new chemistry platform that promises
to transform a range of adhesive, coating, printing and resin applications for
the automotive, building and construction, packaging, electronics and other
industries. Sirrus’ 1,1-disubstituted alkene monomer technology, and the
combination of properties it enables, is
now being made available for sampling
to industrial manufacturing and assembly partners. Launched under the trade
name Chemilian, the monomers, when
formulated with other components, facilitate a variety of product and process
improvements, according to the company. Chemilian-enabled adhesive, coatings
and inks do not require external energy
sources such as ovens or solvents to activate, simplifying production and saving
money. They cure ambiently and bond in
minutes, saving time. Formulations can
be tuned to each user’s optimal working
conditions. Plus, Chemilian-based products can deliver superior chemical and
temperature resistance, low odor, optical
clarity and no blooming, all while meeting
the demand for environmental suitability,
including reducing the need for building
block materials including bisphenol-A
(BPA), formaldehyde or styrene.
LORD Corp. Earns
Second Caterpillar SQEP
Certification
LORD Corporation announced that
its Bowling Green, KY and Cambridge
Springs, PA facilities were awarded
the Caterpillar Silver Certification as
part of the Caterpillar Supplier Quality
Excellence Program (SQEP). The certification recognizes suppliers who are dedicated to providing excellence in many
areas of business-to-business relationships and is awarded to only those who
demonstrate world-class performance on
an ongoing basis. LORD Corporation
earned the bronze certification in 2013
and earned silver recognition upon recertification in 2014.
SQEP is Caterpillar’s operational ex-
cellence initiative that recognizes a sup-
plier’s commitment to meet and sustain
high-quality standards. SQEP incor-
porates industry-proven quality tools
and system requirements, including ISO
certification, supplier parts per million
(PPM), on-time production part approval
process (PPAP), statistical process control
(SPC) on key characteristics, Six Sigma
deployment, supplier capacity, and 96
percent on-time delivery to production
and service.
These requirements ensure that suppliers achieve these high standards and
deliver best-in-class performance.
TEGO Launches Spanish
Language Web Site
TEGO has launched a Spanish-language
web site. From the tego.us homepage,
Spanish speaking customers can now
view its product portfolio, TEGO’s product selection tool, and detailed descriptions on service.
Solvay Publishes its 2013
Sustainable Development
Report
Solvay has published its 2013 Sustainable
Development Report, showing a variety
of concrete measures that the Group has
put in place to become a model in sustainable chemistry, supporting its long
term growth.
Solvay last year developed five priori-
ties for 2020 to answer to social, societal
and environmental challenges:
•To achieve excellence in safety,
health and occupational hygiene for
everyone on all sites in 56 countries
• To increase the share of its sales in mar-
kets or with activities meeting the re-
quirements of sustainable development
• To improve the performance of its
technologies, processes and products
so as to avoid any harm and to limit
their environmental impact through-
out the lifecycle of its products
• To lower greenhouse-gas emissions,
energy and water consumption, to re-
duce negative impacts on soil, water,
air quality and the use of resources
• To develop rich and balanced social
dialogue.
Bayer to Expand Production
of Hydrochloric Acid for TDI
at its Dormagen Plant
Bayer MaterialScience has been issued the
permit for the expansion and operation
of its hydrochloric acid facility in
Dormagen. The Cologne district
authority issued the correspond-
ing ruling following a detailed
appraisal. The company can now move
forward with the European-wide market-
ing of hydrochloric acid, which occurs as
a by-product in the production of poly-
urethane raw materials. The volume will
increase as result of the world-scale plant
for the production of TDI (toluene di-
isocynate) currently under construction.
Greater use will be made in the future of
the hydrochloric acid as starting material
for other production operations both in-
side and outside Chempark Dormagen.
Expansion of the hydrochloric acid facil-
ity is taking place while operations con-
tinue, and is scheduled for completion in
the second half of this year.
The company currently is investing
some €250 million in the new TDI facility.
The chemical is needed as a precursor for
the production of flexible polyurethane
foams, which are used to make many everyday products such as mattresses and
car seats. Including the plans of additional area companies to build plants associated with the production of TDI, overall
investment in the Chempark totals more
than €400 million.
BASF Doubles Production
Capacity of Hexamoll
DINCH to 200,000 MT
BASF has doubled capacity of its non-phthalate plasticizer Hexamoll DINCH
from 100,000 MT to 200,000 MT per
year at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
With a second Hexamoll DINCH plant
BASF will satisfy growing customer demand and strengthen supply security
worldwide while continuing to ensure
consistently high quality . The plant has
started up successfully and the expanded capacity is available from now on.
Hexamoll DINCH is a non-phthalate
plasticizer especially developed for applications with close human contact. Due
to steadily growing demand since its market launch in 2002, Hexamoll DINCH
has become an established plasticizer
in food packaging, medical devices and
toys. During the last few years there was
also an increasing demand in the flooring
