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Print & Digital Convention Shows the Future of Multi-Channel and Dialogue Marketing

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Print & Digital Convention Shows the Future of Multi-Channel and Dialogue Marketing

Print & Digital Convention Shows the Future of Multi-Channel and Dialogue Marketing

About three months before its kick-off on 16 May, the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION 2023 is on a very positive course for success: the bookings received so far already exceed the previous year’s levels. Numerous international industry players will be represented again making the Düsseldorf congress trade show the trendsetting platform for multi-channel and dialogue marketing. The Ticketshop is open as of now.

They will demonstrate how print becomes an experience, how haptics sparkle and what tomorrow’s digital and online strategies will look like: the exhibitors and speakers of the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION 2023 will offer countless opportunities to discover trends and be inspired. Renowned enterprises such as Konica Minolta, Canon, Xerox, RISO, and KURZ will be “on board” as exhibitors and introduce to participants their solutions and applications for a modern and sustainable media production.

“It is a great success that we have already achieved an increase of 5% in exhibitor registrations compared to the previous event at this point in time,” explains Rüdiger Maaß, Managing Director of Fachverband Medienproduktion e.V., f:mp. (Media Production Association). “What makes us especially happy is that we have currently canvassed 20% first-time exhibitors.”

One of these new exhibitors is Zaikio, a development studio that emerged from software company Crispy Mountain and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Commenting on this, Thomas Ahlrichs, advisor at Zaikio, says: “The format of the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION convinces me: the atmosphere is familiar and allows in-depth exchange at eye level. I meet old acquaintances here and learn about new things. This makes the PDC a brilliant interface for the industry. We do have a bit of a weak spot for open interfaces…”

After all, the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION is not only a congress trade show but also a hands-on experience and content-focused event. A concept that has also convinced Kim Niemeyer, Marketing & Communication, Ing. Fritz Schroeder GmbH & Co. KG: “The PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION demonstrates time and again and in many ways that the world of print is alive and diverse. The exhibitors bring print to life. We are happy to be a part of this, flagging up the opportunities offered by print processing and finishing and provided by this mix of technology, knowledge transfer and networking.”

With their innovative solutions and applications Konica Minolta are also a perfect fit for the diverse range of topics covered by this congress trade show. Confirming this, Mirko Pelzer, Offering Manager Germany & Austria at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Deutschland GmbH, says: “As a longstanding partner of the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION we look forward to once again helping to shape one of the most relevant meetings of the graphics industry in 2023. In tune with the motto ‘Use your Opportunities’ we will present GLAMPRINT showing how customers can fully leverage their creative potential to turn print into a unique experience that delivers its impact on all levels.

What also makes the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION so special is the presentation of innovative technologies by way of highlight projects, which not only feature individual machines or tools but practice-oriented total solutions. One of these highlight projects involves LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG, a global leader in thin-film technology. Elke Andersch, Marketing Manager Packaging and Print at KURZ, emphasises: “The holistic congress concept of the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION allows finishing specialists KURZ to introduce to visitors a plethora of their comprehensive solutions for both analogue and digital finishing. As part of the planned highlight project, KURZ – jointly with its subsidiary SCRIBOS – will demonstrate a combination of finishing and functional security features by means of an impressive practical example. And, needless to say, KURZ will also score points in terms of sustainability here.”

Also awaiting participants here will be an extensive and high-calibre lecture agenda on both trade show days alongside exciting exhibits and in-depth expert advice at the exhibitors’ stands themselves. In addition to three parallel lecture slots focusing on the topical themes “Value Added Printing”, “Marketing Automation & Programmatic Printing” and “Sustainable Media Production” there will also be inspiring panel presentations at the “Forum Stadthalle” within the exhibition area.

www.drupa.com

 

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NDigitec Introduces Benefits of Catena Exposure Technology to the Middle East

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NDigitec Introduces Benefits of Catena Exposure Technology to the Middle East

NDigitec Introduces Benefits of Catena Exposure Technology to the Middle East

A new ThermoFlexX Catena-E 80 exposure unit from XSYS has allowed the UAE-headquartered company to elevate its plate-making capabilities to new heights. By integrating this innovative UV LED technology, NDigitec can now supply customers with higher-quality digital flexo plates and enjoy faster processing times than before, while reducing plate waste and energy consumption.

