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Avantium Spins Out Volta Technology into New Company Carbeau, Securing Significant Growth Funding

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Avantium N.V., a pioneer in renewable and circular polymer materials, today announces the spin‑out of its electrochemical platform, previously known as Volta Technology, into a new, independent company named Carbeau, with retrospective effect from 1 April 2026. Carbeau is backed by a strong investor consortium comprising GKT, Invest‑NL, Al Baleed Petrochemical and NOM, alongside Avantium. Volta Technology is an electrochemical platform that converts CO₂ into high-performing chemicals using electricity, enabling the use of CO₂ as a raw material rather than a waste stream. Carbeau has secured a total of €35.2 million in funding. This includes €23.7 million in cash contributions from external investors and an 11.5 million in-kind contribution (non-cash) from Avantium. Following the transaction, Avantium retains a 32.7% shareholding in Carbeau. The external investor group brings together complementary industrial, financial and regional expertise. Strategic partners comprise GKT GmbH, based...
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Syensqo Eviva PSU (POLYSULFONE) in Medical Devices

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Syensqo Eviva PSU (POLYSULFONE): Eviva® PSU’s unique combination of transparency, radiolucency, sterilization resistance and mechanical performance makes it an exceptional choice for a variety of non-load-bearing #implants from brain shunts to pacemakers and vascular access ports. Through our partnership with #GenesisMedicalPlastics Ltd. Co., Eviva® PSU is now available in machinable stock shapes, helping OEMs accelerate prototyping and manufacturing of implantable medical devices. Discover how #Eviva®PSU performs across real-world applications: https://bit.ly/4ed476W source : #Syensqo #MedicalDevices #Healthcare #Implantables
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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž : ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž’๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง

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  ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž’๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง Inside a Continuous Vulcanization (CV) line, precision isn’t optional Three molten layers are extruded in perfect sync over the conductor: 1. Conductor screen 2. XLPE insulation 3. Insulation screen All applied in a single, continuous motion where no air, no seams and no second tries. Once the cable enters the nitrogen curing tube at around 400 °C, the XLPE begins to cross-link under heat and pressure, turning from plastic into a solid, permanent electrical shield. It’s the moment a cable stops being metal and polymer and becomes one structure. Think of it like building a perfect highway for electrons like we use to. The conductor is the highway itself, dense with speeding electrons. But up close, it’s not smooth. It’s made of twisted wires with tiny gaps and ridges between them (pitch of wires). Those microscopic valleys and the interstice...
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๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐“๐‡๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡๐“๐…๐”๐‹ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ : ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง

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๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐“๐‡๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡๐“๐…๐”๐‹ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Many adhesion problems begin long before the adhesive is applied. They begin at the surface. Every material has a property called surface energy. High surface energy materials like metals and glass allow adhesives to spread easily. Low surface energy materials like polyethylene and polypropylene resist wetting. When an adhesive cannot properly wet a surface, the bond never truly forms. This is why some tapes stick perfectly to steel but struggle on plastic containers. The adhesive may be strong. But the surface is stronger. Understanding surface energy early prevents many avoidable failures later. In adhesive engineering, the surface often decides the outcome. source : Bhavesh Vaswani #SurfaceEnergy #SelfAdhesive
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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž : ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง’๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐•๐‚. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ.

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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง’๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐•๐‚. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ. That is the part many people underestimate. In PVC, pigment is not only a visual choice. It can influence: • heat absorption • UV resistance • surface temperature • color retention • chalking behavior • gloss loss • thermal history • stabilizer demand • long-term mechanical retention Two PVC profiles can have the same formulation. Same resin. Same stabilizer. Same lubricant system. Same processing window. Change the pigment package, and the aging behavior can change. Why? Because pigments interact with light, heat, and the polymer surface. A dark pigment may increase surface temperature under sunlight. A poor pigment dispersion can create weak zones and uneven appearance. Some pigments improve opacity and UV screening. Some pigment choices can affect heat build-up during service. TiO₂ grade and surface treatment can strongly influence weathe...
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