oyochem Achieves New Adhesive with up to 80% Biomass Content

The bio-based content for the companys Cyabine series of polyurethane adhesives recorded values up to 80%, while the Oribain series for acrylic adhesives up to 75%. Both series also include a removable PSA composition with 10% bio-based content, a feat that had been considered difficult to accomplish by using conventional bio-based adhesives.

Stora Enso invests in Forshaga to develop sustainable barrier solutions

Stora Enso is making an investment in dispersion barrier technology at its Forshaga site in Sweden, as a step in its innovation agenda. The investment of approximately EUR 10 million enables the development and production of paperboard with barrier properties that are easier to handle in a recycling process, have a lower carbon footprint and can be compostable in industrial facilities. The new equipment is expected to come into use during the second quarter of 2021.

Customer contact via app: technotrans digitalises its service

Flexibility, speed and efficiency: the demands on service are becoming increasingly complex. The corona pandemic makes the situation even more difficult for companies. technotrans SE is meeting this challenge by expanding and digitising its customer service. In times of travel and contact restrictions, the specialist for fluid technology relies on virtual contact via service app.

New Technical Support for the Business Unit Print + Packaging at Follmann

Andreas Gilcher joined the Print + Packaging business unit at Follmann on 1 September 2020. In the Print + Packaging sales team, the 51-year-old trained coatings laboratory technician as a printing technician is primarily responsible for international application-related customer advice and support on all aspects of water-based printing inks.

Another milestone in the use of sustainable printing inks

With the ink manufacturer Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, the EPEA Switzerland GmbH (Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency), and the global packaging and paper company Mondi, the Mainz cleaning products maker has developed a recyclable printing ink system for flexography which has been awarded Material Health Certification (MHC) GOLD.

Lessebo Paper publishes all-time low CO2 figures

Lessebo Paper has launched the environmental declaration of year 2020, based on 2019-year data, and reports a drastic decrease of CO2 emissions. The production of pulp and paper emits only 22kg per tonne finished product from Lessebo Paper, resulting in placing the company as one of the lowest CO2 emitters in the entire paper industry.