Avery Dennison launches M_use, a design inspiration platform

Avery Dennison launches M_use™, a design inspiration platform.
(Photo: Avery Dennison, PR417)
Avery Dennison recently introduced M_use, a new digital platform to inspire innovative design solutions for label and packaging designers and converters.

Working for clean oceans – Keep plastic in a closed loop

Mondi is presenting a completely recyclable stand-up pouch made of a monomaterial (polyethylene) with removable wrap-around label.
(Photo: Mondi, PR130)The figures are nothing short of alarming. By 2050 plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans if every year another nine million tons of plastic trash find their way to the sea via unsecured landfills and rivers.

THERMOLAST® K from KRAIBURG TPE for aesthetic and overmolded dog toy

THERMOLAST® K from KRAIBURG TPE meets the pet toys market segment for safe, sustainable and cost-efficient materials with excellent processability and aesthetics. 
(Image: © 2019 KRAIBURG TPE)KRAIBURG TPE has demonstrated its expertise in custom-engineered thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) by providing a compound tailored to the precise balance of hardness and flexibility for a durable dog toy in combination with superior adhesion to nylon and excellent colorability. In addition, the TPE material is manufactured in the U.S, addressing the preferences of many American pet owners for all-domestic products.

Clariant Fights Malaria with New Dual-Action Anti-Mosquito Masterbatch

Clariant Fights Malaria with New Dual-Action Anti-Mosquito Masterbatch. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced it has introduced the most technologically advanced antimosquito masterbatch for use in Royal Guard® long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLIN). The new product is the result of a 10-year effort to deal with increasing resistance of malaria-carrying mosquitos to pyrethroid insecticides.

Archroma and National Textile University join hands to strengthen research in textiles

Dr. Tanveer Hussain, Rector, National Textile University, Pakistan and Mujtaba Rahim, CEO of Archroma Pakistan Limited, exchange the memorandum of understanding signed between the two organizations. (Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Textile University (NTU) in Pakistan. The memorandum will pave way for cooperation initially for a five-year period.

Beaulieu Fibres International stretches nonwovens possibilities at Techtextil 2019

Karena Cancilleri, Beaulieu International Group.
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)Beaulieu Fibres International (BFI), the global solutions provider of value added fibres, is lifting polyolefin and PET core nonwovens to new performance heights (Hall 4.2 Stand F19).

Clariant apresenta soluções para um mundo mais sustentável e inteligente na Feiplastic

Pigmentos con excelente resistencia a la luz y a la intemperie para aplicaciones de alta calidad en la industria de plásticos. 
(Fotografía: Clariant)A Clariant, uma empresa de especialidades químicas focada e inovadora, destacará na Feiplastic 2019 como a cocriação e a colaboração podem apoiar a sustentabilidade da indústria de plásticos na América Latina, considerando seus diversos produtos e mercados (estande B45).

INEOS Styrolution’s Novodur® Ultra 4255 selected by leading Brazilian automotive solution provider Autometal

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today that Autometal, a leading Brazilian supplier of premium parts to the automotive industry, has selected the company’s specialty ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) Novodur® Ultra 4255 for a range of interior and exterior high-end applications.