In this section we show news about chemical companies and other organisations.
Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., one of the UK’s leading independent chemical manufacturers, today announced that they have signed an exclusive agency agreement with Concrene Ltd.
Thomas Swan’s GNP (Graphene Nano Platelet) products have been tested in a number of concrete dispersions by Concrene and have shown compressive strength improvements of greater than 20% with loading of less than 1% by weight. With the introduction of further GNP variants during the coming months, the announcement of this agreement is perfectly timed.
Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., one of the UK’s leading independent speciality chemical manufacturers, has announced that the company has been awarded AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) status by the UK’s HMRC. The application for, and subsequent granting of, AEO C (customs simplification) status is designed to improve the company’s export and import procedures and in preparation for BREXIT.
A year ago, we pledged that by 2025 we would halve the use of virgin plastic in our packaging and remove more than 100,000 tonnes of plastic entirely.
“Throwaway culture and business models continue to dominate our lives and damage our planet,” says Unilever CEO Alan Jope.
Johnson Matthey (JM) has joined other major UK business leaders in signing an open letter which demands action now for #blacklivesmatter with agreed actions for clear and positive change. The total number of signatures now stands at over 60.
The first-ever TV advertising campaign for new healthcare brand INEOS Hygienics will air tonight (Friday 23 October) on ITV and Channel 4
SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, today announced its collaboration with The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), a global leader in prestige beauty, global skincare brand Origins Natural Resources Inc. and beauty packaging manufacturer Albéa for the upcoming 2021 market debut of an advanced beauty tube pack for Origins. Origins will be the first prestige beauty brand to use certified circular polyolefins from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio to launch a tube pack format of its global best-selling Clear Improvement™ Active Charcoal Mask.
Conventional binder systems for glass fibre finishes usually contains formaldehyde releasing crosslinker. Ever since the EU tightened classification of formaldehyde in January 2016, the technical textile industry has been actively looking for formaldehyde-free solutions.
Tuesday 20 October will see Asda’s Middleton store in Leeds relaunched as a pioneering flagship sustainability store comprising a Refill Zone supported by Unilever and sustainability and circular economy experts Beauty Kitchen.
Unilever is a lead partner in Asda’s trial providing seven of its household-name brands including Persil, PG Tips, Radox, Cif, Simple, Pukka and Alberto Balsam. Trialling three different refill formats, this is the largest of its kind for Unilever in Europe providing a real-world ‘test and learn’ to understand what works best for consumers in a retail environment.
SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals has undertaken the effort to support children from less privileged backgrounds through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs in the areas of Education and Healthcare.
Croda is proud to announce their collaborative partnership with Entekno Materials, which will herald a step change in solar protection. Having invested £1.5mn in Entekno Materials, Croda have become a minority shareholder as well as the company’s exclusive route to market for the Personal Care industry. They will also become an R&D partner, focused on driving inno-vation and delivering unique, natural and safe inorganic sunscreens to the market.
