CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Prnewswire | April 05, 2023
Vantage Performance Materials®, a business unit of Vantage Specialty Chemicals, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of formulated cleaning products and surface treatments for high-reliability industrial markets, will present key innovations for the aerospace and defense market at MRO Americas in Atlanta, Georgia April 18 – 20, 2023.
Vantage Performance Materials will present LENIUM® FS & LENIUM HT to address the aerospace market's need for vapor degreasing solutions that are specifically formulated to replace current products containing trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene and n-propyl bromide that are used in open-top vapor and vacuum degreasing equipment. LENIUM FS and LENIUM HT do not contain TCE, PERC and nPB. LENIUM™ FS & LENIUM HT, are non-flammable and compatible with alloys and most plastics.
"With our presence at MRO Americas 2023, Vantage introduces a range of solutions that comply with stringent aerospace industry specifications and performance requirements," says Jan Tinge, Executive Vice President, Performance Solutions. "Starting with the right technical solution can contribute to substantial time and money savings for our customers, especially in industries requiring years of testing before commercializing a product."
The Company will also feature its recently launched aircraft paint and coating removers and surface preparation products, which include
B&B™ 3095 Aircraft Paint Remover - A highly thickened, low-odor hydrogen peroxide activated paint remover, B&B™ 3095 effectively removes multiple paint layers and chromated and non-chromated primers and topcoats. It comes ready to use, clings to vertical and inverted surfaces and has an 18-month shelf life.
iTPC 37 Remover Inhibited Temporary Protective Coating Remover – This inhibited, water-based cleaning solution is formulated to remove strippable temporary protective coatings (TPCs). It is safe on both painted and unpainted aircraft surfaces, acrylics, polycarbonates, elastomers and some composites; it comes ready to use.
iSAP 311 Inhibited Surface Adhesion Promoter – This advanced, non-chromated surface pre-treatment is engineered to provide both adhesion promotion and corrosion resistance before the application of multi-layered paint system stackups.
About Vantage
Vantage is a leading global supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of industrial and consumer markets. Through our chemistries, our customer focus and our vertically integrated farming, manufacturing, and formulation facilities around the world, we are Enabling Tomorrow's Solutions Today.
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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Businesswire | April 19, 2023
Danimer Scientific, Inc. and TotalEnergies Corbion, both leading bioplastics companies focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, announced that they have developed a new compostable coffee pod biopolymer that is in compliance with proposed EU packaging regulations.
The EU recently announced a proposal requiring plastic packaging such as tea bags, coffee pods, very light plastic bags and sticky labels for fruit and vegetables to be compostable. Danimer and TotalEnergies Corbion’s new formulations, containing a blend of Danimer’s signature polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Nodax® and TotalEnergies Corbion’s Luminy® High Heat polylactic acid (PLA) material, have already passed biodegradability tests and have been certified by TUV as home compostable. They are currently being tested in the market by numerous European companies.
Danimer has estimated that, in the European market, 550 million pounds of plastic are used in the manufacture of single-use coffee pods annually.
“Since beginning our collaborative partnership with TotalEnergies Corbion a couple of years ago, we’ve been working to blend together our respective materials, Nodax® and Luminy®, to meet the specific functionality needs of our customers for a variety of applications,” said Scott Tuten, chief marketing and sustainability officer of Danimer Scientific. “We support the EU’s proposed new regulations as a necessary first step in addressing the problem of plastic waste, and we’re pleased to be offering our compostable coffee pod biopolymer as one example of how the technology behind bioplastics has evolved to serve the needs of manufacturers, regulators and consumers as the world moves toward a cleaner and more responsible future.”
In 2021, Danimer and TotalEnergies Corbion entered into a long-term collaborative arrangement for the supply of Luminy® PLA, a biobased polymer used to manufacture compostable products.
“We’re excited about the potential of compostable bioplastics to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to single-use petrochemical plastics, and we hope that the coffee pod biopolymer we’ve developed in partnership with Danimer Scientific will be the first of many collaborations to come,” said Thomas Philipon, CEO of TotalEnergies Corbion.
Coinciding with this announcement, Stephen Croskrey, chairman and chief executive officer of Danimer Scientific, will be ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange today, Monday, April 17, to mark the beginning of Earth Week.
About Danimer Scientific
Danimer is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products. For more than a decade, its renewable and sustainable biopolymers have helped create plastic products that are biodegradable and compostable and return to nature instead of polluting our lands and waters. Danimer’s technology can be found in a vast array of plastic end products that people use every day. Applications for its biopolymers include additives, aqueous coatings, fibers, filaments, films and injection-molded articles, among others. Danimer holds more than 430 granted patents and pending patent applications in more than 20 countries for a range of manufacturing processes and biopolymer formulations.
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CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Businesswire | May 04, 2023
Global chemical company OQ Chemicals has successfully started up its new pilot plant for esters in Oberhausen, Germany. This state-of-the-art test facility enables the company to manufacture small quantities of esters that are tailored to customer needs for test purposes. The new products can later be produced on a large scale at OQ Chemicals’ industrial plants. The pilot plant is part of OQ Chemicals’ investment in research and development and strengthens the company’s position as an innovation leader in the field of Oxo Performance Chemicals. Esters are indispensable additives in many applications, especially in the plastics and lubricants industries for the field of electromobility.
“In our pilot plant, we manufacture esters according to specific customer requirements to achieve the desired chemical and physical properties. Many customers require pilot quantities of more than 20 kg for their approval processes. The pilot plant fills the gap between laboratory and large-scale production,” explained Dr. Claudia Fischer, Director of Global Business Development at OQ Chemicals. “Esters are used in a wide variety of applications, including electromobility, due to the ester’s high thermal stability, lubricity, oxidation resistance, and environmental friendliness. The new plant will also produce pilot quantities of chemical cleaning agents.”
Dr. Christoph Balzarek, EVP Corporate Development, Sustainability & Innovation of OQ Chemicals, thanked the production and engineering teams for their support in planning and construction of the test facility and emphasized, “With our new pilot plant, we can offer customers innovative solutions that are specifically tailored to their requirements. We are leveraging our production knowledge as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Oxo Performance Chemicals and continuing to invest in research and development to create added value for our customers. This enables us to respond quickly and flexibly to changing market needs and deliver newly developed ester products through our global production platform. OQ Chemicals is not only a reliable partner and manufacturer for its customers in the chemical industry, but also continuously works on new processes and products.”
About OQ Chemicals
OQ Chemicals is a global manufacturer of Oxo Intermediates and Oxo Performance Chemicals such as alcohols, polyols, carboxylic acids, specialty esters, and amines. These are used to produce high-quality coatings, lubricants, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, flavors and fragrances, printing inks, and plastics. OQ Chemicals employs more than 1,400 people worldwide and markets its chemicals in more than 60 countries.
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