SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, and its subsidiary, SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon LLC, have agreed to pay an approximately $1 million civil penalty and improve leak detection and repair practices to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at chemical manufacturing facilities in Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Burkville, Ala.
SABIC and VU University Amsterdam (VU) collaborate on new solar thermal technology that can lead to significant sustainable energy gains in the future.
Baleno, a high-end LED lighting manufacturer with a broad portfolio of LED solutions, has selected Stanyl TC from DSM for their complete range of exclusively styled LED retrofit lamps.
Leading automotive plastics component supplier Mecaplast believes it can cut the weight of interior and exterior trim parts by between 30 and 50% by using a newly patented injection moulding processing technology in combination with novel polypropylene compounds.
Clariant Masterbatches and Topas Advanced Polymers are working together to bring bright, clear colors to medical devices and packaging made of Topas cyclic olefin copolymer (COC).
Strong partnership with Borealis and Borouge brings Renault weight-saving benefits for key car platforms.
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announced that it is going to invest approximately €100 million in three new R&D facilities in Delft and Sittard-Geleen (both in the Netherlands) over the next two years.
The games at the European Soccer Championship will be played to the rhythm of the “Tango 12,” a cutting-edge synthetic ball that is fast, robust and precise. The adidas ball sports a new design and is based on proven materials from Bayer MaterialScience.
IHS Chemical’s Global Plastics Trade & Markets Conference will offer comprehensive information and analyses that cover the entire plastics supply chain, from resin production to pellet delivery.
ExxonMobil Chemical has expanded its SpectraSyn Elite metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) base stock portfolio with the introduction of a 65 cSt grade (at 100°C), providing formulators more flexibility in developing advanced industrial and automotive lubricants.
DuPont extends AEM performance with Vamac Ultra HT for 180°C turbo hose and air duct applications.
Industry trends such as miniaturization, integration or “thinnovation”, combined with the move towards Cloud Computing, will mean that areas such as the server market will depend increasingly on reflow soldering assembly technology.
