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CPI: A digital future for the process industries with new Ayrshire technology centre

Wednesday 15 June 2022
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The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group, operated by the University of Strathclyde, will open a new technology centre in Ayrshire in partnership with North Ayrshire Council and CPI, to help the country’s process manufacturing industries embrace emerging technologies and fast track a net-zero future.

Fraunhofer IWS: DRYtraec to become technology platform for dry battery electrode coating technology

Friday 10 June 2022
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The DRYtraec coating process developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS (Dresden, Germany) allows the dry production of battery electrodes without toxic organic solvents or water. In particular, the space- and energy-intensive drying step of conventional wet-chemical coating processes is completely eliminated. In addition to environmental protection aspects, there is enormous potential for cost reduction in the battery cell production. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is now funding a project with €3.7M that will develop the dry-coating technology into a holistic technology platform.

EcoVadis upgrades Canatu’s sustainability rating from Silver to Gold

Wednesday 08 June 2022
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Canatu (Vantaa, Finland) has achieved the Gold Medal for Corporate Social Responsibility performance by EcoVadis. This result places Canatu among the top 5 percent of companies assessed worldwide by EcoVadis. The new assessment results came up to be 10 points higher than in 2021 – improving the rating from silver to gold.

E Ink and ITOCHU Group further their collaboration in moving towards a sustainable, paper-free office

Tuesday 07 June 2022
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E Ink (Billerica, Massachusetts), a pioneer and leader in digital paper technology, recently announced the launch of the ALTERIC NOTE by their customer ITOCHU Corporation for the Japanese B2B market.

VP of Bundestag visits SCHOTT: exchange on climate protection and economic importance

Friday 03 June 2022
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Vice president of the German Bundestag Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Dr Heiko Knopf, vice chairman of B90/The Green Party and member of the Jena City Council, spoke with SCHOTT management and employees in Jena, Germany, about the company's ambitious climate goals. Three years ago, the specialty glass manufacturer was the first in its industry to set the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2030. As a foundation company, SCHOTT is taking responsibility for the environment: Its scientists, engineers, and other employees are developing ways to operate the energy-intensive aggregates used to melt glass with green electricity and hydro as opposed to gas. Several of these development projects are also sponsored by the German government.