Evonik is exploring the possibilities of using the high-performance polymer VESTAKEEP® PEEK, a proven implant material for medical technology, for complex joint prosthesis systems. The specialty chemicals company is drawing on the expertise of medical specialists at the world-recognized Center for Knee and Hip Replacement at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston (USA). If the innovation succeeds, the service life of VESTAKEEP® based joint prostheses could be significantly extended, consequently reducing revision surgery or years of pain therapy. The success of PEEK-based...

PACCOR, a leading global player in the packaging industry, signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Miko Pac, the packaging division of Miko N.V., Belgium. The acquisition strengthens PACCOR's position in injection molding by complementing the product portfolio and expanding the company's competencies. Miko Pac’s plant in Indonesia extends PACCOR’s international reach and the fast- growing Asian market can now also be served.

Biesterfeld Plastic is acquiring the remaining shares in the joint venture Biesterfeld Plastic Suisse AG with retrospective effect from January 2021. The Biesterfeld Group business division had previously held 60% of shares in the Swiss subsidiary since it was established in 2003. By acquiring these shares, Biesterfeld is acknowledging the positive development of business activities in Switzerland and reflecting on its own strategic market positioning.

Dow (NYSE: DOW) has today announced the first large-scale commercial use of its innovative resin AGILITYTM CE, made with 70% recycled plastic. Plastigaur, a leading film converter based in Spain, is using the AGILITYTM CE resin in its collation shrink film, typically used in the transportation of cans or PET bottles. The partnership marks an important step in Dow’s ambition to advance a circular economy for plastics.

Zaangażowanie na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju ponownie się opłaciło. W 2020 roku, podobnie jak rok wcześniej, koncern LANXESS – producent specjalistycz­nych środków chemicznych – zajął czołowe miejsce w rankingu Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe w kategorii „Branża chemiczna” i awansował na drugie miejsce w indeksie DJSI World. LANXESS wchodzi w skład indeksu DJSI Europe po raz czwarty z rzędu, a DJSI World już po raz dziesiąty. Koncern LANXESS uzyskał szczególnie dobre oceny w zakresie strategii klimatycz­nej, praw człowieka i zarządzania ryzykiem w