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Henkel officially opened the Henkel Experience Center at
its Consumer Products Headquarters in Stamford, CT in
July. Occupying 3,200 sq ft and comprising 10 different
experience stations, the Henkel Experience Center provides
an interactive destination for the company’s retail partners.
“With the ability to customize visits for each customer,
according to their needs and goals, it provides an ideal
setting for collaboration with Henkel Beauty Care and
Laundry & Home Care experts on individualized business
growth discussions and strategic partnership planning,” said
Stephan Fuesti-Molnar, President, Henkel Consumer Goods,
North America.
The interactive stations at the center allow visitors to experience Henkel’s consumer products through the center’s multimedia and experiential
elements, and by creating products themselves.
Pictured: Leaders from Henkel North America celebrate the opening of the Henkel Experience Center in Stamford, CT.
Croda International Plc, has been named the
Chemical Industry Association (CIA) Company of
the Year. The CIA Awards highlight the performance
of companies and individual manufacturing sites within
the UK chemical industry. In presenting this award to
Croda, the CIA acknowledged the investments that the
business has made in the UK over the past two years,
its continuing growth in exporting products around the
world and its commitment to innovation through its
Smart Partnering and Open Innovation Program.
Croda’s focus on identifying and investing in sustainability
initiatives to help minimize its environmental
impact was also recognized, with its Hull manufacturing
site winning the CIA Environmental Leadership
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The Plastics-to-Fuel & Petrochemistry Alliance announced that it has changed
its name to The Chemical Recycling Alliance (TCRA) and added three new
members: Sealed Air Corp., New Hope Energy and Golden Renewable Energy,
LLC. The companies join chemical recycling technology providers Agilyx
Corp., Renewlogy and Brightmark Energy and associate members Americas
Styrenics LLC and Tetra Tech, Inc.
“Advanced recycling and recovery technologies, such as chemical recycling,
present a critical and tremendous opportunity for the entire plastics value
chain,” said Craig Cookson, Senior Director, Recycling & Recovery.
“Members of the American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division have committed
to recycling or recovering all plastic packaging in the U.S. by 2040, and
TCRA technology providers will play an important role in realizing that goal.”
Advanced plastics recycling and recovery technologies can create a wide range
of products from post-use, recovered plastics, such as transportation fuels, crude
oil and plastic and chemical feedstocks, said TCRA.
L’Oréal launched Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development (BOLD),
a corporate venture capital fund that will take minority stakes in innovative
startups with high growth potential. The fund will invest in new business models
in marketing, R&I, digital, retail, communication, supply chain and packaging
and leverage L’Oréal’s expertise, networking and mentorship.
Avon unveiled its new R&D lab in Mexico to power local innovation. The
new lab at Avon’s Celaya plant will allow the brand to help maximize local
innovation opportunities. It will leverage Avon’s global R&D capabilities to
develop customized, locally-relevant products quickly, even within a matter of
weeks. According to the company, meeting local needs is central to Avon’s
philosophy of marrying deep consumer insight and cutting-edge technology to
develop a product that connects to a consumer.
Noah Shaefer, a former engineering co-op and recently-hired mechanical engineer at R.A Jones, a global
manufacturer of packaging technology for aerosol equipment, attended The Quality of Life Plus
Program, wherein students learn about helping veterans through engineering solutions. There, Shaefer met
veteran Mike Donnelly, a legally blind Army veteran with impaired mobility. He had a scooter he could
not use outside of his home and was unable to lift onto his truck. Shaefer and his classmates designed a
scooter rack lifting device that allows Donnelly to lift and lower the scooter rack with minimal effort.
R.A Jones’ expert machinists helped Shaefer manufacture the parts.
Pictured: Noah Shaefer (center) and his Project Team present U.S. Army veteran Mike Donnelly
(second from left) with his newly-designed scooter rack lifting device. Donnelly is no longer limited from
going out in public or spending time with his grandchildren. Spray
Award.