Sustainable sourcing:
Protecting the skin by protecting the Amazon forest

Sustainable sourcing: Protecting the skin by protecting the Amazon forest.During rainy season, in the summer months of the southern hemisphere, strange thumps can be heard from deep within the Amazon forest. They come from Brazil nut trees, sometimes called the »Queen of the Amazon« because of their majestic height, which drop large, coconut-like pods from the dripping canopy. Each pod holds up to two dozen Brazil nuts, big, rough-shelled seeds that are prized throughout the world both for their taste and the precious nutritious oils they contain.

Mondi seals mono-material bacon packaging

Mondi seals mono-material bacon packaging. (Photo: Mondi, PR225)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has helped Austrian food company Handl Tyrol to wrap their bacon in an eye-catching solution that will contribute to a circular economy by keeping materials in circulation.

Perstorp announces toxicity targets to safeguard health and environment

Perstorp announces toxicity targets to safeguard health and environment. (Photo: Perstorp)
Leading sustainable solutions provider Perstorp further strengthens their commitment towards significantly reducing their environmental impact by releasing two new 2030 sustainability targets for (eco) toxicity. The targets intend to ensure that no chemicals of concern reach the consumer or professional market, and that newly developed products are safe and sustainable by design.

Solvay Launches LTM® 350 Low-Temperature Prepreg for Unprecedented Fast Tooling

Solvay launches LTM® 350 low-temperature prepreg for unprecedented fast tooling. 
(Photo: Solvay, PR042)Solvay introduces LTM® 350, a next-generation carbon fiber epoxy prepreg tooling material designed to deliver significant time and cost savings for the industrial, aerospace, automotive and race car markets. The carbon fiber epoxy tooling material offers an industry leading fast, low-temperature cure cycle (3 hrs at 60°C) and can also be cured at temperatures as low as 45°C with an extended post-cure. Tools built from LTM® 350 can be continuously cycled at temperatures up to 150°C delivering highly accurate composite parts.

Clariant extends support for manufacturers of fully synthetic metalworking fluids

Evaluation of lubrication performance with tapping torque test.Access the full potential of Clariant’s additives to develop high lubricity, fully synthetic metalworking fluids. Launched online today, the uniquely comprehensive set of low-foaming, multifunctional additives is now available alongside formulation guidance to support mineral oil-free, more bio-resistant water soluble fluids that boost machining efficiency, productivity and protection with fewer ingredients.

Mondi Cartagena consolida maior segurança para importações e exportações com a certificação BASC

Da esquerda para a direita: Carlos Sanchez, Gestor de Cadeias de Fornecimento de Cartagena; Carlos Martinez, Diretor Executivo para o México e América Latina; Felipe Angel, Gestor da fábrica de Cartagena; Layla Spicker, Diretora Executiva BASC Cartagena.
(Foto: Mondi, PR228)A Mondi Cartagena, parte da Mondi, líder global em embalagens e papel, conquistou a certificação BASC (Business Alliance for Secure Commerce) para garantir a segurança de toda a cadeia de fornecimentos para clientes de sacos de papel nos EUA e na América Latina.

Guardian Sun®: a new range of premium glass solutions for homes that deserve the extra comfort factor all year round

Guardian Sun®: a new range of premium glass solutions for homes that deserve the extra comfort factor all year round.
(Photo Guardian Glass, LLC, GRDPR198)
Guardian Glass has introduced Guardian Sun®, a new range of premium glass solutions for homes that desire and deserve even higher levels of comfort all year round. The Guardian Sun range includes various glass products that can be tailored to suit different regions and climates across Europe. These products offer varying levels of solar control to meet the specific needs of homeowners.

KRAIBURG TPE to campaign in Düsseldorf: The focus is on sustainable products and discussion

“We distance ourselves deliberately from conspicuously high values – the focus is on the fact that in terms of a sustainable portfolio, we’ve continuously but surely developed in a transparent, honest way and closely to customers’ needs”, sums up Dr. Monika Hofmann, Director EMEA at KRAIBURG TPE. 
(Image: © 2022 KRAIBURG TPE)The competence leader in thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) will present itself with a broad portfolio and special focus on sustainability at the K 2022 plastics trade fair held from October 19 to 26 in Düsseldorf. TPE materials and market experts of KRAIBURG TPE are looking forward to welcoming interested visitors at boot C58-03 in hall 6. The products they will present includes THERMOLAST® R, the new product series consisting of sophisticated recycling compounds.