Process Technology
Clariant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Belen, NM, USA desiccant manufacturing site. Beginning in 1983 with Desi Pak bentonite clay desiccants, the site has developed a range of innovative products for varied industries including intermodal transport, electronics and semiconductors, aerospace and defense, packaging, food protection, apparel and textiles, medical devices, and health and...
Brau Beviale 2023 in Nuremberg can look back on three emotional days. With Thursday's final day, Europe's leading trade fair for the brewing and beverage industry got back on track after a four-year break. Rolf Keller, Managing Director of organizer Yontex, is appropriately satisfied: "With strong visitor demand from over 120 countries and from all sectors of the beverage industry, our three-day...
This summer, Arburg took another important step towards an even greater global presence. The company has opened a new branch in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The main aim is to bring Arburg's products and services closer to local customers in Vietnam. With the new subsidiary in Vietnam, the machine manufacturer is now present with its own organizations at 36 locations in 26 countries worldwide.
Klöckner Pentaplast (KP) has taken a remarkable step towards sustainable packaging design for the European fresh protein market with "kp Elite", the MAP modified atmosphere tray made from 100 percent recycled PET (rPET), creating a fully closed-loop packaging system for the industry. At the heart of the new packaging is the only fully recyclable, lightweight tray made from a modified atmosphere...
Croatia's accession to the European Union has also brought the topic of recycling into focus. The aim here is to implement the EU's waste directives and current targets and, above all, to drive forward the circular economy at national level. The EU target of recycling more than 65 percent of municipal waste by 2035 paves the way for a sustainable circular economy. An example from the field of...
The automotive industry is working intensively on decarbonization and smarter solutions. New material developments can make an important contribution to achieving this goal. Against this background, Covestro and the Chinese premium electric vehicle brand Hiphi have opened a joint laboratory at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to develop low-carbon material solutions and smart...
Mura Technology celebrated the commissioning of the world's first Hydro-PRS plant in the UK with a pre-opening at the end of October 2023. Hydro-PRS stands for Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution and is a chemical recycling process. Plastic waste is not incinerated, but simply converted back into crude oil in 30 minutes using pressure, heat and water. This new type of recycling is now being...
In line with its customer-oriented corporate strategy, BASF has expanded its capacities for ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at the Belgian Verbund site in Antwerp. The investment increases BASF's production capacity for the corresponding products by about 400,000 metric tons per year. The investment of more than €500 million includes a second world-scale production line for ethylene...
Clariant has officially inaugurated its new and state-of-the-art halogen-free flame retardants production facility in Daya Bay, Huizhou, in China. The investment of CHF 60 million in the plant's first production line gives local customers access to novel and sustainable Exolit OP flame retardants. It also brings strong technical expertise to support the continued growth of engineering plastics...
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, a business unit of the Biesterfeld Group, is bundling its business in the three overarching clusters "Industrial", "Consumer" and "Healthcare" with immediate effect. With the new structure and a newly created management level of Global Business Directors, the Group, which is one of the leading international distributors, intends to strategically drive forward its...
