SGIA Expo 2018 Exhibitor Preview: INX Digital

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — September 13, 2018 — Keeping with a tradition that represents continued commitment to the specialty graphics industry, INX Digital (booth 2149) will introduce a new inkjet ink and offer proven ink technology at the 2018 SGIA Expo, October 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The lineup of leading digital solutions includes a trio of TRIANGLE® brand alternative inks and the increasingly popular Prodigy™ industrial and packaging application inks.

Prodigy EBGA is a new and unique premium inkjet ink as it cures by electron beam, with no need for photoinitiators. It recently won SGIA’s 2018 Product of the Year for Digital Inks – Industrial and Packaging. EBGA’s physical properties are optimized to jet from Xaar® print heads, offering strong adhesion to a variety of traditional label material and film.

Proven performance with EBGA inks is achieved using Uteco’s GAIA printer, the first inkjet machine equipped with electron beam technology that allows for substituting lamination with surface printing. With high chemical and scratch resistance, it is available in CMYK and can create custom spot color, in addition to orange, green and violet.

The TRIANGLE brand of alternative inkjet inks has enjoyed immense popularity for many years. TRIANGLE HFB UV Curable inks are a prime example. This premium formulation provides a vast array of colors, fast dry times, excellent transfer and is very cost efficient. Optimized for curing both UV and LED on HP® FB printers, they are intended for jetting with high consistency on HP Scitex FB500™, FB550™, FB700™, FB750™, FB900™, and FB950™ printers. Customers like the inks for their excellent adhesion and flexibility on a wide range of digital graphic medias.

Similar traits with fast curing rates, outstanding durability and a lower price point are attractive benefits for TRIANGLE GSU inks. These high performance UV and LED Curable inks are designed to run on VUTEK® GS™ series hybrid model printers. Like HFB, GSU inks are formulated to achieve GRACol standards and reach G7 targets to match color and produce consistent print quality on various media. They also are UV and water resistant without coating or lamination.

New Triangle water-based inks are designed for direct-to-textile and transfer printing on polyester or mixed synthetic fabrics that contain a minimum of 60 percent polyester. They also provide optimal performance on polyester banners, flags, sportswear and other garments. These new inks are approved for use in printers with Epson® DX4, DX5 and DX7 print heads.

All of these inks featured at SGIA are supported by INX Digital’s outdoor durability and Ink Train warranties, the most comprehensive warranties offered in the industry. Make sure to stop by booth 2149 and ask an INX Digital expert for more information.

Posted September 13, 2018

Source: INX Digital

ITMA Asia + CITME 2018 Exhibitor Preview: Loepfe Brothers Ltd.

WETZIKON, Switzerland — September 12, 2018 — Loepfe will present a comprehensive portfolio of quality control solutions for the textile industry at ITMA Asia, which will be held in Shanghai from the October 15-19 and will include the well-known YarnMaster ZENIT+ for winding and the WeftMaster FALCON-i for quality control of high-tech materials.

Various innovative solutions in different areas of yarn quality control will be shown to ensure an interesting visit to the Loepfe booth for all visitors. New measuring results of the highly precise YarnMaster ZENIT+ OffColor feature collected in cooperation with a customer will be available. The case study shows impressive results in detection of shade variations in polyester. The Loepfe employees will be pleased to provide more detailed information.

The increasingly popular yarn defect sensor WeftMaster FALCON-i will also be displayed. After the growing demand noticed from North America, Loepfe sees a similar growth in the Asian market for reliable yarn quality control of latest high-tech materials such as carbon fibers, monofilaments, multi-filaments as well as spun yarns in all material compositions. The optical yarn defect sensor removes smallest knots, fluff, filamentation, thick places and capillary breaks before being interwoven into the fabric. The sensor is being used more and more for safety-critical applications such as fabrics for airbags, tire cords, filtration materials, architectural fabrics and sailcloth where quality requirements are very high.

