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Cyclopentane for pharmaceutical refrigerators: Safe storage

Cyclopentane for pharmaceutical refrigerators: Safe storage

To ensure that medication remain effective, there are a number of regulations for handling them, but above all for proper transportation and storage.  In addition to safety and hygiene regulations, mandatory refrigeration is of great importance for a number of medicines and other products that are important for healthcare. Pharmaceutical refrigerators and refrigeration logistics play an important role in the medical sector. Efficient insulation and high-quality raw materials such as cyclopentane are a key component for safe cooling performance. Read more about this.

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Pharmaceutical solvents: Quality control in CBD production

Pharmaceutical solvents: Quality control in CBD production

CBD products have long since become part of our everyday lives. Whether as a pharmaceutical or lifestyle product, dietary supplement or in cosmetics. High quality is important, as impurities can lead to a loss of effect, taste and tolerability. Which extraction process is used plays a decisive role, along with other factors. Here you can find out why CBD production with high-purity hydrocarbons ensures the best quality.

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Haltermann Carless solvents strong in paints, coatings and adhesives

Haltermann Carless solvents strong in paints, coatings and adhesives

Contamination, changes and delays: These three potential problems pose major challenges for the paints, coatings and adhesives industry. Manufacturers depend on the continuity and reliability of their solvent suppliers. This means that consistently high quality and a punctual delivery guarantee are basic prerequisites for a long-term partnership. Haltermann Carless meets these requirements and offers customers additional services.

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The advantages of NSF certification for low-viscosity base oils

The advantages of NSF certification for low-viscosity base oils

Certifications guarantee independent testing and fulfil legal requirements. Above all, however, they create trust in products and their ingredients. In food and beverage production, but also in many other companies where food and machinery come into contact, NSF certification of lubricants or process oils is of great importance. It is a seal of quality and stands for food safety. The following article explains the benefits for manufacturers, suppliers and customers in the food processing industry.  

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Solvents for paints and coatings: Alternatives to toluene and xylene

Solvents for paints and coatings: Alternatives to toluene and xylene

Manufacturers of paints and coatings are often confronted with the question of alternatives for certain raw materials. There are many reasons for this, ranging from changes in legal regulations to new market requirements. On the one hand, alternative products should have similar properties; on the other hand, the new supplier should offer high-quality products as well as reliable and comprehensive service. Two raw materials in the paints and coating sector are repeatedly the subject of critical discussion. Here you can read why this is the case and what alternatives there are to toluene and xylene.

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Interview: New NSF-certified Pilot® Oils for the food industry

Interview: New NSF-certified Pilot® Oils for the food industry

With a specialised portfolio of low-viscosity base oils, Haltermann Carless offers high-quality products that can be tailored to the individual needs of different industrial machinery and equipment and their lubricants. Suppliers and manufacturers in the food and beverage industry now have access to a range of NSF-certified Pilot® Oils. Find out what important added value these Pilot® Oils offer in an interview with Dr André Rosehr, Technical Service & Development Manager at Haltermann Carless.  

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Haltermann Carless labs ensure the quality of aromatic solvents 4-fold

Haltermann Carless labs ensure the quality of aromatic solvents 4-fold

Aromatic solvents are frequently used in the formulation of agrochemical products. They must be safe, easy to handle, effective, cost-efficient and environmentally sound. The quality of aromatic solvents is therefore a key criterion for manufacturers when choosing the right supplier. You can read about the contribution of our laboratories to the quality assurance of aromatics in this article.

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Lubricants: NSF certification offers food safety

Lubricants: NSF certification offers food safety

Lubricants and process oils are a basic prerequisite for long-lasting and smoothly operating machinery. High quality requirements are placed on these products if they could potentially come into contact with beverages, food and animal feed. NSF certification focuses precisely on this case and certifies products such as lubricants for safe use. In the following article, you can find out more about the NSF certification content, the different NSF categories and what advantages certified products offer. 

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) - solution for climate-neutral flying

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) - solution for climate-neutral flying

The urgency of sustainability and environmental protection is setting the agenda for modern aviation. With rising passenger numbers, increasing air freight volumes and specific political directives, the search for alternatives to fossil-based aviation fuels and effective strategies to reduce COemissions is intensifying. In this context, alternative fuels - Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) - are proving to be a key innovation for achieving climate-neutral air travel. Learn more about the various technological solutions and discover which strategies have already been transformed from visionary concepts into tangible realities.

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Water treatment: What are the advantages of flocculation?

Water treatment: What are the advantages of flocculation?

Water management is a key component of greater sustainability for industry, as well as for local communities and cities. In addition to reducing water consumption, a major focus is on reuse and therefore on water treatment. Various processes help to purify the water in the respective wastewater treatment stages and return it to the water cycle. Flocculation plays an important role in this - find out why here.

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