30 Oct 2001
Husky, PTI Join Forces
Dusseldorf, Germany — Husky Injection Molding Systems and Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) have agreed to collaborate to support customers worldwide with new package and process development for PET containers. The new collaboration also includes the Asia Pacific Region and Husky’s new Shanghai Technical Center which is currently under development.
30 Oct 2001
GREAT LAKES LAUNCHES NEW GENERAL PURPOSE, NON-DPO BASED BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT, Firemaster® 2100 is Commercialised
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today expanded its already comprehensive portfolio of flame retardants with the launch of Firemaster 2100, a new general purpose, non-diphenyl oxide (non-DPO) based brominated flame retardant. This high-purity product is designed for challenging flame retardant applications that require consistent colour stability.
29 Oct 2001
ECOMASS® COMPOUND FROM POLYONE HELPS X-RAY EQUIPMENT MAKER GET THE LEAD OUT
NORCROSS, Ga. (January 23, 2001) – Xitec, Inc. (East Windsor, Conn.), a leader in low-power portable X-ray fluoroscopy systems for medical, industrial, security, and veterinary markets, wanted for years to get the lead out. The problematic heavy metal was a source of increasing concern for the company’s X-ray tube shield, a relatively thin-wall cylindrical that plays a major part in concentrating X-rays and shielding personnel from stray radiation. Xitec’s portable C-arm X-ray equipment is designed for a range of applications in the medical and veterinary markets, including viewing extremities in the emergency room, podiatry and hand surgery and is used in X-ray generators for airport security equipment.
29 Oct 2001
POLYONE COMPLETES SECOND PHASE CONVERSION TO SINGLE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM
CLEVELAND (July 19, 2001) – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) announced today that it has completed, as planned, the second phase of a landmark conversion to a single business information system. When completed in 2002, the unified system will serve nearly all of PolyOne’s business units worldwide, replacing more that 15 non-integrated systems and enhancing the Company’s status as a leader in the polymer services industry.
29 Oct 2001
POLYONE’S ELASTOMERS & PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW BRAND IDENTITY
CLEVELAND – October 16, 2001 – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) today announced that its Elastomers and Performance Additives Group, the world’s leading marketer of thermoset elastomer compounds and prepared rubber chemicals, is introducing the ProFlex™ brand name for PolyOne developed and owned rubber compounds. Long a leader in the mixing of custom and proprietary rubber compounds, PolyOne will consolidate its branded rubber products under the single ProFlex identity.
29 Oct 2001
POLYONE TO MARKET UV FILTER ADDITIVE FROM CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED UV PROTECTION TO PET BOTTLE CONTENTS
CLEVELAND (Aug. 9, 2001) – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) announced today that the company has signed a licensing agreement with Ciba Specialty Chemicals (SWX: CIBN; NYSE: CSB). Under the terms of the agreement, PolyOne will market in North America Ciba® Shelfplus™ ultraviolet (UV) filter as an additive concentrate for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle applications. PolyOne will supply the new Ciba UV filter as an UV additive concentrate for use in clear packages. Or the company will compound it into a custom color with its ComPETe-T® pelletized colorants or ComPETe-F® wax-based flake colorants for PET. The Shelfplus UV filter is available immediately through PolyOne.
29 Oct 2001
BERGAMID® POLYAMIDE FROM POLYONE SUPPLIES THE RIGHT CONNECTION FOR ABEX
CLEVELAND (August 17, 2001) - Abex, a leading Polish manufacturer of electrical accessories for industrial power control systems, has selected PolyOne's BERGAMID® polyamide for its new 380-volt, 32-amp power connector.