The Laboratory Solutions corner will also provide interesting information. With Swiss precision, Loepfe works systematically on its revolutionary laboratory test instruments. The focus during the ITMA Asia will be on the YARNMAP which provides a tremendous increase in yarn testing efficiency with regard to time, space, maintenance and operator attendance. All kinds of short and long staple yarns are tested fully automatically while, at the same time, preparation products of the spinning mill can be tested on a second measuring sensor.

We look forward to welcoming you in Shanghai at Hall 1 Booth C24.

Posted September 12, 2018

Source: Loepfe Brothers Ltd.

Maximilian Kürig Strengthens The Management Of The KARL MAYER Start-Up Company Digital Factory

OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — September 12, 2018 — KARL MAYER relies on digitalization, for this purpose the company pursues a broadly structured strategy, and focuses, among other things, on the development of new digital solutions. The necessary competence comes from an efficient network. In March 2018 Karl Mayer joined ADAMOS, an alliance of industrial and software companies. Moreover, in November 2017 this market leader and sector’s pioneer set up its own software start-up company for the development of advanced digital competences. The new member of the Karl Mayer Group, the Karl Mayer Digital Factory, develops groundbreaking digital business models, products and services, representing the future success. „The management relies on the Karl Mayer Digital Factory. This new enterprise is the most important basis for our ability to quickly provide the best digital solutions with maximum benefit to our customers“, says Arno Gärtner, CEO of the Karl Mayer Group.

In July 2018 the Karl Mayer Digital Factory received an additional Managing Director. In the future, Antonia Gottschalk, Head of Digitalization at Karl Mayer, will be supported at top executive level by Maximilian Kürig. The graduate mechanical engineer is committed to Karl Mayer’s pioneering spirit: “I would like to establish a profitable subsidiary that sets the pace of innovations for software and digital solutions in machine and plant engineering, at the same time giving our customers the certainty to be able to make best use of the chances offered by digitalization.”

The Karl Mayer Digital Factory is the company’s fourth Business Unit, in addition to Warp Knitting, Warp Preparation and Technical Textiles, and its aim is to ensure the success of the Karl Mayer Group.

To achieve his goals, Kürig relies on his staff members. He sees himself as pioneer and wants to be an example for his employees, leaving them enough room for creativity, progress und foresight. Besides, the new managing director has gained extensive professional experience in the sector. Over several years he has successfully been managing a lot of software projects in different industrial branches, and he has made a name for himself in the fields of software and innovations. This expert knows how it is possible to successfully establish a digitalization and software business. “I have accompanied the preparation and implementation of numerous software and digitalization solutions, and in the course of this I have developed an in-depth technical, sector-specific and entrepreneurial understanding. However, I have also come to know the pitfalls of the topic.” In other words: Kürig took over a new position, but he does not break new ground. With his know-how and commitment, he offers important requirements for achieving the success of the Karl Mayer Digital Factory.

Posted September 12, 2018

Source: Karl Mayer Digital Factory GmbH

Beaulieu International Group Showcases Geotextile Solutions At ICG 2018 In Seoul

WIELSBEKE, Belgium — September 12, 2018 — Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) heads to the South Korean capital to present its strong support for the growing geosynthetics market at the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics ICG 2018 (Stand 14).

From September 16-21, show visitors can experience B.I.G.’s industry-leading polypropylene (PP) staple fibers for heavy-duty and lightweight nonwoven geotextiles, ready-to-use woven geotextiles and solutions for geocomposites.

Karena Cancilleri, vice president Beaulieu Engineered Products, Beaulieu International Group, commented: “Geosynthetics play a crucial role in answering the demanding application conditions of the construction and civil engineering industries. Our high tenacity fibres, optimally engineered woven geotextiles and custom made geocomposites can reinforce their increasing popularity in these segments by offering opportunities to improve or tailor product performance and even achieve system cost reductions. With Asia Pacific expected to lead market growth between now and 2023, we are looking forward to being on-the-ground to demonstrate our constant innovation to support the evolution of products for this important region.”

