OMNEXUS EXPANDS NATIVE-LANGUAGE DAILY NEWS ON GLOBAL SITES

OmnexusATLANTA and ZURICH, Switzerland (Feb. 4, 2002) – Plastics eMarketplace Omnexus has further bolstered its role as the central resource for plastics professionals worldwide by increasing the choices of native-language daily news offered on the company’s regionally focused Web sites. Omnexus has debuted daily news coverage on its French-language site through an agreement with Caoutchoucs & Plastiques, one of the leading plastics magazines in France, adding to the English and German-language news stories already available on Omnexus.

PSA selects conTeyor® packaging and material handling systems to improve operator safety and gain productivity advantages

PSA Peugeot Citroën has selected the conTeyor® Multibag® System for the packaging of the Citroen C5 rear parcel shelf. Merelbeke (Belgium), February 1, 2002 -- PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) has selected the conTeyor® Multibag® System for the packaging of the Citroen C5 rear parcel shelf and the steering wheel of the Peugeot 308 and Citroen C3 and C5 models.

MBS Nordic wins Oslo airport business for the supply of de-icing chemicals

MBS Nordic wins Oslo airport business for the supply of de-icing chemicals MBS Nordic, a business unit of the global chemicals distribution leader Royal Vopak, has been appointed main supplier of aircraft and runway de-icing products to Oslo airport.

Strengthened Interplas sales team will provide better service for exhibitors

In the run-up to next year’s fair, the Interplas 2002 team was recently strengthened by sales manager Matthew Sheerin.

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 Reed Exhibition Companies, organiser of the Interplas series of plastics and rubber exhibitions, has strengthened its Interplas 2002 sales team in the run-up to this year’s fair.

Completion of its Malmö Terminal upgrade signals new business thrust for MBS Nordic

Univar A business unit of Royal Vopak, one of the world’s largest chemical distribution groups, MBS Nordic has just completed an upgrade of its terminal at Malmö, Sweden. The terminal serves as a key despatch point for the company’s Nordic network and is able to receive shipments by sea and by land. The upgrade involves the addition of a new loading area, which will significantly improve efficiency as well as better serve the company’s business growth projection.

Owens Corning Names Andrew Hopkins Acting General Manager of OC™ Automotive

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Owens Corning names Andrew Hopkins acting general manager of OC™ Automotive
 Toledo, Ohio, January 09, 2002 - Owens Corning announced today that Dr. Andrew Hopkins has been named acting general manager of the company’s automotive business.

Victrex launches new-look multi-lingual website at www.victrex.com

Victrex launches new-look multi-lingual website at www.victrex.com
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 On January 21st 2002, Victrex plc. launched its new-look multi-lingual website at www.victrex.com. The website has been designed to support Victrex and PEEK™ polymer operations globally, with focused regional content in local languages. In addition to improving the site layout, Victrex has focused on making it as easy as possible for customers to access information and technical support for its range of PEEK™ polymers.

PolyOne brings benefits of eProcurement to its customer base through Omnexus eMarketplace

OmnexusATLANTA (Jan. 15, 2002) – PolyOne Corporation, the world's largest polymer services company, marked the debut of its online presence on the Omnexus global plastics eMarketplace by conducting its first transaction with long-standing customer, Ironwood Plastics, Inc., the companies announced today. The premiere of the PolyOne line brings to more than 20 the number of plastics manufacturers and distributors choosing Omnexus to facilitate their e-commerce offerings.