Technology
March 12, 2021
Vita Opens Innovation Center
Technical Innovation Centre launched by MP
It has been a Budget Week like no other with a big focus on kick-starting the economy and ‘building back better’. At The Vita Group, we continue to invest in the future, ensuring we’re able to sustainably deliver the very best products and solutions for our customers for generations to come. As part of this mission, we are proud to unveil our fourth innovation hub with the launch of Vita’s new Innovation Centre in Accrington, Lancashire.
The Accrington Technical Innovation Centre will work in partnership with employees and customers across our European footprint to lead research, development, and collaboration on highly engineered and customized polyurethane foam, including driving forward sustainable solutions through the use of biopolyols.
Vita’s four state-of-the-art innovation centres in Accrington, Corby, Middleton and Lithuania collectively represent a £1.3m investment for the Group, 80% of which has been allocated to its sites in the North West.
The centre was officially opened by Sara Britcliffe MP for Hyndburn & Haslingden, at a virtual launch event hosted from the site in Accrington. It offered guests a virtual tour of the new facility, as well as an overview of the site from Group CEO Ian Robb and Technical MD Stuart Roby.
Joining via video link, Sara Britcliffe MP said: “The Innovation Centre is a fantastic example of the type of investment needed in our area to help make the vision of a levelling up agenda a reality. As we start to ease restrictions, I am eager to put Hyndburn & Haslingden firmly back on the map, and work with local businesses like The Vita Group to make our area an innovation hub for the entire region, bringing forward more exciting projects like this, driving jobs and growing the next generation of innovative businesses and facilities.”
A huge congratulations to all involved and welcome to our new colleagues who will help to make this new facility a world-class centre of excellence, combining Vita’s technical expertise in foam chemistry with the latest state-of-the-art testing equipment and systems.
February 3, 2021
Stockmeier UL Certified Products
STOCKMEIER Urethanes now has UL GREENGUARD and UL GREENGUARD Gold Certified products. Their certified products have undergone rigorous scientific testing to meet some of the world’s most stringent chemical emissions requirements. The GREENGUARD Gold Certification standard includes health-based criteria for additional chemicals and requires lower total VOC emissions levels to help ensure that products are acceptable for use in environments like schools and healthcare facilities.
“Globally, we are dedicated to finding solutions that will create a healthier environment by reducing chemical exposure,” stated, Andreas Schulze Ising, Director of Sales at STOCKMEIER Urethanes USA, Inc. “As chemical manufacturers, we understand the need to produce environmentally friendly solutions to better protect our earth and make us a sustainable company for years to come.”
See the products here: https://spot.ul.com/main-app/products/catalog/?keywords=Stobielast
February 3, 2021
Stockmeier UL Certified Products
STOCKMEIER Urethanes now has UL GREENGUARD and UL GREENGUARD Gold Certified products. Their certified products have undergone rigorous scientific testing to meet some of the world’s most stringent chemical emissions requirements. The GREENGUARD Gold Certification standard includes health-based criteria for additional chemicals and requires lower total VOC emissions levels to help ensure that products are acceptable for use in environments like schools and healthcare facilities.
“Globally, we are dedicated to finding solutions that will create a healthier environment by reducing chemical exposure,” stated, Andreas Schulze Ising, Director of Sales at STOCKMEIER Urethanes USA, Inc. “As chemical manufacturers, we understand the need to produce environmentally friendly solutions to better protect our earth and make us a sustainable company for years to come.”
See the products here: https://spot.ul.com/main-app/products/catalog/?keywords=Stobielast
January 27, 2021
Path to Sustainable MDI
Covestro : receives first delivery of sustainable benzene from Total
Covestro has received its first delivery of 2,000 metric tons of sustainable benzene from Total and by that achieved a further milestone on its way towards a Circular Economy. The ISCC Plus-certified raw material was supplied by Total Refining and Petrochemicals Normandy platform in northwestern France, and transported to Covestro’s Antwerp site. There it serves as a precursor for aniline, an important chemical product from which Covestro produces diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) at the Krefeld-Uerdingen Chempark. MDI is the initial base for rigid polyurethane foam, which for decades has provided highly efficient thermal insulation for buildings and refrigeration equipment, as well as for applications in the automotive and many other industries.