High tensile strength PP fibres: Beaulieu Fibres International (BFI)’s range of high tenacity PP staple fibres offer high tensile strength without compromising on elongation. Their combination of properties supports the production of lightweight high performance tear-resistant geotextiles for heavy-duty engineering and construction nonwovens. The consistent quality fibers provide opportunities to reduce geotextile system cost by maximizing machine efficiency, ensuring desired performance and saving weight of up to 15% compared with standard geotextile fibres. A higher dtex range is available for environmental applications.

CE accredited woven textiles and geocomposites: Beaulieu Technical Textiles (BTT) will present its variety of functionality-focused Terralys® PP woven geotextiles solutions to ICG visitors, including off-the-shelf and customized fabric constructions optimally engineered to meet stringent geotechnical specifications.

BTT has in-house expertise in extrusion, weaving, coating and lamination techniques which enables it to work in close technical collaboration with customers on the development of customized geotextiles and geocomposites. Terralys geotextile solutions are used worldwide for separation, filtration and reinforcement, and can also be used as components for geosynthetic clay liners (GCL).

Join the teams from Beaulieu Fibres International and Beaulieu Technical Textiles at Stand 14 from 16 to 21 September 2018 at the COEX, Seoul, Korea.

Posted September 12, 2018

Source: Beaulieu International Group

Asahi Kasei Presents Velutine Evo, The New Fibrillation Finishing Technology Only For Bemberg™ Fabrics.

JAPAN — September 12, 2018 — Velutine Evo is a new finishing refinement technology developed in the Japanese laboratories of Asahi Kasei that offers a premium finish to the best qualities of the classic Bemberg™ peach skin touch. As part of the company’s continuous innovation, Velutine Evo brings better environmental, energy and water profiles for the benefit of Bemberg partners in the manufacture of their ranges. It sets a new benchmark for everyday luxury with a new generation of fibrillation technology.

The roll out of the Velutine Evo technology will flow from the activation of BembergTM partners who have their own, vertical in-house dye and finishing expertise. They include Ipeker, Ekoten and Matias & Araujo in Europe, with Debs and A-Girls in Japan. Also, Asahi Kasei have cooperatively partnered two dye houses in Europe and two in Japan. They are Tifas and TF2000 in Italy plus Komatsu-Seiren and Nihon Kasen in Japan. These have been selected to service the production activity of partners without in-house facilities.

Asahi Kasei have asked ICEA the 3rd party organization to measure the environmental impacts and produce a preliminary Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study for Velutine Evo that confirms all the projected data savings, and TIFAS has carried out practical processing trials in order to verify the process feasibility and technical results (technical results on the finished product).

Velutine Evo – Environmental benefits:

  • Global Warming Potential: 16.5 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Total consumption of energy resources: decrease in total consumption of energy resources of 21 percent.
  • Direct energy consumption for ennobling process: electricity savings of 20.5%; steam reduction of 15.9 percent.
  • Direct water consumption for ennobling process: 19.5 percent reduction.

With Velutine Evo, today Asahi Kasei are offering new values and choice for the market to move in a way that suits their Bemberg customer base with an openness that delivers a truly reliable, equal and precious outcome.

Asahi Kasei invites you to their booth in Paris to understand the new value of Velutine Evo and to join in the launch of the Bemberg new brand campaign and presentation of the latest, unique and precious fabrics @ Premiere Vision, Paris, September 19-21, Hall 6 Booth, 6G62, 6H63.

Posted September 12, 2018

Source: Asahi Kasei

Lenzing Pioneers Web Technology To Further Drive Sustainability In The Nonwoven Industry

BANGALORE — September 12, 2018 — The Lenzing Group announced today that it has successfully pioneered a new technology platform, LENZING™ Web Technology, with a focus on sustainable nonwoven products that will open up new market opportunities for the industry. Following an investment of 26 million euros and several years of research and development, Lenzing completed the commissioning phase for a one-meter wide pilot facility located at their headquarters in Lenzing, Austria.

