SONGWON announces departure of its Leader Group Commercial 

 Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. today announced that Elena Scaltritti, Leader Group Commercial, will be leaving the organization to pursue another professional opportunity outside the SONGWON Group.

An Executive Committee member since April 2019, Ms. Scaltritti has held various key positions within the company since joining SONGWON in 2011, contributing to the overall success of SONGWON. She will continue to serve in her most recent positions as Leader Group Commercial and Chief Sustainability Officer at SONGWON; her successor will be announced at a later date.

The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee regret her decision to leave SONGWON and wish her the very best in all her future endeavors.

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Perstorp has set Science Based Targets in line with Paris Agreement

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting. It also independently assesses companies’ targets.

“Perstorp has a mission to be the sustainable solutions provider,” says Jan Secher, Perstorp Group CEO. “A part of this is setting targets to reduce the impact within various areas, including carbon emissions. Perstorp wants to actively participate in the transition of the chemical industry, and we are convinced that this will also create value and new business opportunities.

We have the possibility to make a great positive impact, by driving change, transforming our production, and enabling new solutions that will help our customers provide sustainable products and offerings to the market. This is our commitment, and aligning with the Paris Agreement is a natural consequence of this.”

Perstorp is committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.2 percent by 2030 from a 2019 base year. The company is also committed to reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel and energy related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generating operations, and end of life treatment of sold products 27.8 percent per ton sold product within the same timeframe. Perstorp’s target for the emissions from its value chain (Scope 3) meets the SBTi’s criteria for ambitious value chain goals, meaning they are in line with current best practices.

Reaching the science-based targets means looking at every aspect of the company to identify possible ways of reducing negative climate impact. Perstorp took an important step towards enabling greenhouse gas emission reductions last December when it began applying Internal Carbon Pricing for Scope 1, 2, and 3. Internal Carbon Pricing is a way to future-proof a company by helping to drive investments that improve sustainability and reduce CO₂ emissions. It is a mechanism to put an internal price on our CO₂ emissions and take this into account in business cases and as the guiding principle for decision making.

“Reaching our science-based targets will require big efforts, including reducing energy consumption at our production sites and shifting to renewable or recycled energy and raw materials sources,” says Anna Berggren, VP Sustainability at Perstorp Group. “The investments and decisions we make today will generate emissions in the long future. Therefore, the informed decisions we make need to take this risk factor into account to support our journey towards our targets in 2030 and beyond. Internal Carbon Pricing is one very concrete way to implement sustainability aspects into our financial decision-making process.”.

 Greenhouse gas emissions are categorized into three groups, known as ‘Scopes,’ by the most widely-used international accounting tool, the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. Scope 1 covers direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling consumed by the reporting company. Scope 3 includes all other indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain.

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DSM Engineering Materials strengthens market-leading position in EV and E&E high-growth industries with production expansion in China

DSM Engineering Materials today announces the expansion of its high-performance materials production capacity at its Jiangyin plant in Jiangsu Province, China. Work on an additional compounding line began in February 2022, with completion expected in 2023. The new line will help

DSM to meet the growing demand for high-performance polymers used in a wide range of end- applications – particularly for electric vehicles and in electrics, and electronics – and will help drive the shift to a low-carbon, circular economy.

In recent years, rising living standards and increasingly ambitious environmental policies have driven demand for sustainable high-performance materials in China. Supplying the automotive, electrics, and electronics markets, China’s specialty engineering materials industry continues to show a healthy growth rate. The new state-of-the-art compounding line will help meet this demand for high-performance specialty materials such as Akulon PA6/PA66, Arnite  PET/PBT, Arnitel TPC, EcoPaXX  PA410, ForTii  PA4T/PPA, and Stanyl PA46.

The strong sustainability credentials of the new facility underline DSM’s commitment to shaping a better world for people and the planet. In addition to increasing production capacity for materials enabling sustainable solutions, the expansion project will deliver no increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions upon start-up and will be powered by 100% Renewable Electricity. This aligns with the sustainability commitments of DSM Engineering Materials, which include halving its global GHG emissions and launching bio- and/or recycled-based alternatives for its whole portfolio by 2030. The Jiangyin site is already a frontrunner in sustainable manufacturing, using self-generated solar power and sourced renewable electricity to produce high-performance materials.

