Formulation complexity in wet wipes: The hidden challenge to preservation and how formulators can solve it!

Formulation complexity in wet wipes: The hidden challenge to preservation and how formulators can solve it!. (picture: AI-generated) © ClariantWet wipes are among the most challenging personal care products to preserve. Their high water activity, repeated consumer exposure, long shelf life and increasingly sophisticated formulations combine to create ideal conditions for microbial growth. Meanwhile, consumers are demanding ever gentler, more multifunctional and environmentally responsible juices for wipes that contain a greater proportion of biodegradable ingredients. As a result, formulators must strike a delicate balance, safeguarding product safety while still driving forward innovative product development.

Belden Launches New Edge Connectivity, Resilient Switching and High-Density Infrastructure Innovations

Belden launches new edge connectivity, resilient switching and high-density infrastructure innovations. 
(Photo: Belden, PR574)Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global provider of complete connection solutions, today announced the launch of new products and portfolio expansions designed to help customers build more efficient, resilient and scalable IT/OT networks—spanning industrial device connectivity, wireless orchestration, rugged switching and power options, high-density fiber infrastructure and life-safety cabling.

Why excipients are the unsung heroes of modern medicine

Clariant’s high-purity pharmaceutical excipients were recently highlighted at the Clariant Health Care Seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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They don't treat disease. They rarely get a mention on a medicine label. Yet without them, most modern therapeutics simply wouldn't work. Pharmaceutical excipients – the ingredients that help an active drug substance dissolve, stabilize, and reach patients safely – sit quietly behind nearly every tablet, injectable, and topical treatment on the market.

KRAIBURG TPE Publishes Its First Global Sustainability Report

KRAIBURG TPE has published its first company-wide Sustainability Report. 
(Image: © 2026 KRAIBURG TPE)The new company-wide report, prepared in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), provides detailed insights into ESG performance, climate action commitments, and material innovations across KRAIBURG TPE's global operations.

New Global Antioxidants and Light Stabilizers Alliance (GALA) to Support Science-Based Regulatory Engagement 

GALAA new global industry group, the Global Antioxidants and Light Stabilizers Alliance (GALA), has been created to strengthen industry advocacy and support the safe and sustainable use of antioxidants (AOs) and light stabilizers (LS).

Clariant launches two new R&D laboratories in China, strengthening local innovation capability

The Daya Bay R&D Lab in Huizhou is focused on developing next-generation flame retardant products. © ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemicals company, today announced the official launch of two new research and development laboratories for its Additives business in China: one at the Daya Bay production site in Huizhou and one at the One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai. The milestone marks a significant advancement in Clariant's local innovation capability and its commitment to the “In China, For China” strategy.

Clariant's CLARITY earns global recognition for “Best Digital Innovation”

Clariant catalyst experts review plant performance data on the award-winning digital catalyst monitoring platform, CLARITY. 
(picture: AI-generated) © ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that its digital catalyst monitoring platform, CLARITY, and its AI-powered evolution, CLARITY Prime, have won “Best Digital Innovation” at the ICIS Innovation Awards 2026. The technologies were recognized for transforming catalyst lifecycle management from scattered data and reactive workflows into connected, confident decision-making for a more efficient and sustainable chemical industry.