Currently, most of the nonwoven products are made with plastic materials like polyester or polypropylene, which take hundreds of years to decompose. Coupled with inadequate disposal techniques, the nonwoven industry is a leading contributor to landfill issues globally. With the Lenzing Web Technology, absorbent nonwoven fabrics with botanic origin will be manufactured using environmentally responsible production process. The nonwoven fabrics produced in 15gsm to 80gsm basis weights with a wide range of surface textures and drapeability properties will also be certified biodegradable, clean and safe.

“While the nonwoven segment currently represents 30 percent of our core business, we are committed to driving stronger growth through more active involvement in innovations across the value chain. Lenzing Web Technology is a key milestone that embodies our focus on specialty products under our corporate strategy sCore TEN. We will continue to lead the innovation of sustainable specialty products and empower industry partners and customers with more sustainable offerings to drive business success,” said Stefan Doboczky, CEO and chairman of the Management Board of the Lenzing Group.

The new Lenzing Web Technology is a nonwoven web formation process that starts with botanic wood pulp and produces a nonwoven fabric made of 100 percent continuous Lyocell filament. This web can be integrated with standard non-thermal based nonwoven bonding technologies, such as hydroentangling and needlepunching. In addition, the patented technology enables a unique self-bonding mechanism where filaments bond into a fabric during the laydown process. This self-bonding mechanism enables a product range with a much wider variety of surface textures, drapeability and dimensional stability than other nonwoven technologies utilizing 100-percent cellulosic fibers.

“The Lenzing Web Technology is a perfect example of Lenzing’s strategic growth and its commitment to developing new break through innovations, by providing more sustainable products to consumers. We will continue our quest to address consumers’ changing awareness about single-use products, and proactively take part in our customers’ journey to success through technology innovation and sustainable cellulosic products,” said Robert van de Kerkhof, Chief Commercial Officer of Lenzing AG.

Lenzing Web Technology will serve as a platform technology for a wide range of future products for the nonwoven industry. The flexibility of the technology and the possible integration with other nonwoven and textile technologies will enable the development of a wide range of composite structures for highly engineered end use applications.

“Given the nonwoven fabric market size is expected to reach close to USD 35 billion in 2022, with a staggering compound annual growth rate of 7.5 percent per year over that period, it is crucial to support eco-responsible development of the nonwoven industry by using sustainable raw materials. Consumers have become more aware of the negative impact of plastics in waterways and marine ecosystems. It is therefore incumbent upon the disposable products industry to step up and address such concerns. We envision that our new Lenzing Web Technology will enable the value chain to create more innovative applications out of natural, biodegradable cellulose materials”, said Wolfgang Plasser, vice president of Global Business Management Nonwovens at Lenzing.

As a pioneer technology for cellulose nonwoven fabrics, scalable availability of nonwoven products enabled by the Lenzing Web Technology will be available following further technology development and ongoing enhancement of processes and products together with industry partners.

Posted September 12, 2018

Source: The Lenzing Group

Premium Sportswear Brand, DESCENTE, To Expand Presence In The U.S.

ATLANTA — September 12, 2018 — Descente, the Japanese premium athletic apparel brand, is establishing a wholly-owned North American subsidiary, Descente Athletic Americas Inc. (DAA), located in Atlanta, to tap growing worldwide demand for the Descente brand. Representing the intersection of luxury, athleisure and technical gear, DAA will offer the discerning consumer a singular take on performance apparel for all facets of the modern lifestyle when it launches in Fall 2018. The collections, which include the brand’s signature ALLTERRAIN line, will center on Descente’s commitment to “Design That Moves” through elevated styles that merge fashion and function with exceptional versatility, all rooted in an 83-year heritage of Japanese craftsmanship and innovation yet tailored to the Western market.

