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IST America to Showcase Advanced UV Curing Technologies at the 2025 NCCA Fall Technical Meeting
IST America (ISTA), IST America, the North American division of global UV and LED light curing leader IST Metz, is proud to announce its participation in the National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) Fall Technical Meeting, taking place September 22 - 24, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky.
8 September 2025Read more
Strategic new course set in South America: boosting BYK’s presence and customer proximity in Brazil
In founding the new company “BYK do Brasil” and appointing Carlos Roberto C. Duarte Coelho as local Managing Director, BYK is sending out a clear signal on the growing importance of the South American market in the global context.
28 August 2025Read more
RadTech Europe opens submissions for RTE Innovation Award Competition 2025
Seeking groundbreaking UV(LED)/EB energy curing projects, studies, and products. Entry is quick and easy.
18 July 2025Read more
New production process for metal-on-polymer current collectors
Fraunhofer FEP has developed a new roll-to-roll production process for manufacturing metal-on-polymer current collectors. This technology enables the precise application of copper and aluminum layers onto polymer films to produce current collectors with electrical conductivity and thickness comparable to conventional metal foil-based current collectors. These results provide industry with a valuable basis for optimizing lithium-ion batteries.
1 July 2025Read more
ALTANA Special Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Student Duo from Heilbronn – Honored at the JUGEND GRÜNDET National Finals 2025
Two students from the Freie Josef-Schwarz-Schule in Heilbronn have been awarded the prestigious ALTANA Special Prize in Chemistry during JUGEND GRÜNDET finals. The team impressed the jury with their innovative business idea for edible algae-based cups, designed to reduce plastic waste at sporting events. The official award ceremony took place yesterday during the national finals. in Stuttgart.
1 July 2025Read more
Inauguration of new specialty chemicals laboratory in Shanghai
Perstorp and BRB, wholly-owned subsidiaries of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, inaugurated a new innovation hub in Shanghai, China. This advanced laboratory opened on April 17th and will support growth in the region by increasing technical support for customers with a specific focus on the Asian market.
28 April 2025Read more
Perstorp establishes Amsterdam site in key step to enter the growing synthetic ester business
Global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), will serve growing specialty fluids markets from new site in Amsterdam.
9 January 2025Read more
Climate strategy: ALTANA on the way to “net zero emissions” along the entire value chain
• Goal: virtually greenhouse gas-free worldwide in all three scopes by 2050 • Already by 2040, a reduction of emissions within ALTANA’s direct influence (Scope 1 and 2) by 90 percent • Science-based approach: ALTANA’s climate targets have been confirmed by the renowned Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) • Progress so far: Between 2014 and 2023, ALTANA already reduced greenhouse gas emissions in Scope 1 and 2 by 70 percent
9 January 2025Read more