Huntsman Textile Effects wins 2014 ICIS Innovation Awards
London, October 16, 2014
ICIS (www.icis.com) , the trusted information provider for the global chemical and energy industries, today reveals that Huntsman Textile Effects has been chosen as the overall winner in the ICIS Innovation Awards (www.icis.com/awards) for 2014.
Its AVITERA SE poly-reactive dyes for cotton and cotton blends were judged to be a significant scientific advance, and one that goes a long way to answering the textile industry’s sustainability challenge in terms of water, energy and waste reductions.
The Awards, sponsored overall by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and with category sponsorship from U.S. Chemicals, LLC (www.uschemicals.com), , recognise outstanding technological and business innovation in the global chemical industry.
The Huntsman entry also won the category for Innovation with the Best Benefit to Environment or Sustainability, sponsored by U.S. Chemicals, LLC.
Other winners this year were:
- Best Product Innovation (sponsored by Roland Berger)
Solvay, for its Emana polyamide fibres with emission of beneficial far infrared radiation - Best Process Innovation
Honeywell UOP, with INEOS and Total, for Advanced methanol-to-olefins process - Best Innovation by an SME
Argex Titanium, for a novel route to titanium dioxide pigment
The judging panel also awarded Clariant a special mention in the Best Process Innovation category, for its Heat Generating Material for use in on-purpose olefin production using the Catofin process.
John Baker, ICIS editor and organiser of the Awards, commented that: “This year the Awards attracted a near-record entry, showcasing a wide range of excellent innovation across the chemical sector.
“All the winners demonstrate not only that innovation is well and truly alive in the chemical industry but that this innovation brings benefits not only to companies and their customers but the environment as well. And it helps the sustainability of the business of chemicals.”
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