Henkel joins with MedTech Europe to drive innovation in the medical technology industry

Henkel, a leading global provider of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, today announced its membership with MedTech Europe, the industry association representing the medical technology sector in Europe, said the company.

This collaboration aims to foster innovation and promote sustainable development in the value chains supporting the medical technology industry.

Henkel has a long history of supporting the medical technology industry with its advanced adhesive and surface solutions. Through this, Henkel and MedTech Europe will collaborate on various initiatives such as supporting research and development projects, driving thought leadership and engaging in industry forums. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of innovative solutions, address industry challenges, and contribute to advancing the medical technology sector.

The partnership with MedTech Europe is part of the company's broader strategy to strengthen its collaborations within the healthcare industry and ecosystem. By collaborating with industry associations, healthcare organizations, and technology providers, Henkel aims to drive innovation and create value for patients, healthcare professionals, and its partners throughout value chains.

“Joining forces with MedTech Europe is an exciting step for us. Together, we will be able to leverage our combined expertise to develop innovative solutions that address the ever-evolving needs of the medical technology industry,” said Dr. Philipp Loosen, Vice President and Head of Industrials EIMEA and Global Key Accounts Medical at Henkel Adhesive Technologies. “MedTech Europe represents the medical technology industry in Europe, covering a wide range of products, including medical devices, diagnostics, imaging equipment, and more.”

Chemical regulatory compliance is important to Henkel, and MedTech Europe provides multiple platforms to collaborate, contribute, and advocate the same through their working groups that deep dive into the aspects of sustainability, chemicals, and medical device regulations. “This is another milestone on our journey to becoming the key player in chemical regulatory compliance for our medical customers that contributes to sustainability and the environment,” said Senthil Pichandi, Vice President Global Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs (PSRA), Henkel Adhesive Technologies.

We remind, Henkel Adhesive Technologies is helping to meet these intersecting challenges through innovative solutions tailored specifically for demanding automotive applications. Henkel is launching its next-generation range of thermal gap fillers with the offering of Bergquist gap filler TGF 4400LVO.

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Ten new companies joined the TotalEnergies On program, the accelerator for start-ups developing products and/or services in the fields of electricity and renewable energies, said the company.

An overview of the solutions offered by ten start-ups harnessing innovation to advance the energy transition.

What do BeePlanet Factory (manufacture of second-life batteries from electric vehicle batteries) and Time2Plug (electric vehicle recharging solutions) have in common? Both are now well established companies in the electricity sector, and both benefited from the TotalEnergies On program. The program is a start-up accelerator launched by TotalEnergies in June 2022 to support the development of new businesses in the electricity and renewable energies sector.

The ten start-ups selected for this third promotion of the program are companies offering solutions and developing cutting-edge technologies for the entire electricity value chain: renewable electricity production, energy storage, decentralized energy management, trading, sales to end consumers, and electric mobility. Many of the solutions are digital and some are based on artificial intelligence.

We remind, TotalEnergies ENEOS and PTT Global Chemical (GC) celebrated the official launching of a total capacity of 6.7 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) system for GC's 5 production facilities in Thailand. GC is Thailand's largest integrated petrochemical and refining business and a leading corporation in the Asia-Pacific region, with a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for 20 percent by 2030 on its journey towards achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.

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LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, and Technip Energies today announced an agreement to strengthen their exclusive collaboration to support the global deployment of the LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Process technology, said Hyrocarbonprocessing.

LanzaJet will continue to integrate the Technip Energies’ Hummingbird® Technology for converting ethanol to ethylene into the overall LanzaJet ATJ Process to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Importantly, this expanded alliance leverages the combined strengths of the companies to support customers through the engineering, development, and construction of projects resulting in a global capability to deploy this industry-leading SAF technology solution at pace.

