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Sika has acquired the flooring adhesives business of DriTac, a US-based floor covering adhesives company with an especially strong position in wood floor bonding. The acquisition will contribute to Sika’s increased presence among floor covering installers and distributors, while accelerating Sika’s expansion in the Interior Finishing market in the USA. In 2020, the acquired business generated sales of CHF 20 million. DriTac is a well-recognized … Continue reading Sika to Acquire Flooring Adhesives Business in the USA
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This expansion will meet strong global demand for biopolymers and contribute towards Braskem becoming a carbon neutral company by 2050. Braskem is expanding its production capacity of green ethylene, the main feedstock derived from sugarcane ethanol which is used in the production of renewable resins. These materials can therefore claim to capture CO2, a greenhouse gas. This raw material is produced at the company’s plant … Continue reading Braskem to invest US$61 million to increase biopolymer production
Henkel Australia has officially opened the upgraded Innovation and Application Lab in Seven Hills, Sydney, Australia. As a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, the upgraded facility positions Henkel at the forefront of innovation for key growth sectors in Australia and New Zealand, namely food and beverage, packaging, engineered wood and general manufacturing and maintenance. Daniel Rudolph, President of Henkel Australia and New … Continue reading Henkel to unveil upgraded Innovation and Application Lab in Sydney
As first specialty chemicals manufacturer worldwide, BYK now has in its portfolio an additive with Germanischer Lloyd certification: BYK-C 8001. This means manufacturers of wind turbines can use the polymer coupling agent without further testing in their glass fiber reinforced epoxy resin systems – an important element in resource efficiency on the globally booming market for wind power. As a rule, the rotor blades for … Continue reading BYK to offer world’s first certified additive for wind power plants: BYK-C 8001
For two years, Arkema has worked closely with the Swiss sportswear manufacturer On to design a fully innovative running shoe.It is the world’s first bio-based polyamide 11 shoe, fully recyclable, and sold using a monthly subscription model. To produce this shoe, On chose to partner with Arkema as world leader in Advanced Bio-Circular Rilsan® polyamide 11 derived from sustainable castor beans and as a leading supplier to the … Continue reading Cyclon, the first 100% recyclable running shoe thanks to Rilsan® by Arkema
Holographic Transparent Display products from Ceres incorporate digitally mastered HOEs Efficient production of volume holograms with Covestro’s Bayfol® HX film Ceres Holographics’ holographic transparent display technology enables full-color display of information on front, side and rear windows of cars. It is based on Bayfol® HX photopolymer films from Covestro. © Ceres Holographics Scottish technology provider Ceres Holographics announces a strategic partnership with Covestro to commercialize Bayfol® HX photopolymer films for … Continue reading Covestro and Ceres Holographics to announce strategic partnership: Cost-effective holographic display solutions for mobility
Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices for products in its additives portfolio for plastic applications globally by up to 10 percent. The price adjustment is in response to higher costs for raw materials and logistics. Source: BASF Note to readers: Please follow us on LinkedIn ,Twitter and YouTube and subscribe to our website and receive notifications of new posts by email. Please click the share … Continue reading BASF to increase price of additives for plastic applications
Product line of partially bio-based TPUs now called Desmopan® EC Fashionable sports shoes can also be produced with the partially bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane Desmopan® EC. © Covestro Covestro‘s family of partially bio-based thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) is now marketed under the name Desmopan® EC. Depending on the product hardness, up to 60 percent of the carbon content1 is derived from biomass. Compared to fossil-based TPUs, their carbon footprint … Continue reading Covestro to strengthen portfolio of alternative raw materials
More sustainable polycarbonates and polyurethane raw materials Gradual conversion of production in Europe planned Drop-in solution for customers with constant product quality This infographic schematically shows the process chain starting from bio-based raw materials to renewable polycarbonate based on a consistently ISCC Plus certified mass balance. © Covestro Covestro’s renewable high-performance plastic polycarbonate can be used, among other things, to produce innovative luminaires with novel edge-light … Continue reading Covestro to receive ISCC Plus certification for its Antwerp and Uerdingen sites
Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced its intent to build a world-scale, multi-phase Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) polymerization plant in China to support the significant growth in its high-value Vectra® and Zenite® LCP product lines. Site selection is underway, and Celanese is considering both existing and greenfield locations to place its new LCP facility. “5G, ‘Internet of Things’ and vehicle … Continue reading Celanese to Build World Class Liquid Crystal Polymer Plant in China
CELAB is a new cross-industry body promoting circularity in adhesive labels Multiple workstreams are ongoing to find new ways to lessen the industry’s environmental impact BASF is a founding member of a new global network dedicated to building a circular economy in the self-adhesive labeling industry. CELAB (Toward a Circular Economy for Labels) is a cross-industry coalition open to all companies in the self-adhesive label … Continue reading As a co-founder of CELAB, BASF to work towards a circular economy for adhesive labels
Ascend Performance Materials has purchased Eurostar Engineering Plastics, a France-based compounder with a broad portfolio of flame-retardant engineered plastics and expertise in halogen-free formulations. “Eurostar’s experience in compounded polyamides fits well within our own portfolio and manufacturing capabilities,” said John Saunders, Ascend’s vice president for Europe. “Their Starflam® materials are enabling the transitions to clean energy and transportation, and smarter devices.” Last year, Ascend acquired the … Continue reading Ascend to purchase Eurostar Engineering Plastics: Ascend’s flame-retardant portfolio and European footprint
While many cities and eight states have banned single-use plastics, bags and other polyethylene packaging still clog landfills and pollute rivers and oceans. One major problem with recycling polyethylene, which makes up one-third of all plastic production worldwide, is economic: Recycled bags end up in low-value products, such as decks and construction material, providing little incentive to reuse the waste. A new chemical process developed … Continue reading Turning plastic bags into adhesives
WACKER is extending its silicone portfolio to include silicone sealants based on renewable raw materials. With its ELASTOSIL® eco brand now launched in Europe, the Munich-based chemical Group is able to offer products manufactured using bio-based methanol to silicone sealant suppliers. The new brand is based on the REDcert2 standard which confirms the traceability of renewable raw materials across WACKER’s entire production process – from the initial … Continue reading WACKER to Launch Renewables-Based Silicone Sealants
Highly synergistic acquisition of Arkema’s PMMA business is the first step and a key catalyst in Trinseo’s portfolio transformation Purchase price of €1.137 billion (approximately $1.36 billion); €1.037 billion (approximately $1.24 billion) including tax basis step-up of approximately €100 million ($120 million) Implied purchase price of 6.2x enterprise value / 2020 estimated Adjusted EBITDA, including value of tax basis step-up, EBITDA adjustments for COVID-19 impact … Continue reading Trinseo To Acquire Arkema’s PMMA Business as Part of its Transformation to a Specialty Solutions Provider
DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, is launching sustainable, plant-based Decovery® resins for the packaging industry. Starting with the Decovery® SP-6400XP, with others to follow, this announcement paves the way for packaging producers to reduce their carbon footprint. The print and packaging industry is constantly seeking materials which offer a lower level of VOCs and carbon emissions, as these will help brand … Continue reading DSM to launch Decovery® SP-6400XP sustainable resin to help packaging market lower its carbon footprint
For the first time, Covestro has colored polycarbonate plastics in RAL colors. Here you can see samples in 15 trendy colors of the RAL Colour Feeling 2021+ matrix. © Covestro The colour matrix RAL Colour Feeling 2021+ is an important guide to the colour trends that will determine the product, industrial and architectural design of the future. In cooperation with RAL, a leading provider of … Continue reading Covestro to cooperate with RAL to present trend colours of the RAL Colour Feeling 2021+ system
