2 Nov 2001
Get the most out of your PET systems
Bolton, Ontario, Canada — PET system set up and condition have a significant impact on performance. For the best results, system process settings, machine calibrations, mold conditions, and general alignment must be properly adjusted, tuned and maintained. Systems in good condition yield increased productivity and improved part quality which can benefit the customer’s bottom line.
31 Oct 2001
ECOMASS® COMPOSITES FROM POLYONE HELP ARMY GO GREEN, REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SMALL-ARMS TRAINING
CLEVELAND (July 16, 2001) –– To be effective, U.S. armed forces personnel must receive extensive training in weaponry – in the stress of combat, rigorous training skills come to the forefront. The better they are trained, the more effectively individual soldiers can win the day. A new line of POLYMETAL™ thermoplastic-metal compounds from PolyOne Corporation – called ECOMASS® compounds – with the density of lead is providing a solution to a serious environmental issue that until now has impaired effective small-arms training of U.S. soldiers.
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.
