15 Feb 2002
MBS Nordic appointed distributor for Huntsman Surface Sciences in Nordic region
MBS Nordic, the leading Nordic-region chemical distributor, has announced its appointment as distributor for Huntsman Surface Sciences throughout Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The agreement between the two companies, which covers the full range of Huntsman surfactants, greatly strengthens MBS Nordic’s position in these markets.
11 Feb 2002
HYPERION CATALYSIS OPENS PLASTICS TECHNICAL CENTER AS NEW RESOURCE FOR DEVELOPING CONDUCTIVE APPLICATIONS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – February 11, 2002 – Hyperion Catalysis International, the world’s only tonnage producer of carbon nanotubes, announced today that it has opened a new plastics technical center at its Cambridge headquarters. Hyperion produces multi-walled nanotubes sold under the tradename FIBRIL™. These submicroscopic hollow tubes confer electrical conductivity at lower loadings than other conductive additives when compounded with otherwise-insulating materials such as thermoplastics. The plastics technical center is one facet of an expansion at Hyperion’s Cambridge site.
8 Feb 2002
Barlo Plastics promotes Spectar® sheet for commercial street furniture
Vink finds advanced features in Spectar Sheet
4 Feb 2002
OMNEXUS EXPANDS NATIVE-LANGUAGE DAILY NEWS ON GLOBAL SITES
ATLANTA 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.
1 Feb 2002
PSA selects conTeyor® packaging and material handling systems to improve operator safety and gain productivity advantages
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.
31 Jan 2002
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.
30 Jan 2002
Strengthened Interplas sales team will provide better service for exhibitors
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.
23 Jan 2002
Completion of its Malmö Terminal upgrade signals new business thrust for MBS Nordic
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.