O.V.M technology with security features of levels 1 to 3 New polycarbonate film with low fluorescence Innovative passport covers leveraging TPU films At Identity Week 2020, Covestro presented integrated concepts for highly secure, quickly controllable, durable and efficiently producible ID documents. The company is a leading supplier of specialty films for these requirements. © Covestro Manufacturers of identity documents such as passports and ID cards … Continue reading A novel approach to passport and ID card concepts by Covestro
The Munich-based chemical company WACKER is to begin construction on a new production line for silane-terminated polymers at its site in Nünchritz, Germany, this year. Such hybrid polymers are used as binders for formulating high-quality adhesives and sealants, liquid waterproofing systems and environmentally friendly wood-flooring adhesives, among other applications. The investment budgeted for the construction project is in the mid double-digit million range. The production … Continue reading WACKER to Invest in New Production Line for Silicone Specialties at Nünchritz Site
State-of-the-art technology pushes performance boundaries for composite armor systems PPG PR-2930 structural adhesive received the 2020 Innovation Award from The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) during the virtual 2020 ASC Convention and EXPO, which runs through Nov. 6. PR-2930 is a state-of-the-art structural adhesive technology that provides composite armor systems with unparalleled performance in the harshest operating environments. Through innovative material design PPG researchers were … Continue reading PPG PR-2930 structural adhesive to earn 2020 Innovation Award from The Adhesive and Sealant Council
Novel modification of BASF’s PolyTHF for various applications First successful application for soft spandex fibers with Banglian BASF has received the 2020 “CIIF New Materials Award” focusing on innovation and granted by the China International Industry Fair (CIIF) in September, 2020 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China. The CIIF judging panel applauded BASF for its novel modification of BASF’s PolyTHF® which is … Continue reading BASF to receive “CIIF New Materials Award”
Royal HaskoningDHV, DSM – a global purpose-led, science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and the City of Rotterdam have announced the intention to collaborate in the design and build of a new circular composite footbridge which will be installed in Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a dynamic, innovative city at the forefront in the use of composite bridges to underpin the city’s drive towards circularity … Continue reading World’s first 3D printed fiber-reinforced plastic footbridge to pave way for circular composites
Royal DSM, a global purpose-led, science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, announced today an agreement for DSM to take over certain parts of Clariant’s 3D printing business portfolio. The agreement allows DSM to offer customers rapid product development iterations for filaments and pellets based on application needs. As additive manufacturing technology is increasingly … Continue reading DSM to take over part of Clariant’s 3D printing business portfolio to expand rapid market-driven product development solutions
Better performance, lower emissions Innovative BASF additive protects people and the environment along the whole process chain The number of heavy vehicles on the roads is increasing and climate change causes more extreme weather conditions. Roads are subjected to even higher loads, usually requiring replacement after ten to twelve years. An innovative bitumen additive from BASF has been designed to make roads last longer. BASF … Continue reading Bitumen additive B2Last® to make roads more durable – and road construction more sustainable
It seems that the Shepherd Color’s R&D team is at it again. ‘Creating Value, Brightening Lives’ has long been the Core Value of The Shepherd Color Company. The R&D Team has their pulse on the coatings and plastics industries to understand the needs of their customers: to create quality, innovative products, which bring value to not only their customers, but to the sustainability of the environment. … Continue reading Shepherd Color to Announces New IR Black for Recycling of Black Plastic
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: WNDW), developer of transparent electricity-generating coatings for glass or plastics, is pleased to announce that recent initiatives to optimize its fabrication processes have resulted in favorable improvements to its laser patterning systems for our electricity-generating coatings on flexible plastics. SolarWindow™ Coatings, Generate Electricity on Transparent Windows, Flexible Glass & Light Weight Plastics (Credit: SolarWindow) Once optimized for industry, this advancement is … Continue reading SolarWindow Innovation to Bolster Electricity-Generating Plastic
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