“The Descente mission is to inspire people to move through design, craftsmanship and quality,” says Fritz Taylor, president of Descente Athletic Americas Inc., a 30-year industry veteran by way of Under Armour, Nike, Brooks and Mizuno. “The sportswear market is at an interesting time where consumers are either gravitating toward disposable fashion, or fewer — but higher quality — garments. Our attitude is that less can be more if it’s beautifully made and well thought out. I really believe that with what’s going on in the market and with consumers, there’s a good opportunity for us to build this new business and strengthen market share.”

DAA will have a dedicated U.S. digital presence including a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site set to launch this fall, plus a limited branded brick-and-mortar rollout to follow in key cities in Fall 2019. DAA is also working to secure wholesale distribution through a highly selective group of boutiques and independent stores in target markets, and has partnered with Shine United and Linda Gaunt Communications on strategic positioning and brand building, with a “quality over quantity” approach that mirrors the brand’s core values.

“We want to launch in a way that differentiates us from what’s already out there, talks to why we’re bringing Descente in, why Descente is worthy of consideration right now,” says Taylor. “We’re not a chest-thumping kind of brand at all. We’re more of a ‘let’s do this right’ brand. We’ve got product that we believe in, so let’s get people interested. Once they have a chance to touch it, feel it and understand the thought and attention we’ve put into it, I believe they will become hooked.”

Descente Ltd. currently distributes product in North America via Descente Mountain Americas (DMA), a subsidiary headquartered in Layton, Utah, and Vancouver, British Columbia, that markets, sells and supports all Descente’s snow product. DMA will continue to operate as a separate entity, focusing on distribution to specialty snow shops; the newly formed DAA will offer an expanded lifestyle assortment targeted to an aspirational urban customer with diverse interests and a global outlook when it launches later this year.

Posted September 12, 2018

Source: Descente Athletic Americas Inc.

Intradeco Apparel Earns REPREVE® Champions Of Sustainability Award For Its Manufacturing Practices

MIAMI — September 11, 2018 — Intradeco Apparel reached a pivotal milestone in its goal to support sustainable manufacturing practices by receiving REPREVE®’s Champions of Sustainability Award.  This award recognizes Intradeco’s sustainability strategy and efforts geared toward protecting the environment. By partnering with Unifi and incorporating Repreve, more than 6 million garments have been produced and sold in Walmart stores over the last decade. In alliance with Unifi and Walmart’s sustainability commitment, challenging manufacturers to produce sustainable apparel, Intradeco has diverted from landfills and oceans more than 50 million plastic bottles over the last 10 years, helping to mitigate the volume of plastic that threatens the future of our ecosystems.

Billions of plastic bottles go into landfills and oceans every year. Unifi, a global textile solutions provider, developed Repreve, an earth-friendly fiber solution to make customers’ favorite brands more environmentally responsible. Repreve is made from 100-percent recycled materials and is integrated into apparel, footwear and in many other products where virgin polyester is replaced. Since the launch of Repreve, Unifi has recycled more than 12 billion plastic bottles and aims to recycle 30 billion plastic bottles by 2022.

For Intradeco Apparel, sustainability has always been and will continue to be a priority. Repreve enabled Intradeco to offer a wide array of performance quality garments to major retailers across the U.S., like Walmart, and in multiple brands such as Athletic Works, Russell and Swisstech, to name a few. As part of their sustainable growth strategy, Intradeco has employed eco-friendly practices including maintaining energy-efficient manufacturing facilities, using renewable energy through the use of solar panels and utilizing sustainable packaging materials.

“We are honored to be presented with the Champions of Sustainability Award,” said Jaime Miguel, CEO of Intradeco Apparel. “Sustainability continues to be a core focus of our business in three key components: water preservation, renewable energy and sustainable production. Repreve has been a paramount component of our sustainable initiatives.”