Caroline Mitterlehner, Vice President of Specialties DSM Engineering Materials, commented: “China is an important and fast-growing country for DSM Engineering Materials. As such, we aim to strengthen our business partnerships by continuing to invest in key areas of sustainable growth. The Jiangyin site’s new compounding line enables us to further expand our specialty materials offering for customers in China, supporting their growing demand for sustainable electrics, electronics, and automotive products.”

Jason Zhang, Vice President Performance Polymers and General Manager China for DSM Engineering
Materials, commented: “Our new production line in Jiangyin is a key milestone for DSM, underlining our
commitment to supporting our customers, enabling sustainable living, and seizing growth opportunities in China. Together with our customers, we are ready to take the next important steps in our sustainability journey, drive the shift to a low-carbon, circular economy, and create brighter lives for all!”

#expansioninchina  #strenghtenmarket #industrygrowth #dsmengineeringmaterial 

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KRAIBURG TPE offers strategic alliance for industry and OEM applications

Benefiting from combining contrasts: Intelligent thermal management in the form of thermally conductive plastics combined with electrical insulation is capable of permanently changing current practices in many sectors of industry-leading to leaner solutions, reduced hot spots, and design freedom, combined with a very high degree of process reliability in injection molding.

Driven by increasing demand, KRAIBURG TPE is expanding its solutions portfolio and seeking to form development-oriented alliances with customers and partners to reach the next level. The vision: Together develop superior compounds for applications with reliable, energy-efficient, durable, and excellent performance.

On the basis of initial developments and tests, KRAIBURG TPE has been strongly encouraged by the realization that thermally conductive plastics combined with electrical insulation will provide added value for manufacturers in the automotive sector – particularly OEMs focusing on electric mobility, as well as battery manufacturers.

But the industry, in general, will also benefit from these solutions: Ingenious thermal management in electronics provides benefits for manufacturers of power tools, LED lights, charging stations and charging plugs, and producers of peripheral equipment and accessories for electric bikes, as well as electrics and electronics (E&E).

In similar application scenarios, aluminum heat sinks with silicones, pads, and pastes have frequently been used so far, usually involving challenges in relation to processing and process reliability. As compared to these thermally conductive materials, TPEs provide thermoplastic processability that is superior to conventional methods. In addition, a TPE solution can fully exploit its strengths:

• Hardnesses range from 55 to 75 Shore A
• Various thermal conductivities of up to 3 W/(m K) are available
• Adhesion to polyolefins or polyamides using multi-component injection molding possible
• Free of PVC and silicones

Process reliability in injection molding of thermally conductive TPEs ensures that the TPE is held in place during assembly and use. With its vision of thermally conductive TPEs, KRAIBURG TPE is leading the way, since a combination of adhesion to PP or PA and thermal conductivity is not yet available in the range of TPEs. “Due to an increase in the power density of systems, improved thermal management is becoming increasingly important.

The future market for thermally conductive TPEs will show strong growth – and our material puts us in a good position to compete in this market,” as Martina Hetterich, qualified engineer and Project Manager for Advance Development at KRAIBURG TPE, describes the necessity of the solution.

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UP TO 99% CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION FROM NEW INEOS STYROLUTION BIO-ATTRIBUTED STYRENICS

The products are based on styrene being produced using renewable feedstock that is not in competition with food production, such as kitchen waste and wood waste. The carbon footprint reduction for the new products varies between 77% and 99% when compared to the respective fossil-based products, depending on the amount of renewable feedstock used to produce a material

The new materials, Luran ECO and NAS  ECO have identical physical and mechanical properties as their fossil-based counterparts Luran and NAS, enabling a direct replacement for customers seeking to step up their sustainability efforts.

Eike Jahnke, Vice President of Specialties EMEA, comments: “These new solutions expand our portfolio of mass balance-based specialty styrenics products. Together with our previously introduced Styrolux  ECO and Styroflex  ECO families, we can now offer our customers sustainable drop-in solutions for four of our specialty product families.” Production of the new materials will be in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Luran and NAS  are transparent styrenics specialty materials offered by INEOS Styrolution.

