12-11-2025
Clariant Catalysts expands CLARITY™ Prime digital services in China with new customer SECCO
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that it has signed a 10-year agreement with SECCO Petrochemicals to provide CLARITY Prime digital services. The new customer will use the AI-powered catalyst performance monitoring platform to enhance production efficiency at its 900-KTA ethylene plant in Shanghai, Jinshan District. CLARITY Prime was previously only available to customers of Clariant’s ammonia, methanol, and hydrogen catalysts. The service was recently extended to also include ethylene producers. CLARITY and CLARITY Prime services are developed with Navigance, a Clariant digital solutions company.
10-11-2025
Syensqo’s Eviva® Polysulfone selected by BIOTRONIK for pacemaker header components
Syensqo today announced that its Eviva® Polysulfone (PSU) has been selected by BIOTRONIK, a global leader in medical technology, for use in the header of its latest Amvia Sky pacemaker models. Eviva® PSU was chosen thanks to its outstanding biocompatibility, enabling indefinite implantation inside the human body, and its exceptional transparency, which supports precise electrode placement during surgical implantation.
10-11-2025
Clariant catalysts will power the Ecoplanta: Europe’s first waste-to-methanol plant
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced its collaboration in Repsol’s pioneering methanol plant in El Morell near Tarragona, Spain. The Ecoplanta project will be the first of its kind in Europe to convert municipal waste into renewable methanol. The facility will operate using Enerkem’s advanced waste gasification process, supported by a range of Clariant’s syngas purification catalysts and its highly active MegaMax methanol synthesis catalysts. Scheduled for completion in 2029, the plant will use 400,000 tons of non-recyclable solid municipal waste annually to produce 240,000 tons of methanol.
06-11-2025
New Congol LLC, een dochteronderneming van Beaulieu International Group, neemt de activa van Congoleum Acquisition LLC over, waardoor B.I.G. zijn capaciteiten uitbreidt en zijn aanwezigheid op de Amerikaanse markt versterkt
Beaulieu International Group kondigt de overname aan van de activa van Congoleum Acquisition LLC, handelend onder de naam Congoleum Flooring, een gerenommeerde Amerikaanse fabrikant gespecialiseerd in vinylvloeren. Deze strategische overname versterkt B.I.G.’s productportfolio, productiecapaciteit en klantenbestand, en verstevigt de aanwezigheid in Noord-Amerika.
06-11-2025
Clariant announces joint venture for novel flame retardants with FUHUA
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced its strategic joint venture with FUHUA, focused on developing innovative non-halogenated flame retardants. The new initiative, which is subject to customary approval from relevant authorities, aims to create next-generation phosphorus-based flame retardants to serve several industries like building and construction, automotive, electric and electronic, directly addressing the tightening technical and regulatory environment in these sectors.
05-11-2025
SABIC launches new NORYL™ resin for water management applications in anticipation of upcoming butadiene-free regulations
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today introduced NORYL™ WM300G resin, a specialty material for water management applications that delivers high impact resistance and high strength without the use of traditional impact modifiers that can potentially release butadiene during processing or operational use. Adopting this new resin can help customers proactively address future regulatory restrictions on butadiene in drinking water, while gaining improved properties compared to the incumbent NORYL™ 713S resin.
05-11-2025
Mondi strengthens its innovative drive for sustainable eCommerce packaging
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is further reinforcing its commitment to innovation in eCommerce packaging by combining extensive expertise in materials, design, and packaging processes with a state-of-the-art testing environment, where solutions are subjected to rigorous stress tests under real-world logistics conditions. Mondi’s specialists work closely with partners to develop packaging solutions that support their sustainability goals while optimising performance across the entire supply chain.
05-11-2025
Clariant celebrates Care Chemicals expansion at Daya Bay, strengthening its position in China
Marking a significant milestone in its Asian growth strategy, Clariant has unveiled its newly expanded state-of-the-art facilities at Daya Bay, China, following the completion of its strategic CHF 80-million investment, substantially boosts Clariant's manufacturing capabilities in one of its key growth markets.