Namma Int’l Digitec FZ LLC – known as NDigitec – is a family-run business founded in 2005 in Dubai (UAE). As the industry leader in the MEA region in terms of production facilities, staff members, and square meter consumption, the prepress division of the company supplies a complete package of services – from file reparation to final processed flexo printing plate.

Employing a total of 125 staff across two branches in Dubai, a facility in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and an office in Yerevan (Armenia), NDigitec also offers digital printing solutions, e-commerce, creative media production, and fabrication of exhibition equipment. Some 500 customers in 25 countries avail themselves of the company’s many high-end competencies, which also include Online competencies: the DUBAIPRINT.COM web-to-print platform with solutions for the widest variety of print applications, and FLEXOEASY.COM, an unprecedented digital platform that makes flexographic plate-making easy and allows customers to access high-quality Prepress and Premedia services from anywhere in the world.

Plate innovation leader with big ambitions

NDigitec Prepress is known as an innovation trailblazer, always seeking out the latest plate-making technologies to stay ahead of developments and to deliver leading solutions to its global brand owner customers. Some 55% of the annual 50,000 sqm plate output is supplied to the flexible packaging industry, another 25% goes to the corrugated segment, while the remaining 20% is divided between folding cartons and labels.

“We were the first prepress company in the region to bring in LED exposure technology for making flexo plates with the Flint Group nyloflex NExT system back in 2016,” said Shahe Kavlakian, Executive Manager for Prepress at NDigitec and brother of the company’s CEO Vatche Kavlakian, who as a pioneer of integrated prepress and printing services, laid the roots for the business in the early 1990s.

“Now we are once again taking the lead as the first to install the XSYS ThermoFlexX Catena-E system; an investment we have made because we believe that this solution will best support us in responding to the many varied customer demands we are currently facing and to allow us to continue our global expansion.”

Improving quality and reducing waste

Providing high-performance LED exposure for precise image reproduction, the ThermoFlexX Catena-E 80 is an open system that can process plates in sizes up to 1270 x 2032mm (50 x 80”) and all thicknesses for any type of flexo printing. With a very high level of automation, the unit can also be combined with a ThermoFlexX imager and Catena washer, dryer, and light finisher units for a full end-to-end plate production

line, an option that NDigitec is closely evaluating as part of its future strategy. While the Catena-E 80 has been installed in Dubai, there are more immediate plans to upgrade the company’s exposure hardware across the other sites.

“The effect of the new Catena unit has been very noticeable,” said Shahe Kavlakian, who explained more about the team&’s criteria in evaluating the technology. “We are looking for standardization, durability, efficiency, and stability in plate production; these aspects are key to maintaining productivity and quality. Particularly in flexible packaging, consistent solid ink density with perfect highlights is a challenge, but with the Catena system and our own micro surface screening, we can deliver results that are much better than with other LED solutions.”

Among the other immediate benefits enjoyed in Dubai was a reduction in waste compared to the existing system. “The Catena-E is definitely helping to improve the sustainability of our plate-making operation because we can combine different jobs on the same plate. By our latest estimations, plate waste has gone down from around 26% to 16%, and we know that with the latest LEDs in the machine, energy consumption will also be less. So, from an environmental point of view, as well as in terms of costs, this is a great improvement.”

Quick and effective implementation

With any new technology, there is inevitably a learning curve, but the near plug’n’play nature of the Catena system meant that the unit was in full production at NDigitec within a week. Mr. Kavlakian praised the simplicity of the design and the user interface, and in particular, highlighted the ability to access the unit controls remotely.