Intradeco Apparel and Unifi encourage other leaders and companies to follow suit.

“By creating these awards,” said Unifi’s CEO Kevin Hall, “we hope to inspire designers, customers and consumers to continue to invest in sustainability.”

Posted September 12, 2018

Source: Unifi Inc.

Parkdale Mills, Intrinsic Textiles Team Up To Reduce Synthetic Microfiber Pollution And Textile Waste

GASTONIA, N.C./HAYWARD, Calif. — September 12, 2018 — Parkdale Advanced Materials Inc., the innovative fibers and yarns division of Parkdale Inc., and Intrinsic Textiles Group LLC, have announced the formation of Intrinsic Advanced Materials, a joint venture to bring CiCLO Sustainable Textile Technology to market.

CiCLO textile technology allows polyester and other synthetic materials to biodegrade like natural materials do in wastewater treatment plant sludge, sea water and landfill conditions. CiCLO is the first textile technology to market that apparel brands can easily implement at the manufacturing level to take responsibility for reducing synthetic microfiber pollution generated during washing, and minimizing plastic accumulation in landfills caused by discarded textiles.

Recent studies claim that annual estimates of plastic microfiber pollution in the oceans is equivalent to more than 50 billion plastic bottles by weight. While several researchers are currently working to quantify microfiber pollution contributions from textiles and specifically which textiles are the main sources, there is industry agreement that microfibers are shed during the washing cycle. Additionally, textile waste to landfill is a significant environmental concern. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about 5 percent of landfill mass is textile waste. Considering that greater than 60 percent of the world’s textiles are synthetic materials, more than 40 million pounds of synthetic “plastic” textiles are sent to landfill every day in the United States alone.

CiCLO is also ECO PASSPORT certified by OEKO-TEX, a third party verification process demonstrating safety for use in sustainable textile manufacturing and conformance to the MRSL of the ZDHC Program.

“The Parkdale team has been working with Intrinsic Textiles Group for quite some time to vet CiCLO technology,” commented Charles Heilig, president and CEO of Parkdale Textiles Division. “We’re confident that CiCLO is the best solution for synthetic microfiber pollution and unrecycled textile waste. The joint venture is a strategic fit, leveraging each company’s strengths, and represents Parkdale’s commitment to continual innovation for our customers. We couldn’t be more excited to help bring CiCLO to market.”

“We are pleased to add CiCLO to the Parkdale Advanced Materials family of brands and are encouraged by the opportunity to be a solutions provider to our customers in the environmental responsibility and sustainability platform,” said Anderson D. Warlick, chairman and CEO of Parkdale Inc.

“Parkdale is contributing considerable resources and expertise to enable CiCLO to lead the textiles industry in sustainable solutions. Their partnership presents a powerful opportunity for us to significantly scale up manufacturing and quickly make product available to customers worldwide, ultimately making the greatest environmental impact.”, said Andrea Ferris, CEO of the new joint venture.

Posted September 11, 2018

Source: Intrinsic Textiles Group LLC

European Silicon Days In Saarbrücken The WACKER Silicone Award 2018 Goes To Herbert W. Roesky

MUNICH/SAARBRÜCKEN — September 11, 2018 — Professor Dr. Herbert W. Roesky, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany, has been honored with this year’s WACKER Silicone Award. The research prize was presented yesterday evening during the ninth European Silicon Days in Saarbrücken, Germany, for the 17th time. The Munich-based chemical group thereby recognizes Roesky’s groundbreaking work in the field of low-valent silicon chemistry. The Wacker Silicone Award, which includes 10,000 euro prize money, ranks alongside the American Chemical Society’s Kipping Award as the most important international accolade in organosilicon chemistry.

