In the ever-evolving landscape of chemical formulations, Verdant’s Mackam® JEM emerges as a beacon of innovation. This high-performance amphoteric wetting agent is crafted from plant-based raw materials, presenting a sustainable solution for diverse industrial applications.
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Vitech’s Q-range is an excellent assortment of powerful and highly effective degreasers, specially developed to target key areas in the HI&I industry.
In this post we’ll cover Vitech’s five different degreasers available, discussing their benefits, applications and performance to give you an insight into each product’s capabilities and to help you decide on the most appropriate degreaser for your specific formulation.
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A hospital in Israel has traced outbreaks of antibiotic resistant pathogens in it’s ICU to an unlikely place; the sink traps.
Thanks to the over-use of many antibiotics, we’ve seen a sharp rise in these antibiotic-resistant superbugs, meaning hospitals are less safe for patients than they should be on the whole. The risk of hospital related infection is high, even with current measures in place, as any outbreak in a hospital environment is likely to affect those who are already unwell or at risk.
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Last month we attended The UK Food Shows in Birmingham. It’s always a great show and we enjoy meeting up with exhibitors to have a chat about the industry in general, and in particular, the packaging side of the industry.
This year’s show was no exception, with a larger space allocated for FoodEx than ever before. FoodEx is the section of the show which focuses on manufacturing, supply chain and packaging, so that’s where we allocated most of our time.
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Addi-tec are proud to announce that we are the UK suppliers of the world-leading antimicrobial additive, Sanitized®, for all hard surfaces and geotextiles.
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A £200 per tonne plastic tax will come into effect from the 1st April 2022 in the UK, what does it mean for our industry and how can we minimise the impact of this tax?Continue reading
If you’re looking for exceptional wetting agents that are efficient at low end-use concentrations, talk to Chemlink Specialities about Thetawet short-chain fluorosurfactants.
If you’re looking to enter the new long-lasting disinfection business, this new product from Solvay could be your key.Continue reading
Household, industrial and institutional cleaning is high on the agenda right now, so there’s a real opportunity for HI&I formulators to create something special by using unique and high quality fragrances.
We attended Mintel’s recent webinar, ‘Surviving and thriving in the “next” normal for fragrance’, to better understand the challenges and opportunities that face the fragrance market now and in the short, medium and long term future.