“The Catena is very easy to operate with straightforward instructions and options, so training was pretty quick. It also comes with remote capabilities which means that calibration and regular maintenance checks can be done without having anyone coming on-site. This is of course a fantastic feature as we can avoid unwanted downtime because we don’t have to wait for an engineer to attend in person,” he said.

Supporting future growth

Looking to the future, NDigitec has major plans to take more of the global market share. To further this goal, it opened a new state-of-the-art 50,000 sqm factory in Dubai Production City in 2020. Another 3,000 sqm facility operates as an incubator for joint venture projects aimed at advancing innovation in flexo print production, complemented by more investment in best-in-class imaging, processing, and screening technologies.

“In addition to the immediate benefits we have already experienced, the ThermoFlexX Catena-E 80 exposure technology will give us a stable platform to build our future plate-making infrastructure, stay competitive, and support our ambitious growth strategy,” concluded Shahe Kavlakian.

www.xsysglobal.com

 

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LANXESS Showcases Fungicides for Leather at IILF 2023

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LANXESS Showcases Fungicides for Leather at IILF 2023

LANXESS Showcases Fungicides for Leather at IILF 2023

  • Business Unit Material Protection Products’ impressive debut at the IILF, 2023
  • Presents its Preventol fungicides portfolio for enhancing shelf life of leather intermediates

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS, is presenting its exclusive fungicides portfolio for the leather industry at the India International Leather Fair (IILF) in Chennai, India between February 1 – 3. The Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit is showcasing its Preventol preservative range in Hall 2, booth no: 2-11-F.

With Preventol LANXESS offers effective and economical long-term preservation of leather intermediates. It provides protection against mold & fungi in leather manufacturing process. While fighting mold, the membrane active biocides are not degraded but released unchanged, so they can repeat their defense work over and over again – a truly regenerative biocide ensuring long-term protection.

Unlike other systems, most Preventol products contain more than one active substance and function ensuring that both modes of action are combined in one product. This leads to a broader spectrum of efficacy and additional safety for the tannery.

A further benefit of these active substances, unlike electrophilic active substances which protect mainly the surface, is their ability to penetrate the cross-section of a hide. That gives an extra protection even after splitting the leather intermediates : otherwise, new surfaces emerging from splitting would immediately be at risk. Membrane active biocides reduce this risk and give tanneries more security.

Speaking at the event, Anand Muthureddy, Head – Business Unit Material Protection Products, LANXESS India, said, “LANXESS has continuously manufactured quality products to meet the demands of the fiercely competitive Indian market. Over the years, we have concentrated our efforts and consciously invested in providing sustainable solutions for the industry. We are extremely pleased to showcase our products at the IILF 2023 and will continue to keep our customer orientation a top priority.”

www.lanxess.com

 

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Mobil Launches 50% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Pails in India

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Mobil Launches 50% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Pails in India

Mobil Launches 50% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Pails in India

  • Mobil is driving an initiative to transition to 50% Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) plastic pails – helping customers reduce waste, convert waste to value and advance sustainability ambitions
  • Mobil is taking steps to incorporate recycled plastics in finished lubricant product packaging
  • The company’s move towards PCR drives the use of recycled plastic, and helps reduce plastic waste, while enabling sustainable progress

Mobil , a global leader in lubrication technology innovation, has launched an initiative to encourage sustainable packaging with its 50% Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) plastic pails. The PCR pails drive the use of recycled plastic, helping reduce plastic waste, and enabling sustainable progress. The company’s 50% PCR pails, first in pails packing for lubricating oils in India, aim to help customers reduce waste, convert waste to value and advance sustainability ambitions.

Vipin Rana, Chief Executive Officer, ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd., said, “Mobil can help create value by advancing customers’ mobility, productivity, and sustainability ambitions. Our initiative to transition to 50% post-consumer recycled plastic pails is just one example of how we are advancing our customers’ sustainability ambitions. We understand the ever-changing needs of our customers and stakeholders and are committed to operating our business in an accountable and sustainable manner, supplying feature products by minimizing the environmental impacts, and supporting the communities in which we operate.”

