E Ink (Billerica, Massachusetts), a pioneer and leader in digital paper technology, recently announced the launch of the ALTERIC NOTE by their customer ITOCHU Corporation for the Japanese B2B market.
Vice president of the German Bundestag Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Dr Heiko Knopf, vice chairman of B90/The Green Party and member of the Jena City Council, spoke with SCHOTT management and employees in Jena, Germany, about the company's ambitious climate goals. Three years ago, the specialty glass manufacturer was the first in its industry to set the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2030. As a foundation company, SCHOTT is taking responsibility for the environment: Its scientists, engineers, and other employees are developing ways to operate the energy-intensive aggregates used to melt glass with green electricity and hydro as opposed to gas. Several of these development projects are also sponsored by the German government.
SALD BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), specialist for the surface technology "Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition" (SALD), expects to double its turnover again in 2022. The technology company had already doubled its turnover in 2021. CEO Frank Verhage explains: "Our multi-patented process for applying coatings as thin as a single atom on an industrial scale has the potential to revolutionise entire industries. This transition of technology from the lab to manufacturing is giving us brisk demand from industry." While the company does not publicly disclose exact financial figures, it says it is "open to investors" for the expansion "from lab to fab".
