Julie Fernandes

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced that it awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science…

Covestro has agreed a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for EUR 225 million. The loan will provide medium term funding to strengthen their research and development (R&D) work in the areas of sustainability and circular…

The demand for antibacterial cleaning supplies continues to climb in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare institutions are looking for effective alternatives to traditional solutions. To fill this need, Contec, Inc., the…

Contrary to the equipment suppliers for the automotive segment, the suppliers of waste disposal and recycling technology see a real boom in incoming orders. Herbold Meckesheim has full order books for 2020 and even further projects for…

Oldrati, based in Villongo, Italy, uses its expertise in manufacturing full-face snorkeling masks for the fight against COVID-19. For several months now, this company has been producing high-quality respiratory masks for use in hospitals.…

The number of plastic parts being coated is rising inexorably – in a nearly unlimited range of diversity. Demands placed on the quality and individuality of painted surfaces are increasing continuously as well. At the same time, less and…

Aurora Organic Dairy installed an Aseptic Combi Predis from Sidel in their second milk plant, a greenfield project in Columbia, Missouri. FDA-approved and part of a complete line, which also features Tetra Pak Processing Systems technology,…

Plastics was the villain until January 2020, suddenly a change happened and now plastics have become a HERO. Environmentalists are quiet because they are all using plastics in some or the other way, either as hand wash or hand sanitizers…

Ascend Performance Materials, the world’s largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resins, announced an agreement with thermoplastics distributor Resinex for the distribution of its Vydyne PA66 resins. Ascend’s resins are used in…

As the packaging markets in Asia and the surrounding region continue to expand, Agr has recognized a significant growth in the demand for its quality management and process control equipment for plastic and glass containers. This is…

In order to save weight, an increasing number of assemblies used in the automotive industry today are made of plastic or lightweight metal which need to be glued together. The reliable pretreatment of the joining surfaces is a must,…

High strength combined with low weight and efficient production – thanks to this combination of properties, composites are becoming increasingly popular. In recent years, Covestro has developed a wide range of thermoplastic polycarbonate…