ExxonMobil has emerged as a categorical leader in the diversion of waste in lubricant facilities. All Mobil products manufactured in the company’s global network of lubricant facilities carry the Underwriters Laboratories Zero Waste to Landfill, Silver Validation, first earned in 2018. This validation recognizes ExxonMobil’s commitment to reducing waste and advancing a circular economy. Additionally, ExxonMobil continues to be the first and only finished lubricants marketer to carry this credential, and each year diverts more than 90% (over 50,000 tons) of lubricant operations waste from landfills into new productive uses.

ExxonMobil is also leveraging scale and integration to increase the production of certified circular plastics and meet growing demand. In December 2022, the company announced the successful startup of one of the largest advanced recycling facilities in North America. The facility at the integrated manufacturing complex in Baytown, Texas, uses proprietary technology to break down hard-to-recycle plastics and transforms them into raw materials for new products. The recycling facility in Baytown is capable of processing more than 80 million pounds of plastic waste per year, supporting a circular economy for post-use plastics and helping divert plastic waste currently sent to landfills.

Mobil’s range of products and solutions help support businesses, communities, and individuals to make more efficient and sustainable choices. Mobil branded offers help customers extend oil and equipment life, improve energy efficiency and fuel economy, deliver performance, and achieve more with less by making the most of valuable resources.

www.exxonmobil.com

 

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The World’s Largest International Plastics Exhibition “PLASTINDIA 2023” Concludes Successfully

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The World’s Largest International Plastics Exhibition “PLASTINDIA 2023” Concludes Successfully

The World’s Largest International Plastics Exhibition “PLASTINDIA 2023” Concludes Successfully

  • Witnesses high foot fall of 3.60 lakh Visitors over the five days
  • The 1800 exhibitors identify newer business avenues and expansion potentials

The 11th edition of International Plastics Exhibition PLASTINDIA 2023, now the world’s largest plastic exhibition, has been a grand success. The 5-day conference (Feb 1st to 5th ) witnessed a high footfall of 3.60 lakh visitors. One of the most comprehensive exhibitions for the plastics industry, around 1800 exhibitors showcased their latest world-standard Processing Machinery, Raw Materials, Recycling Technology, and latest Automation Technologies in PLASTINDIA 2023. The exhibitors successfully reached out to potential customers and identified newer avenues for growing their business. Several high-value transactions were made over the 5 days.

A high-powered CEO Conclave presided over by Hon’ble Minister of Chemical & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare; Shri Mansukh Bhai Mandaviya ji was organized at the venue of the exhibition. Over 90 industry leaders and CEOs attended the Conclave and deliberated on how the Indian Plastics Industry can reach its full potential. It was agreed that the industry and the policymakers will walk hand in hand so that the policies can be encouraging to the industry instead of being a deterrent. The policymakers would be ready for iterations if there were edits to be made along the way to provide an apt environment for the Indian Plastics Industry to become the global sourcing hub. Shri Arun Baroka, Joint Secretary, Dept. of Chemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India, was also present.

During the Exhibition, RBSM meetings was also organized in association with PLEXCONCIL, attended by over 300 plus buyers from various countries to source their requirements from India. The RBSM successfully brought potential overseas buyers of plastic products/machinery & mold to India.

Speaking on the successful exhibition, Shri Jigish Doshi, President – Plastindia Foundation, said, “I am delighted to say that the largest edition of PLASTINDIA to date – Plastindia 2023 has been a grand success. Since this was a business-only exhibition with the entire range of offerings from industry, right from raw materials, to machinery, to finished goods showcased under one roof, both the exhibitors and the visitors found it very beneficial. The world is now looking at India and I am confident that with the right policy support, we will soon emerge as the global sourcing hub for plastics.”

