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Safety, fire protection, and reliability are key requirements in the railway industry - especially for electrical and electronic components. Numerous BASF Engineering Plastics grades meet the European railway standard EN 45545 and are certified accordingly. This enables manufacturers to reliably fulfill the stringent fire safety requirements in rail vehicle construction.  The EN 45545 standard aims to minimize the likelihood of fire ignition, slow down flame spread in the e

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, is presenting its latest innovations for the foundry industry at Metal China 2026, taking place May 6-9 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. As one of the leading players in the foundry segment both in China and globally, leveraging over 160 years of industry expertise, Clariant continues to demonstrate its commitment to customer focus and sustainability-driven innovation. Ecosil LE III:

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, and SharpCell Oy, a Finnish family-owned company producing high quality airlaid materials, today announced their cooperation to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology in Celanese binders. Pioneering in the airlaid nonwovens industry, SharpCell Oy is creating lower carbon footprint nonwoven materials for the production of everyday articl

Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, confirms that the previously identified construction‑related titanium weld issues of its FDCA Flagship Plant have now been fully resolved, in line with the required quality and safety standards. The remediation work was executed in close collaboration with SRI Speciaal Roestvrijstaal Industrie, a Dutch industrial engineering and fabrication company based in Veenwouden (Friesland) specializing in high‑complexity

Demand for recycled material continues to grow. Over the past two years, Polykemi and Rondo Plast have invested close to SEK 25 million (EUR 2.3 million) to increase production capacity by approximately 7 500 metric tons of recycled material per year. These are production volumes that are rare in both Sweden and Europe. The investments strengthen our position as pioneers in high-quality engineering compounds, now also based on new sources of PCR. Increasing the supply of h

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced the launch of CATOFIN 1000, its next-generation propane dehydrogenation catalyst. Building on the success of the commercially proven CATOFIN 310 Series, the new catalyst delivers improvement in both selectivity and productivity, extended lifetime, and up to 20% lower tar precursors, resulting in significantly reduced fouling. This combination of performance enhancements provides an exceptional value proposition for

Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, will be at interpack 2026 in hall 9, booth A32, presenting packaging solutions made from bio-based, recycled and traditional polyolefins, enabling circular plastics, end-to-end. At interpack, Braskem will highlight I’m green™ bio-based polyethylene grades specifically engineered for food-contact applications, as well as Medcol V704

Clariant has expanded its moisture protection portfolio with the launch of continuous strip desiccant packet reels, bringing trusted performance to high-speed automated packaging operations to the Americas. In addition to our current capabilities in EMEA, this expanded product line, including Desi Pak, Sorb-It, and Tri-Sorb Strips, are desiccant packets manufactured in a continuous strip format, wound on reels for integration with automated insertion equipment for high-speed packaging lines,

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is participating in CHINAPLAS 2026 (April 21–24) in Shanghai, China. Under the theme “Solutions for a Better Tomorrow,” LYB is showcasing market-focused polymer innovation and value-chain collaboration to help address evolving regional customer needs across mobility, packaging, infrastructure, healthcare, and modern living. “CHINAPLAS is a key platform for LYB to demonstrate how our strategy is coming to life in Asia,” said Al

BASF is strengthening its leadership in plastic additive solutions by expanding its production capacities for both standard and NOR HALS products. These investments support the growing global demand for high-performance plastics and ensure reliable supply of proven, future ready technologies. With the advanced NOR HALS platform BASF addresses the key megatrends in the use of plastics: rising UV radiation, increasingly unpredictable weather conditions, and stricter environmental regulations. T

Shrieve Chemical Company ("Shrieve"), a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital and a leading global distributor of specialized chemicals serving a broad range of end markets, announced today that it has acquired FIS Chemicals Ltd. ("FIS"), a formulator, manufacturer, and distributor of high-performance chemical solutions headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, FIS has built a strong reputation for technic

PPG a annoncé aujourd’hui la mise en place d’une ligne d’essai de pointe dédiée aux revêtements durcissables par rayonnement au sein de son centre d’excellence en R&D de Marly, en France. Cette ligne permettra de tester plusieurs technologies de durcissement, notamment par rayons infrarouges (IR), par rayons ultraviolets (LED, lampes à excimère et lampes à arc) et par faisceau d’électrons (FE). En permett