The 82-year-old awardee is among the world’s best known scientists in the field of fluorine and silicon chemistry. “In his work, Roesky researches low-valent silicon chemistry based on key raw materials used in the silicon-processing chemical industry,” said Robert Gnann, head of the Wacker Silicones business division, as he presented the award yesterday evening. “Since chlorosilylenes also occur as intermediates in the production of hyperpure silicon and silicones, his work is pioneering and also of great interest for making process optimizations.”

Herbert Roesky’s most important discoveries include the synthesis of a dichlorosilylene from trichlorosilane. Such divalent silicon compounds are highly unstable and have to be stabilized prior to isolation. In 2009, Roesky managed this with the aid of an N-heterocyclic carbene, i.e. without using common reducing agents. “With this synthesis, Roesky raised the generations-long preoccupation with the trichlorosilane/base system to new heights”, Robert Gnann emphasized.

Professor Roesky was born on November 6, 1935, in Laukischken near Kaliningrad, Russia. He studied chemistry at Georg-August-University in Göttingen from 1956 and gained his doctorate in 1963 in the working group led by Professor Oskar Glemser on fluorination reactions. In 1967, he obtained his habilitation with a thesis on the chemistry of substituted phosphates. From 1971 until 1980, Roesky conducted research and taught as Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt. From 1980 until 2004, he headed the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at Georg-August-University Göttingen.

Roesky only focused on low-valent silicon chemistry after his retirement. He had already caused a stir with the isolation of a chlorine-substituted silylene. Roesky was subsequently able to demonstrate that such chlorosilylenes represent a new ligand type in the coordination chemistry of transition metals. He also succeeded in introducing so-called cyclic alkylamino carbenes (cAACs) into silicon chemistry. This permitted the synthesis of novel low-valent silicon compounds, for example the synthesis of a biradical of disilicon tetrachloride or the preparation of a stable cyclic silicon cluster of three silicon atoms in the formal oxidation state 0.

Roesky has received numerous honorary doctorates and published over 1,300 scientific papers in total. His research fields include, along with low-valent silicon chemistry, fluorine chemistry, cyclic sulfur-nitrogen compounds and metallophosphazenes. For his pioneering work, Roesky has received many international research awards, including the Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation and the Blaise-Pascal Medal of the European Academy of Sciences.

Roesky is also the author of numerous popular scientific chemistry books and publications. In his experimental lectures, he generates enthusiasm for the fascinating world of chemistry among students as well as non-chemists. As a board of trustees member of the German Chemical Industry Fund, he has promoted professional teacher training and modern, practical teaching of chemistry for decades. In 2012, Professor Roesky’s achievements were honored with the Heinrich Roessler Award of the German Chemical Society.

Previous WACKER Silicone Award winners:

  • 2016 Prof. Alexander Filippou (University of Bonn, Germany)
  • 2014 Prof. Akira Sekiguchi (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
  • 2011 Prof. Matthias Driess (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
  • 2009 Prof. Ulrich Schubert (Technical University of Vienna, Austria)
  • 2007 Prof. Dr. Yitzhak Apeloig (Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa)
  • 2005 Prof. Mitsuo Kira (Tohoku University, Japan)
  • 2003 Prof. Don Tilley (University of California at Berkeley, US)
  • 2001 Prof. Manfred Weidenbruch (University of Oldenburg, Germany)
  • 1998 Prof. Robert Corriu (Université de Montpellier, France)
  • 1996 Prof. Hubert Schmidbaur (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
  • 1994 Prof. Edwin Hengge1992Prof. Richard Müller and Prof. Eugene Rochow
  • 1991 Prof. Hideki Sakurai (Science University of Tokyo, Japan)
  • 1989 Prof. Robert West (University of Wisconsin, USA)
  • 1988 Prof. Nils Wiberg (†) – Prof. Reinhold Tacke (University of Würzburg, Germany)
  • 1987 Prof. Peter Jutzi (Bielefeld University, Germany) – Prof. Norbert Auner (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)

Posted September 11, 2018

Source: Wacker Chemie AG

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