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DuPont, Sichuan University to collaborate on flame retardant research projects
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replacement portfolio. ‘The partnership with OMG perfectly fits our sustainable growth ambitions and strengthens our position as the world’s leading supplier of thermoset curing systems’, he says. The Borchi Oxy Cure iron ligand technology was originally developed by Unilever for detergents and has recently been acquired by OMG. Contact: AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 33 467 6767, Web: www.akzonobel.com/polymer or www.BluCure.com Or contact: DSM, Heerlen, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 45 578 8111, Web: www.dsm.com Or contact: OM Group, Inc, Cleveland, OH, USA. Tel: +1 800 519 0083, Web: www.omgi.com
our strengths complement each other. Our partnership creates a new framework under which academia and industries can collaborate for mutual advantage’, he says. By working closely together from project start-up to completion, both DuPont and Sichuan University expect to build a broader collaboration platform to apply innovation more efficiently and comprehensively. Sichuan University is a leading university in China, especially in polymer research and development. Since 2008, it has partnered with DuPont on project-based research. Contact: DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA. Tel: +1 302 774 1000, Web: www.dupont.com Or contact: Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China. Web: www.scu.edu.cn/en
DuPont, Sichuan University to collaborate on flame retardant research projects
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Songwon to expand Ulsan manufacturing capacity for DOTO
uPont, through its China R&D Centre, has signed a collaboration agreement with Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, for joint projects to improve the properties of flame retardants for applications in polymers. The research work is expected to facilitate development of innovative products with high levels of safety and security, and to reinforce DuPont’s leadership position in key market segments such as the ‘3C’ (computer, communication and consumer electronics) markets. According to Harold Snyder, DuPont Asia Pacific technical director, the company chose to partner with Sichuan University because of the university’s ‘impressive academic achievements’ in the field of polymer materials, such as halogen-free flame retardants. Snyder also cites the high level of expertise of Sichuan University’s staff members, one of whom was a recipient of the DuPont Young Professor Award. ‘This collaboration project is a good example to demonstrate the concept of ‘The Global Collaboratory™’. We look forward to further collaboration with the university to meet the challenges that we cannot solve alone’, he says. Commenting for Sichuan University, deputy president Professor Guangxian Li says the agreement represents ‘a great opportunity that benefits both parties’. ‘We share the same interests and
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outh Korea’s Songwon Industrial Group has revealed plans to expand production capacity for di-n-octyltin oxide (DOTO) by 60% at its Ulsan manufacturing facility. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2013. The move reflects shifting market demand, the company says. The new DOTO capacity will come at the expense of a reduction in di-n-butyltin oxide (DBTO) capacity, Songwon observes. Both DOTO and DBTO are used as intermediates in the production of organo-tin heat stabilizers for polymers. They are also used as catalysts in polymerization and transesterification reactions, and in automotive paint applications. Led by REACH in the European Union, global environmental regulation initiatives have become increasingly strict in recent years, and continue to evolve. As a result, the movement to replace butyltin compounds is accelerating, especially in the European market, the company explains. Songwon foresees that, where possible, butyltin compounds will be replaced by octyltin compounds by 2015. This shift in market demand from DBTO to DOTO is the driving force behind the company’s decision to realign manufacturing to reflect
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replacement portfolio. ‘The partnership with OMG perfectly fits our sustainable growth ambitions and strengthens our position as the world’s leading supplier of thermoset curing systems’, he says. The Borchi Oxy Cure iron ligand technology was originally developed by Unilever for detergents and has recently been acquired by OMG. Contact: AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 33 467 6767, Web: www.akzonobel.com/polymer or www.BluCure.com Or contact: DSM, Heerlen, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 45 578 8111, Web: www.dsm.com Or contact: OM Group, Inc, Cleveland, OH, USA. Tel: +1 800 519 0083, Web: www.omgi.com
our strengths complement each other. Our partnership creates a new framework under which academia and industries can collaborate for mutual advantage’, he says. By working closely together from project start-up to completion, both DuPont and Sichuan University expect to build a broader collaboration platform to apply innovation more efficiently and comprehensively. Sichuan University is a leading university in China, especially in polymer research and development. Since 2008, it has partnered with DuPont on project-based research. Contact: DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA. Tel: +1 302 774 1000, Web: www.dupont.com Or contact: Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China. Web: www.scu.edu.cn/en
DuPont, Sichuan University to collaborate on flame retardant research projects
COMPANY STRATEGIES
D
Songwon to expand Ulsan manufacturing capacity for DOTO
uPont, through its China R&D Centre, has signed a collaboration agreement with Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, for joint projects to improve the properties of flame retardants for applications in polymers. The research work is expected to facilitate development of innovative products with high levels of safety and security, and to reinforce DuPont’s leadership position in key market segments such as the ‘3C’ (computer, communication and consumer electronics) markets. According to Harold Snyder, DuPont Asia Pacific technical director, the company chose to partner with Sichuan University because of the university’s ‘impressive academic achievements’ in the field of polymer materials, such as halogen-free flame retardants. Snyder also cites the high level of expertise of Sichuan University’s staff members, one of whom was a recipient of the DuPont Young Professor Award. ‘This collaboration project is a good example to demonstrate the concept of ‘The Global Collaboratory™’. We look forward to further collaboration with the university to meet the challenges that we cannot solve alone’, he says. Commenting for Sichuan University, deputy president Professor Guangxian Li says the agreement represents ‘a great opportunity that benefits both parties’. ‘We share the same interests and
November 2012
S
outh Korea’s Songwon Industrial Group has revealed plans to expand production capacity for di-n-octyltin oxide (DOTO) by 60% at its Ulsan manufacturing facility. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2013. The move reflects shifting market demand, the company says. The new DOTO capacity will come at the expense of a reduction in di-n-butyltin oxide (DBTO) capacity, Songwon observes. Both DOTO and DBTO are used as intermediates in the production of organo-tin heat stabilizers for polymers. They are also used as catalysts in polymerization and transesterification reactions, and in automotive paint applications. Led by REACH in the European Union, global environmental regulation initiatives have become increasingly strict in recent years, and continue to evolve. As a result, the movement to replace butyltin compounds is accelerating, especially in the European market, the company explains. Songwon foresees that, where possible, butyltin compounds will be replaced by octyltin compounds by 2015. This shift in market demand from DBTO to DOTO is the driving force behind the company’s decision to realign manufacturing to reflect
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