Lauren is a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) featuring a well-balanced property profile ranging from good transparency and excellent chemical resistance to high stiffness, extraordinary heat resistance as well as very good dimensional stability. These make them a material of choice for a variety of household and cosmetics packaging applications. NAS is a stiff, amorphous styrene methyl methacrylate (SMMA) copolymer for demanding applications requiring excellent transparency such as water tanks, displays, food containers, or boxes. NAS features an outstanding water-clear appearance, an extremely low haze as well as a good thermal and chemical resistance. The optical properties of NAS are on a similar level as PMMA, while NAS® has a density and processing advantage compared to acrylic solutions.

#ineos #carbonfootprint #lauren #Nas #Eco

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New At K 2022: The Start-up Zone

Newcomers showcase innovative developments and ideas for the plastics and rubber industries

Start-ups are young, creative, flexible and particularly stand out with their innovative solutions. So what better fit for K 2022, The World’s No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, than to offer a dedicated presentation area to newcomers specialised in the development of innovative products and solutions revolving around plastics and rubber? And this is precisely what K 2022 will be doing with their START-UP ZONE to be found in Hall 8b of Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre at K from 19 to 26 October 2022.

At present, young companies can still apply for participation in the START-UP ZONE thereby using the unique opportunity of presenting themselves and their developments and making international business contacts with a high-calibre expert audience from all over the world at this the most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries.

Basic requirements for participation in the START-UP ZONE include:

• Company no more than 10 years old
• Headcount below 100
• Annual turnover below EUR 10m

Already registered for the START-UP ZONE are Plastship from Germany, a European marketplace for recycled plastics to promote the circular economy online and offline, HEALIX from the Netherlands, the company collects nets, ropes and other plastic waste based on synthetic fibres to recycle them into high quality circular polymers for the global production supply chain, HAGE 3D from Austria, this start-up produces large format industrial 3D printers, and the developers of ENLYZE from Germany offer companies a software solution to perform quality control already during the manufacturing of a product.

Specialty Chemicals giant LANXESS appoints Neelanjan Banerjee as the Global Head of its Lubricant Additives Business

Neelanjan Banerjee will be taking over as the new Global Head of the Business Unit Lubricants Additives at LANXESS Corporation, USA effective July 1, 2022, after a brief work-in period. He has been Region Head, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director for LANXESS India Private Limited since August 2018 and has also been an Executive Director since 2009. He has held senior management positions in the last 16 years with the organization.

Headquartered in Shelton, CT in the US, the Business Unit Lubricant Additives (BU LAB) is globally positioned with around 800 customers worldwide and 12 production sites in 9 countries including Altamira (Mexico), Antwerpen (Belgium), East Hanover, Fords, (USA), Elmira, West Hill (Canada), Kaoshiung (Taiwan), Mannheim (Germany), Latina (Italy), Nantong, Qingdao (China), and Manchester (UK).

The business unit has 5 global technical competence centers located in Manheim (Germany), Nanjing and Qingdao (China) Naugatuck (USA), and West Hill (Canada). It also has 3 regional sales hubs located in the Americas, Europe, and APAC region. The BU LAB offers a comprehensive product portfolio for all lubricant applications. It focuses mainly on 3 segments: Transportation Additives, Industrial Additives, and Synthetic Basestocks &  Fluids. The business unit serves a host of attractive global end-application industries like automotive, marine, new mobility, aviation, power generation, food processing, metalworking, and general industrial.

Neelanjan Banerjee is taking over from Martin Saewe who moves on to become the Head of Group Initiative E-Mobility and CircularEconomy. He succeeds Philipp Junge, who has led the Group initiative since its launch in August 2020 and has successfully drivenLANXESS & strategy and projects around E-Mobility and Circular
Economy. Philipp Junge is leaving LANXESS at his own request effective March 31, to pursue new challenges outside the company.

Namitesh Roy Choudhury, currently head of Production, Technology, Safety and Environment group function (GF PTSE) India and executive Director of LANXESS India, will succeed Neelanjan Banerjee as Country Representative and Managing Director of LANXESS India Private Limited effective July 1, 2022. He joined Bayer in 1989 and subsequently moved to LANXESS in India in 2005. He has more than 30 years of experience in the chemical
industry.

#Globalhead #Lanxess #Lubricantadditives

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