‘Through the partnership with Total, we are supporting our customers in the rigid foam sector to make their production even more sustainable and to position themselves accordingly,’ says Daniel Meyer, Global Head of the Polyurethanes segment at Covestro. ‘They can use this drop-in solution immediately in their existing manufacturing processes without any technical conversion. The product quality is on par with that of petrochemical-based products.’
‘This commercial partnership with Covestro demonstrates Total’s goal to produce and commercialize new sustainable products, helping our clients to reduce their carbon footprint,’ says Jean-François Renglet, Vice President Marketing Base Chemicals Division at Total Refining and Chemicals. ‘It is in line with Total’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 for all its activities worldwide, from production to the energy products used by its customers.’ Gradual transition to alternative raw materials
By gradually transitioning its production to alternative raw materials, Covestro aims to replace fossil raw materials and make its value chains more sustainable. Just recently, the company itself received ISCC Plus certification for the production of renewable aniline in Antwerp and MDI in Uerdingen, as well as for the production of polycarbonate at both sites. For Covestro, the project is part of a comprehensive program with which the company, together with partners, aims to propel the transition to a circular economy and ultimately become fully circular itself.
Mass balance certification across the entire value chain makes production more sustainable – reducing the product’s CO₂ footprint and the use of fossil raw materials – and more transparent. The acronym ISCC stands for International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, an internationally recognized system for the sustainability certification of biomass and bioenergy.
January 27, 2021
Path to Sustainable MDI
Covestro : receives first delivery of sustainable benzene from Total
Covestro has received its first delivery of 2,000 metric tons of sustainable benzene from Total and by that achieved a further milestone on its way towards a Circular Economy. The ISCC Plus-certified raw material was supplied by Total Refining and Petrochemicals Normandy platform in northwestern France, and transported to Covestro’s Antwerp site. There it serves as a precursor for aniline, an important chemical product from which Covestro produces diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) at the Krefeld-Uerdingen Chempark. MDI is the initial base for rigid polyurethane foam, which for decades has provided highly efficient thermal insulation for buildings and refrigeration equipment, as well as for applications in the automotive and many other industries.
‘Through the partnership with Total, we are supporting our customers in the rigid foam sector to make their production even more sustainable and to position themselves accordingly,’ says Daniel Meyer, Global Head of the Polyurethanes segment at Covestro. ‘They can use this drop-in solution immediately in their existing manufacturing processes without any technical conversion. The product quality is on par with that of petrochemical-based products.’
‘This commercial partnership with Covestro demonstrates Total’s goal to produce and commercialize new sustainable products, helping our clients to reduce their carbon footprint,’ says Jean-François Renglet, Vice President Marketing Base Chemicals Division at Total Refining and Chemicals. ‘It is in line with Total’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 for all its activities worldwide, from production to the energy products used by its customers.’ Gradual transition to alternative raw materials
By gradually transitioning its production to alternative raw materials, Covestro aims to replace fossil raw materials and make its value chains more sustainable. Just recently, the company itself received ISCC Plus certification for the production of renewable aniline in Antwerp and MDI in Uerdingen, as well as for the production of polycarbonate at both sites. For Covestro, the project is part of a comprehensive program with which the company, together with partners, aims to propel the transition to a circular economy and ultimately become fully circular itself.
Mass balance certification across the entire value chain makes production more sustainable – reducing the product’s CO₂ footprint and the use of fossil raw materials – and more transparent. The acronym ISCC stands for International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, an internationally recognized system for the sustainability certification of biomass and bioenergy.
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