RIKEN TECHNOS is running joint research with Shinshu University’s Professor Tomohiko Okada group on dechlorinating PVC compounds using zinc oxide. Tests with phthalate diester plasticizers of varying alkyl chain lengths…
Birla Carbon is bringing its Rayong plant in Thailand and an additional high-output plant in India online this year to expand regional carbon black supply. The company said the additions…
Sumitomo Chemical has newly designated twelve Group products and technologies as Sumika Sustainable Solutions, bringing the total to 101. These designated offerings generated annual sales revenue of 555.6 billion yen…
Flint Group outlines five pressroom trends for label converters at expo
September 8, 2026
Flint Group Packaging Solutions maps five pressroom trends for label converters ahead of LOUPE Americas in Chicago, 15–17 September 2026. The company highlights de-inkable primer and varnish systems, dual-cure UV…
Flint Group Packaging Solutions highlighted China’s GB 4806.10-2025 national food safety standard for paints and coatings used in food-contact materials, issued 25 September 2025 and effective 2 September 2026 after…
Beiersdorf Expands Epigenetic Skin Care Research With New Day Cream
September 8, 2026
Beiersdorf reports more than 17 years of epigenetics research and says its patented Skin Age Clock, built on more than 1,000 skin samples, measures biological skin age. The company says…
DSM-Firmenich says its scientists can now work with nearly all of the roughly 400 human olfactory receptors, up from about 70 previously, following a late-2024 technical breakthrough. The company applies…