Shri Ajay Shah – Chairman, National Executive Council, Plastindia 2023 said, “The outcome of PLASTINDIA 2023 has been very promising. The innovations and the technologies showcased will set the roadmap for the future. PLASTINDIA 2023 also brought together the industry’s brightest minds who used the opportunity to network, explore and learn more about the industry. It also introduced and familiarized various businesses with state governments and city councils.”

Launched in 1990, the Plastindia series of exhibitions under the aegis of the Plastindia Foundation is closely followed in the industry and retains a permanent date in the corporate calendars globally. It provides investors and industrialists with a compelling doorway to global markets of commerce and success. This exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of India.

 

www.plastindia.org

 

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Covestro Launches New Ultra-Durable Material Solution for Healthcare and Life Sciences

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Covestro Launches New Ultra-Durable Material Solution for Healthcare and Life Sciences

Covestro Launches New Ultra-Durable Material Solution for Healthcare and Life Sciences

  • Makrolon 3638 polycarbonate is engineered to meet rigorous standards
  • Material offers a unique combination of properties that are maintained over a wide temperature range
  • It underscores the commitment of Covestro to developing innovative material solutions to meet industry challenges

Both healthcare and life sciences applications – ranging from drug delivery devices, wellness and wearable devices, to single-use containers for biopharmaceutical manufacturing – all have one thing in common. They must be tough and durable and able to withstand everyday use while maintaining their structural integrity.

To meet these challenges, Covestro, a leading producer of advanced polymers and high-performance plastics in the United States and around the world, developed Makrolon 3638 polycarbonate. This new material features multiple benefits, including:

  • Durability from cryogenic to steam sterilization conditions with high impact strength and ductility
  • Best-in-class chemical resistance to everyday chemicals
  • Limited medical grade with biocompatibility testing according to USP Class I, ISO 10993-5 and ISO 10993-10 and meets the requirements for skin contact applications
  • Food contact quality
  • Ability to be sterilized using methods most prevalent in the healthcare industry
  • Design freedom for applications that are tough and transparent, yet attractive
  • Consistent and efficient processing for both injection and blow molding methods

“Every day, the healthcare and life sciences industries are hard at work delivering new life-enhancing and life-saving devices and therapies. We recognized the opportunity to meet a need by offering a tailored material with the property profile desired for these rigorous applications,” said Emily Shaffer, Americas healthcare marketing manager, Engineering Plastics, Covestro LLC. Shaffer points out that by harnessing its global resources, Covestro is able to provide its medical-grade polycarbonates wherever they are needed all over the world. “This global availability, combined with our robust portfolio and technical expertise is why we’ve been a supplier of choice to the healthcare industry for more than 50 years,” she concluded.

It is Covestro’s aim to become fully circular. Shaffer notes this material can enable circular business models by supporting closed- and open-loop recycling. It can also contribute to a lower carbon footprint with the possibility for attributed bio-circular content.

Polycarbonates from Covestro are found in some of modern technology’s most essential medical devices and play a major role in the development of next-generation, life-saving technology. Used in applications where strength, transparency and toughness are necessary, polycarbonates from Covestro exemplify the innovation, safety and biocompatibility that healthcare and life sciences designers and manufacturers across the world have come to know and trust. To learn more about how your company can use Covestro’s material expertise to enhance your medical and healthcare manufacturing, visit our Solution Center.

www.covestro.com

 

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Covestro Successfully Starts Up a new World-Scale Chlorine Plant in Tarragona

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Covestro Successfully Starts Up a new World-Scale Chlorine Plant in Tarragona

Covestro Successfully Starts Up a new World-Scale Chlorine Plant in Tarragona

  • First world-scale plant based upon energy efficient ODC technology
  • New plant strengthens European MDI production network of Covestro
  • Investment of 200 million euros creates 50 new jobs in Tarragona

Covestro has successfully started up a new world-scale facility for the production of chlorine in Tarragona, Spain. It is the first world-scale production plant for chlorine based upon the highly innovative and energy efficient ODC (oxygen depolarized cathode) technology invented by Covestro and its partners. The new plant ensures an efficient, sustainable and independent supply of chlorine and caustic soda to MDI production in Tarragona. This will strengthen the European production network for MDI – a precursor for the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam used to insulate refrigeration appliances and buildings. The 200 million euro investment has created 50 new jobs on site.

