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SEPAWA 2023

Nouryon introduces novel surfactant and chelating

agent

Nouryon, a global specialty chemi- A distinctive feature is its high solu-
cals leader, has announced the launch bility over a wide pH range, which is
of two new innovative products at the especially useful in the development of
annual SEPAWA Congress and Exhibi- concentrated liquid formulations.
tion, hosted in Berlin, Germany. The
new innovations include Berol Nexxt, With its high activity (55%) in
a next-generation surfactant and multi- water, the product is compatible with
functional hydrotrope, and Dissolvine polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) films and
GL Premium, the industry’s most con- is therefore well-suited for laundry and
centrated GLDA-based chelating agent. dishwashing pod applications. Com-
of detergents to satisfactorily degrease pared to phosphonates, GLDA is a
Berol Nexxt surfactant optimizes residual fats and oils. far more effective chelating agent and
performance, delivers a unique cosur- does not contribute to eutrophication.
factant solution to the cleaning market, Dissolvine GL Premium, the most
and is available as a high-active (65%), concentrated liquid GLDA-based Nouryon recently launched its bio-
low colour, aqueous solution that can (glutamic acid diacetic acid) chelating degradable chelates production facility
be formulated easily into a variety agent available on the market today, in Herkenbosch, the Netherlands, to
of consumer and industrial cleaning was also launched during SEPAWA. It support its customers in the develop-
applications. It can tackle tough stains is produced from monosodium L-glu- ment of sustainable cleaning solutions.
in cold water laundry cycles and auto- tamic acid (MSG) which is a bio-based, Dissolvine GL Premium chelating
matic dishwashing where lower tem- naturally occurring amino acid, making agent is produced at the new facility,
peratures and shorter cycle times have the product majority biobased, with a providing a low carbon footprint for
been known to challenge the ability renewable carbon index (RCI) of 56%. EU-based customers.

LOGISTICS
Pearl Polyurethanes makes first rail shipment from

UAE to Saudi Arabia

Leading international polyurethane aligning with Pearl’s sustainability
(PU) solutions provider, Pearl Poly- goals.
urethane Systems, has reached another
milestone in its sustainability journey, “Rail is considered one of the most
becoming one of the first organisations sustainable modes of transport, and we
in the UAE to utilise Etihad Rail’s achieved a 22% CO emissions reduc-
2
National Rail Network to transport tion when compared to transporting
products from the UAE to Saudi Arabia our systems via truck. Pearl’s vision is
in partnership with DHL Global For- to offer end-to-end sustainable poly-
warding. urethane systems and solutions to our
customers, and we will continue to
Pearl transported a shipment of sus- as a mode of transportation for its explore logistics strategies and modes
tainable PU insulation materials as part inter-GCC shipments to seamlessly of transportation that get us closer to
of DHL’s first consignment from Dubai connect to the system house’s customers achieving that goal,” said Ms. Irina
to Al Ghuwaifat via rail. In partnership while reducing the carbon emissions Kuzina, Chief Supply Chain Officer at
with DHL, Pearl is now integrating rail resulting from the movement of goods, Pearl Polyurethane Systems.

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