NEW DOW CORNING WEB FEATURE FOR RUBBER MATERIALS SLASHES MATCH-TO-SAMPLE DELIVERY TIMES 25%

Dow Corning RubberHANNOVER, GERMANY - (April 26, 2002) - Dow Corning announces the addition of a new feature to its rubber Website that can reduce the match-to-delivery time for custom-compounded silicone rubbers by as much as 1-2 days or 25 % compared with conventional specification-matching processes. This e-business tool can be accessed at http://www.dowcorning.com/content/rubber/rubber_compounder.asp.

SONOCO ANNOUNCES COREBOARD PRICE INCREASE IN EUROPE

SonocoBrussels, Belgium – Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced its intent to increase prices for all paper grades manufactured at its European mills by 40 to 50 Euro per metric tonne, effective May 15, 2002, according to Charles F. Paterno, vice president – Sonoco Europe.

Eastman Introduces Next Generation Of Biodegradable Plastic

Eastman ChemicalEastman Chemical Company has announced the introduction of Eastar Bio Ultra copolyester, a new entry in its line of Eastar Bio biodegradable resins.

ISO 14001 certification confirms MBS Nordic as an environmentally-friendly supplier

ISO 14001 certification confirms MBS Nordic as an environmentally-friendly supplier MBS Nordic AB, one of the leading Nordic region chemical distributors and a member company of the Royal Vopak group, has added the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) certification to its existing ISO 9002.

EASTAR BIO: a practical solution

The search for plastic material compatible with the environment has taken many paths over the last few decades. The goal was for a material that would last for the useful life of the product, biodegrade, process easily and be affordable. The need for a biodegradable product has evolved into a number of types of products.
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 The search for plastic material compatible with the environment has taken many paths over the last few decades. The goal was for a material that would last for the useful life of the product, biodegrade, process easily and be affordable. The need for a biodegradable product has evolved into a number of types of products.

Victrex plc wins Queen’s Award for International Trade

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise:International trade 2002 It has been announced today that Victrex plc, a world leading, innovative, high performance materials group, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2002, in the International Trade category.

HUSKY TO CO-HOST THIXOMOLDING CONFERENCE

Husky Bolton, Ontario, Canada – Husky Injection Molding Systems and Thixomat Inc. will co-host the Third International Thixomolding Magnesium Conference this spring. The three-day conference, to be held from May 22-24 at the Wyndham Bristol Place Hotel in Toronto, will feature the latest developments in Thixomolding technologies, including products and process applications relating to the automotive and consumer electronic industries.

GREAT LAKES ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL ADDITECH 2002 CONFERENCE

Almost 70 representatives of the Middle East Polymer Manufacturers attended ADDITECH 2002

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 INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - April 19, 2002 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced the success of its ADDITECH 2002 Conference held on April 8th and 9th in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.