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COATING ADDITIVES

Milliken’s Borchers brand’s Pune lab boosts regional

support with enhanced capabilities

Borchers, the coating additives brand
belonging to Milliken & Company, a
US-based conglomerate with interests
in chemicals, textiles, fl oor covering and
healthcare, has announced the introduc-
tion of enhanced technical lab capabili-
ties in Pune.

The Pune technical service labora-
tory is part of the global network of
Borchers’ technology centres, reinforc-
ing the brand’s commitment to regional
collaboration, technical excellence, and The facility supports a wide range ings – empowering formulators to meet
customer – driven innovation, a press of Borchers’ high-performance coating increasingly demanding market require-
note from the company informed. “Serv- technologies including cobalt-free driers, ments. “Our technical service laboratory
ing various sectors including architec- tin-free catalysts, dispersing agents, in Pune is instrumental in delivering tai-
tural, wood, industrial, and automotive rheology modifi ers, fl ow and levelling lored solutions to our regional customers.
coatings, the Pune lab is key to driving agents, and defoamers. The facility emphasises our commitment
customer satisfaction and supporting the to fostering innovation and addressing
development of next-generation coating The company said the solutions are the unique needs of the market,” said
solutions that meet the specifi c needs of designed to enhance the performance of Mr. Jeff Losch, Vice President & Business
the regional market,” it added. both waterborne and solvent borne coat- Manager, Coating Additives at Milliken.
SUSTAINABILITY IN PERFUMERY
Eternis Fine Chemicals and Eternis join forces

for sustainable fragrance ingredients

Mumbai-headquartered aroma ingre- capabilities. The proprietary biotechnol-
dients maker, Eternis Fine Chemicals, ogy of ChainCraft is superbly comple-
is partnering with Dutch biotech fi rm, mented by the chemocatalytic and for-
ChainCraft B.V., to develop low-carbon, mulation expertise of Eternis,” said Mr.
bio-based aroma chemicals. The two Jeroen van Dorp, Commercial Manager
companies will explore and commer- at ChainCraft.
cialise innovative applications for Chain-
Craft’s SensiCraft range of fatty acids, high-performance solutions in the fl a- “This collaboration marks a major
produced through fermentation techno- vours and fragrances (F&F), and personal step toward reducing the carbon footprint
logy at its new full-scale factory in Ter care industries. In the partnership, Eternis of aroma chemicals. Eternis is constantly
Apelkanaal, The Netherlands. will contribute its manufacturing excel- looking for new partners with innovative
lence, extensive market expertise and technologies that can facilitate the trans-
By utilising plant-based food residues supply chain network to accelerate the formation of our industry towards sus-
such as potato residues, ChainCraft’s adoption of next-generation ingredients. tainability and next-generation fragrance
process off ers a circular alternative to fossil- ingredients” said Mr. Billy Gittins, Vice
based and palm oil-derived products that “The uniqueness of the collaboration President Strategy, Marketing & Product
meet the growing demand for greener, lies in the extensive joint processing Management at Eternis.

144 Chemical Weekly May 6, 2025

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