Jimmy Samartzis, Chief Executive Officer of LanzaJet, said: “We’re preparing to deploy our LanzaJet ATJ Process worldwide, and this expanded alliance with Technip Energies enables us to do that with a global industry leader and the strongest combination of technologies that will allow aviation to decarbonize in the near- and long-term, and to tackle the climate problem head-on. LanzaJet’s – and the world’s – first alcohol-to-jet biorefinery is scheduled to be completed this year, which already incorporates Technip Energies’ Hummingbird® technology. This alliance allows us to accelerate engineering and project development efforts globally to meet the decarbonization challenge facing our global society today.”

The two companies have collaborated for years, most recently at LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, which is scheduled for mechanical completion later this year. The SAF produced at LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels will significantly increase the amount of SAF produced in the United States – with 10 million gallons of sustainable fuels being produced annually in Soperton, GA. As a result of this expanded relationship, LanzaJet and Technip Energies will work together on announced LanzaJet projects in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

We remind, ExxonMobil announced the startup of two new chemical production units at its Baytown, Texas, manufacturing facility. The $2-B expansion is part of ExxonMobil’s long-term growth plans to deliver higher-value products from its U.S. Gulf Coast refining and chemical facilities.

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US-based engineering firm KBR’s hydrogen technology has been selected by Hanwha Impact Corporation to make up part of its commercial ammonia cracking unit in Daesan, South Korea, said the company.

Under a license and engineering design contract, KBR will supply its H2ACT™ technology make up the ammonia cracking unit to convert the carrier back into hydrogen before use in a planned power plant.

The unit, planned to deliver over 200 tonnes of clean hydrogen per day, is hoped to pave the way for large-scale sustainable hydrogen utilisation in the country.

Earlier this year (2023), PSM, Thomassen Energy and Hanwha Power Systems said they successfully operated at gas turbine with a 60% hydrogen blend at a power plant in Daesan, jointly owned by Hanwha and TotalEnergies.

We remind, Air Liquide, through its Engineering & Construction Division, will work with KBR to offer fully integrated low-carbon ammonia solutions based on Autothermal Reforming (ATR) technology.

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Toray Industries, Inc., announced it signed an agreement with Honda Motor Co., Ltd., to jointly develop a chemical recycling technology for glass-fiber reinforced nylon 6 parts recovered from end-of-life vehicles, said the company.

The two have begun verifying this technology, which entails depolymerizing with subcritical water and regenerating the materials as caprolactam, a raw monomer.

The two companies focused on such subcritical water characteristics as its high permeability, dissolving power , and hydrolysis effect in resins in developing a technology that successfully depolymerizes nylon 6 with that water. Subcritical water is water at high temperatures and pressures. It is free of catalysts, additives do not affect it, and it can depolymerize nylon 6 in several dozen minutes to create high yields of raw monomer. Separating, refining, and repolymerizing that monomer makes it possible to regenerate nylon 6 that performs like a virgin material.

The Ministry of the Environment adopted this technology for a fiscal 2023 project to establish a decarbonized circular economy system, including to validate recycling systems for plastics and other resources. Toray and Honda look to employ that project to set up a pilot facility with a processing capacity of 500 metric tons annually of raw resin, conducting validation testing with it.

The first step with this work is to recycle used automotive plastic parts into the same automotive materials. The two companies will develop depolymerization and monomer separation and refining technologies by employing intake manifolds as raw materials for engine intake system parts. They seek to apply these technologies for recycling chemicals in automotive resin parts by around 2027.

Down the track, they look to broaden the scope of their chemical recycling technology to encompass apparel, films, and other non-automotive applications. They also envisage inviting other companies to take part in their effort and a set up a chemical recycling scheme for nylon 6 in Japan. This endeavor would help realization a circular economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

We remind, Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it has added two items to its LIVMOA™ series of comfortable, single-use protective clothing. One is the LIVMOA™ 4300AS, a water- and oil-resistant model that offers excellent breathability. The other is the LIVMOA™ 1000AS, an entry-level model that complies with the JIS T 8115:2015 Type 5 (sealed for protection from solid airborne particulates) and JIS T 8115:2015 Type 6 (sealed for protection from mist) standards.

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