“The successful start-up of the new plant is good news, both economically and ecologically, for Covestro as well as for our site in Tarragona”, said CEO Dr. Markus Steilemann. “The plant demonstrates how new technologies enable us to advance our vision of the circular economy and further reduce resource consumption while increasing the robustness and efficiency of our production network.”

The new chlorine facility is the first industrial-scale plant in the world to use the innovative oxygen depolarized cathode technology (ODC). The technology has been developed by Covestro in collaboration with thyssenkrupp nucera. Compared to the currently predominant conventional chlor-alkali electrolysis, the new process requires a lower voltage, which results in energy savings of up to 25 percent. At the new plant in Tarragona, this can avoid up to 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year compared with existing processes – based on the energy mix at the start of construction planning in 2018. The new plant will thus make an important contribution to Covestro’s goal of being operationally climate-neutral by 2035.

The chlorine is used on site as a raw material for the production of MDI, a precursor for the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foams as used for producing energy-efficient insulation solutions for buildings and refrigerating devices. In 2019, the global MDI market had a volume of around 7,500 kilotons and is expected to further grow in the long term. In addition to chlorine, the plant will also produce caustic soda for the Iberian and European markets. Both chlorine and caustic soda are two indispensable basic chemicals for the chemical industry, and are also key raw materials for many other strategic sectors.

Covestro’s new chlorine plant in Tarragona will enable more sustainable and efficient production of MDI, a major raw material for polyurethane rigid foam.

 

Andrea Firenze, General Manager of Covestro in Spain, added: “The arrival of this plant allows us to significantly strengthen Covestro’s MDI production in Tarragona. Being able to have our own, independent supply of chlorine gives us the ability to further increase the efficiency and competitiveness of our MDI plant. Moreover, the new plant also strengthens Tarragona’s position as the benchmark for chemistry in southern Europe, promotes the economic and social development of the area and both directly as well as indirectly generates new jobs. I would therefore like to sincerely thank all my colleagues who have contributed to the success of this project with their work.”

www.covestro.com

 

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Award-Winning: Electric All-Rounder Wins Award

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Award-Winning: Electric All-Rounder Wins Award

Award-Winning: Electric All-Rounder Wins Award

  • Winner: Arburg has the best equipment for electric injection moulding machines
  • Survey: 9,000 companies choose winners
  • Award ceremony: Event with over 450 guests

The annual award ceremony of the Brazilian magazine “Plásticos em Revista” took place in São Paulo. The electric injection moulding machine from Arburg was awarded the “Prêmio Plásticos em Revista (PPR)” in the best equipment category. Leandro Goulart, Head of Marketing and Sales at Arburg’s Brazilian subsidiary, accepted the award at the event with over 450 invited guests.

The PPR was awarded in eight categories: Distributors, Components, Recycling, Professionals, Transformers, Contribution to the Sector, PCR Products and Equipment. When choosing the best equipment, a distinction was made between different processes and drives. The Arburg injection moulding machine was the winner in the electric drive category. A total of 39 prizes were awarded.

Established prize
The “Plásticos em Revista” magazine award was launched in 2003 to recognise the achievements of processors, compounders, raw material traders, machinery manufacturers and recyclers, as well as professionals in the petrochemical industry. Between September and October 2022, the registered 9,000 contacts from plastics companies in the “Plásticos em Revista” database were able to participate in an online survey. They could each cast one vote, which was evaluated by an independent company.

www.arburg.com

 

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Covestro Decides to Discontinue Maezio Product Line

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Covestro Decides to Discontinue Maezio Product Line

