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Plastics have long carried a negative reputation in discussions around sustainability. Although they deliver extraordinary functional benefits—lightweighting, durability, sterility, affordability—ther…
Sustainability in Plastics: Myth or Reality?
Plastics have long carried a negative reputation in discussions around sustainability. Although they deliver extraordinary functional benefits—lightweighting, durability, sterility, affordability—ther…
Industry Insights
Supply chain resilience—the ability to withstand shocks, reorganize quickly, and maintain business continuity—has become a defining priority for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Over the past years,…
Supply Chain Resilience in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Ensuring Undisrupted API Reshoring
Supply chain resilience—the ability to withstand shocks, reorganize quickly, and maintain business continuity—has become a defining priority for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Over the past years,…
Market Trends
Reducing carbon footprints, limiting dependence on non-renewable energy, improving waste management, and valorizing unused resources: the chemical industry faces multiple pressures requiring a complet…
Is Responsible Chemistry a Step Towards Sustainable Development?
Reducing carbon footprints, limiting dependence on non-renewable energy, improving waste management, and valorizing unused resources: the chemical industry faces multiple pressures requiring a complet…
Supplier Focus
In the fast-growing nutraceutical industry, scientific validation has become a decisive differentiator. Brands must now combine robust evidence, regulatory compliance, and high-performing ingredients…
Decoding Evidence-Based Nutraceuticals: Perform to Convince
In the fast-growing nutraceutical industry, scientific validation has become a decisive differentiator. Brands must now combine robust evidence, regulatory compliance, and high-performing ingredients…
Technical Article
Sustainability has become a defining priority in the rubber industry, reshaping how raw materials are sourced, processed, and integrated into technical compounds.
At Safic-Alcan, we are accelerati…
Driving Sustainability-Advantaged Solutions in Rubber Compounding
Sustainability has become a defining priority in the rubber industry, reshaping how raw materials are sourced, processed, and integrated into technical compounds.
At Safic-Alcan, we are accelerati…
Market Trends
Immunity has been a priority for consumers for years, but post-pandemic behaviour has significantly amplified this focus. Global data shows a 20% increase in immune-health product launches in 2021, wi…
Biotics: A Strategic Opportunity to Differentiate in the Immunity Market
Immunity has been a priority for consumers for years, but post-pandemic behaviour has significantly amplified this focus. Global data shows a 20% increase in immune-health product launches in 2021, wi…
Technical Article
Rubber compounds are the backbone of countless industrial applications, typically containing 5 to 15 raw materials blended in an internal mixer or 2-roll mill.
These formulations combine elastomer…
Revolutionizing Rubber Compound Manufacturing with Dry Liquids
Rubber compounds are the backbone of countless industrial applications, typically containing 5 to 15 raw materials blended in an internal mixer or 2-roll mill.
These formulations combine elastomer…
Technical Article
In the world of engineering plastics, polyamide stabilization is essential to preserve the durability, thermal resistance, and long-term performance of materials such as PA6, PA6.6, PA11, and PA12.…
Polyamide Stabilization in Engineering Plastics: Mechanisms, Methods, and Industrial Applications
In the world of engineering plastics, polyamide stabilization is essential to preserve the durability, thermal resistance, and long-term performance of materials such as PA6, PA6.6, PA11, and PA12.…
Industry Insights
For 175 years, Safic-Alcan has evolved alongside the global raw materials and specialty chemicals industry.
As both CEO and Head of Group M&A, and after more than 22 years within the company,…