After 3 years of construction, Kraemer have officially opened their new production facility in Liethe. This 50,000 m2 site will focus on the company’s bio-based binders and resins for a variety of applications including printing inks, coatings and adhesives, accelerating their sustainability plans. With focus on energy efficiency and environmental protection, Kraemer’s new site utilises […]

Organic September is a month-long campaign focussed on raising awareness of the hard-work and dedication that goes into organic farming and the benefits to our health and the environment. Emissions from fossil-fuel based nitrogen fertilisers are contributing significantly to the climate emergency. Despite this, the UK government’s current net-zero strategy does not include any plan […]

Blue and green pigments for coatings, available from UK stock Since its creation in 1972, Mazda Colours has consistently driven expansion, diversification, and innovation. This has solidified their position as a global leader in the manufacture of Copper Phthalocyanine crude and pigments. Mazda’s 3 manufacturing plants across India function alongside a fully equipped R&D laboratory […]

Bedoukian have been manufacturing high-impact, high-quality ingredients for over 100 years. We are proud to have worked with them in the UK market for just over a year – happy anniversary to us! With sustainability and environmental concerns at the forefront of all our minds, Bedoukian focus on new materials and new techniques to improve […]

Last year, we wrote about the changes made to isocyanate regulations in September 2021. These regulations outlined training requirements for all professional and industrial users of polyurethane products with a total monomeric diisocyanate concentration over 0.1%. As of 24th August 2023, these regulations will be in force and training certificates will be required! However, there […]

In honour of World Fair Trade Day on the 13th of May, let us look at Payan Bertrand’s strategy for ethical sourcing and key values. At Stort, we pride ourselves on our close relationships with all our principals, allowing us to give our customers full transparency of where their products come from. The World Fair […]

During our visit to In-Cosmetics in March, our F&F team were delighted to visit the Kao Mollet plant in Barcelona. One of 4 manufacturing sites in Spain, the Mollet plant hires 75 people and manufactures Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde and Gamma Lactones. Kao are one of Stort’s longest standing principals, when founder, Kendrick Gilkes, represented Ambroxan […]

The Stort Industrial team will be returning to the European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg from 28th – 30th March for the first time back since 2019! ECS is the leading fair show for the paints, coatings and sealants industries, bringing raw material and end product manufacturers together from all over the world. Stort always look forward […]

Vitamins and their derivatives have been used in a variety of applications for centuries – although before the 1900s, somewhat unknowingly! For example, it was known in the 1700s that only oranges and lemons were effective in the treatment of scurvy, however Vitamin C itself wasn’t isolated until 1912 and the chemical structure deduced in […]

This year, our Managing Director and F&F Director will be heading to Kolkata for the silver jubilee FAFAI International Convention & Expo. With focus on how the F&F industry has changed since the pandemic, this years FAFAI theme will be “Asia: The Global Growth Engine”. FAFAI (Fragrances And Flavours Association of India) has been running […]