Covestro Decides to Discontinue Maezio Product Line

  • Covestro to focus Engineering Plastics business entity more strongly on core business in the future
  • Production of thermoplastic fiber composites under the Maezio brand to be discontinued
  • Markt Bibart site to be closed during the course of the year as a result of this change

As part of its ongoing, Group-wide portfolio optimization efforts, in the future Covestro will increasingly focus the Engineering Plastics business entity on its core business. As a result, the Maezio product line with highly specialized fiber-reinforced composites and the associated production at the Markt Bibart site are to be discontinued in the course of the current year. “With its Group-wide ‘Sustainable Future’ strategy, Covestro is consistently aligning itself with the needs of high-growth customer industries to generate sustainable growth in an increasingly competitive market,” says Lily Wang, Head of Covestro’s Engineering Plastics business entity. “Despite major investments in the development of the Maezio business and in production technology, as well as technological advances achieved as a result, we were ultimately able to leverage only a few synergies with our core business. Therefore, after a thorough review, we have decided that the Maezio product line will be discontinued. This decision was not easy for us,” Wang adds.

Covestro started working in the field of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites in 2015 with the acquisition of TCG Thermoplast Composite GmbH. Following the strategic decision to discontinue the Maezio product line after almost eight years, Covestro searched intensively for a buyer for the Markt Bibart site. As this attempt was ultimately not successful, Covestro decided to close the site later this year. Most recently, 48 of the approximately 7,600 employees in Germany were employed there. “We have initiated an extensive sales process, which, unfortunately, was not successful. Our focus on the ground is now on providing the best possible support to all colleagues. To this end, we will be working closely with the local employee representatives to find fair solutions for all those affected and to ensure that the closure process is socially responsible,” emphasizes Site Manager John Bauer.

A focus on core business

Thermoplastic fiber composites are a highly specialized and competitive niche business. Covestro has invested in building up the business since taking over the site in 2015 and has made very good technical progress in production. Nevertheless, the company has not succeed to scale the Maezio business with sufficient success in the market. There are only a few synergies with the core business of the Engineering Plastics business entity and the vast majority of key account business. In addition, the typical customers for thermoplastic composites only order on the basis of joint, complex and time-consuming technical application development, and then only in very small quantities. This is in marked contrast to the far predominant distribution model and key account business in the Covestro Group.

Covestro is thus sharpening its focus on its core Engineering Plastics business by discontinuing the Maezio products. Major customers in the automotive, electronics and healthcare divisions, among others, use these high-quality polycarbonates for further processing in a wide range of products.

www.covestro.com

 

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New Working Group Established to Improve Medical Device Quality and Supply Chain Resiliency

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New Working Group Established to Improve Medical Device Quality and Supply Chain Resiliency

New Working Group Established to Improve Medical Device Quality and Supply Chain Resiliency

Representatives from the medical device industry, government, and industry associations have formed a working group to identify and recommend best practices to improve medical device quality and enhance supply chain resiliency.

The purpose of the Best Practices in Supply Chain Resiliency and Quality Working Group is to improve medical device quality and supply chain resiliency by expanding MedAccred adoption through the tiers in the supply chain, identifying best practices to supplement efforts in quality assurance and procurement strategies, and to help mitigate supply chain risks. The working group will provide clear considerations for key stakeholders, including medical device OEMs and Contract Manufacturers, U.S. FDA, U.S. Department of Commerce, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP), MedAccred, MedMMAP, Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC), Notified Bodies, Homeland Security, and others.

As part of its efforts, the working group will seek and evaluate lessons learned from other industries including aerospace and automotive. A critical outcome will be to identify the highest value critical manufacturing processes in medical device development with the aim of implementing the MedAccred program to mitigate supply chain risk, reduce quality escapes and improve patient safety.

The new working group was inspired by the U.S. FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s (CDRH) Case for Quality Initiative, which seeks to collaboratively advance the quality, safety, and effectiveness of medical devices to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes. The working group is being chaired by the MedAccred program, which is administered by the Performance Review Institute.

Learn more at www.MedAccred.org

 

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