Winners of Perstorp Open Innovation Challenge are announced

Finalists presenting to Perstorp leadership team.
(Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - June 22, 2016 - Perstorp, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is today announcing the winner in its Innovation Challenge, a competition launched in September 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its unique Capa™ caprolactone thermoplastic materials. The purpose of the contest was to crowdsource ideas for creatively applying Capa™ Thermoplastic to address future challenges in this ever-changing world.

Guardian Automotive apresenta nova equipa e nova estratégia

Olivier Demeijer, Líder de Negócios da Guardian Automotive Europe.
(Foto Guardian Industries Corp., GRDPR095) Bertrange, Luxemburgo, 22 de junho de 2016 – A Guardian Glass, um fabricante mundial líder e inovador nas tecnologias de vidro e revestimento de vidro anunciou a integração das suas diversas atividades no setor automóvel na Europa numa única empresa. A Guardian Automotive congrega as instalações de produção europeias, armazenamento e serviços de distribuição avançados, que anteriormente funcionavam como entidades separadas.

New high temperature resistant Arnitel TPE from DSM replaces plastics-rubber and metal-rubber combinations in hot air ducts

New high temperature resistant Arnitel TPE from DSM replaces plastics-rubber and metal-rubber combinations in hot air ducts. 
(Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR486)Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has developed a new high temperature resistant grade of its Arnitel® thermoplastic copolyester elastomer (TPC) for production of flexible hot charge air ducts used in turbocharged engines.

Innovations by SABIC to minimize food wastage, reduce weight, and lower carbon footprint of packaging materials

SABIC’s multi-layer and polymer blend technology for flexible packaging may enable manufacturers to reduce transport losses, optimize protection of goods, maximize pallet stability by increasing holding force of collation shrink and stretch films used to protect food packaging, making them stronger. They may help reduce the environmental impact of packaging by enabling down gauging whilst improving the holding force. Manufacturers may achieve down-gauging options that reduce thicknesses by up to 20% compared to current film concepts.Sittard, The Netherlands, June 21, 2016 - Today, an estimated one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, equivalent to 1.3 billion tons of food every year, according to the Save Food report by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Even in the most developed supply chain systems such as those in Europe, 4% of transported goods are damaged in some shape or form due to low pallet stability. A growing consumer focus on convenience and sustainability will also drive continuous changes and innovation in packaging.

Clariant lança inovações para veículos mais ecológicos na Conferência Internacional sobre Zeólitas

Estrutura das avançadas zeólitas em pó da Clariant, ideais para adsorção de VOCs automotivos (da esquerda para a direita): Beta (BEA), Pentasil (MFI) e Mordenite (MOR). (Fotografía: Clariant)São Paulo, 21 de junho de 2016 – A Clariant, uma das empresas líderes mundiais em especialidades químicas e uma das principais fornecedoras de zeólitas em pó e de catalisadores, estará presente na 18ª Conferência Internacional sobre Zeólitas, que será realizada no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, de 19 a 24 de junho de 2016. O evento de seis dias terá como tema "Zeólitas para um Mundo Sustentável" e seu objetivo será explorar novas formas de utilizar as zeólitas para reduzir os poluentes ambientais. Em nome da equipe de P&D da Clariant, o Dr. Silke Sauerbeck apresentará as mais recentes pesquisas e descobertas envolvendo as novas soluções zeolíticas para a adsorção de emissões VOC por automóveis.

Henkel opens new composite test center in Heidelberg – The Composite Lab

Meeting customer needs for fast, reliable and scalable production of Composites.
(Photo: Henkel, PR017)Henkel’s newly opened Composite Lab in Heidelberg, Germany, is a state-of-the-art test facility. Here automotive customers can team up with Henkel experts to develop and test composite parts and to figure out the best production process condition to make their ideas market-ready.

Brothers Drinks Co. Ltd. Wins FINAT End-user Recycling Award

Brothers Drinks Co. Ltd. Wins FINAT End-user Recycling Award.
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR328)OEGSTGEEST, the Netherlands — June 20, 2016 — Brothers Drinks Co. Ltd. has won the 2016 FINAT End-user Recycling Award for its involvement in a PET liner recycling programme, set up by Avery Dennison and PET UK.

Clariant to focus on Value for People at K 2016

(Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, June 16, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will focus on the value it brings to people across the plastics industry’s entire value chain, from processors to brand owners and end-users, at K 2016 (Booth J11/Hall 8a) from October 19-26, 2016.