiaaloplossingen en diensten op basis van polyamide, heeft zijn nieuwste jaarlijkse duurzaamheidsverslag gepubliceerd en beschrijft daarin uitgebreid de vooruitgang op het gebied van duurzaamheid, met onder meer een opvallend kleinere uitstoot van broeikasgassen. Het is de missie van DOMO om polyamideoplossingen te ontwikkelen die bijdragen aan een betere en duurzamere wereld. Met de publicatie van het tweede jaarlijkse duurzaamheidsverslag begint DOMO aan een nieuwe fase in zijn streven naar minder CO2-uitstoot, met vertrouwen in zijn lange termijn ambitie om tegen 2030 een voorbeeld van duurzaamheid te zijn voor de sector.

Archroma and Somelos to advance textile industry sustainability with new dyeing and finishing process for water savings of up to 97%

Archroma and Somelos to advance textile industry sustainability with new dyeing and finishing process for water savings of up to 97%. (Photo: Somelos)Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, and Somelos, a world-renowned vertically integrated textile group in Portugal, have joined forces to advance sustainable cotton processing with a new water-saving dyeing and finishing process that generates no wastewater.

Solvay, Ascendance Flight Technologies and Airborne Join Forces to Enable the Development of Advanced Solutions for Sustainable Aviation

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At the 2023 Paris Air Show, Solvay and Ascendance Flight Technologies have signed a partnership to collaborate in the development of innovative material and aerospace technologies for enhancing the safety, efficiency and sustainability of future aircraft. From left: Gerald Perrin, Solvay EMEA Business Manager; Jean-Christophe Lambert, CEO of Ascendance Flight Technologies and Stéphane Viala, Director of Engineering & Program at Ascendance Flight Technologies. (Photo: Solvay, PR083)Solvay, a global market leader in composite and polymer materials, has today signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Ascendance Flight Technologies, a pioneering aviation startup located in Toulouse, France. This agreement will see Solvay, Ascendance Flight Technologies and Airborne collaborate on strategic innovation and the acceleration toward sustainable aviation solutions. By leveraging the synergy of their combined expertise in advanced materials and aircraft engineering, the partnership will drive the development and implementation of game-changing technologies in the aviation industry.