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News from Abroad

BOOSTING CIRCULARITY

Sulzer opens biopolymer engineering and scale-up

centre in Switzerland

Swiss engineering company, Sulzer,
has inaugurated its ‘Innovation
Technology Hub’ (or InTecH) in Win-
terthur Töss, Switzerland, bolstering
its R&D capabilities in advanced poly-
mer processing and recycling. With
3,150-m of laboratory and research
2
space, this investment marks its fourth
location in Switzerland.

Sulzer is the leading technology and
critical equipment supplier for the pro-
duction of polylactic acid (PLA), the
most important bioplastic used today.

The company’s technology is used
at most PLA plants, playing a key role
in projects such as India’s first sugar-
cane-to-bioplastic facility, large-scale
PLA production in China and the
world’s largest PLA facility, currently According to the company, InTecH biobased plastic solutions. Our team is
under construction in the UAE. With is equipped with film, moulding, foam ready to tackle the biggest challenges
the new facility in Switzerland, Sulzer and extrusion lines, enabling biopoly- in polymer processing and sustainabi-
continues to invest in the growing bio- mers to be shaped with precision to lity,” Tim Schulten, President of
polymer market. meet specific customer requirements Sulzer’s Chemtech division, said.
such as durability, flexibility and bio-
“After the opening of our innova- degradability. Prototype production is Sulzer’s innovation and techno-
tion technology hub in Singapore in possible on a scale ranging from kilo- logy hubs have a global footprint, with
March last year, the new site in Switzer- grams to a few tonnes. sites in the US, Asia and Europe, each
land will further accelerate the deve- built around specialised expertise –
lopment and deployment of new bio- “This hub is all about customised from battery and plastic recycling,
polymers,” commented Ms. Suzanne solutions – whether it’s purifying mate- sustainable aviation fuels, biopolymers,
Thoma, Executive Chairwoman of rials, producing sustainable foams carbon capture utility and storage,
Sulzer. from recycled materials or developing among others.

DKSH, Ashland ink distribution deal in France

DKSH has signed an exclusive specialty chemicals and ingredients, the initial success of the Easy-wet line
distribution agreement with US-based will provide marketing, sales, logistics, distributed by DKSH France since the
speciality chemicals firm, Ashland, for and distribution services for Ashland’s beginning of the year.
its additives range for the paints and additives range in France, including
construction sectors in France. trademarked products like Natrosol, Following strong demand, Ashland
Aquaflow, Drewplus, Culminal, Stro- has now entrusted DKSH with the
DKSH’s Performance Materials dex, PHlex, Silipon, Blanose, and entire distribution of its additives port-
business unit, a leading distributor of Easy-wet. This partnership builds on folio in the market.

148 Chemical Weekly June 24, 2025

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