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Aug 20 2019

Universal flexo ink series packaging printing

The printing ink manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG has formulated a new ink series with a modern formulation that is particularly suitable for demanding tasks in label and packaging printing. The UV-curing flexo inks of the “Uvaflex Y80” series are designed for non-food applications and printing speeds of up...

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Aug 19 2019

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Adding new methods to the plastics recycling chain

Sonja Schulte

A portion of collected plastic waste does not qualify for mechanical recycling and ends up incinerated instead. VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland complements the selection of sustainable recycling methods. A chemical recycling based on pyrolysis, which will turn nearly all plastics and their mixtures into oil – the raw...

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Aug 16 2019

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Release of compounds from sunscreens into seawater studied

Sonja Schulte

Researchers have studied how sunscreens release different compounds such as trace metals and inorganic nutrients into Mediterranean seawater. They conclude, that more research is needed to determine how these metals and nutrients, which are normally present at very low amounts in seawater, could be affecting marine ecosystems. However, sunscreens are indispensable...

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Aug 15 2019

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Global cosmetics colorants market

Sonja Schulte

A new research study published by Frost & Sullivan covers the global market for colorants used for cosmetic applications. Colorants in this study cover synthetic and natural dyes and pigments. It also covers specific product trends related to organic pigments, inorganic pigments, and dyes. Moreover, the value chain has been...

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Aug 14 2019

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Symrise achieves strong growth

Sonja Schulte

The company continued its dynamic business development in the first half of 2019. All segments benefited from higher customer demand and realized a pleasing increase in sales....

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Aug 13 2019

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Personalized skin cream from a beauty mini factory

Sonja Schulte

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a system that makes it possible to produce such a personalized face cream economically. It is free of superfluous ingredients and adapted to the current skin condition....

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Universal flexo ink series packaging printing

Adding new methods to the plastics recycling chain

Release of compounds from sunscreens into seawater studied

Global cosmetics colorants market

Symrise achieves strong growth

Personalized skin cream from a beauty mini factory

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