Continued growth in Victrex® PEEK™ polymer application development reflected at Fakuma 2002

Victrex® PEEK-HT™ polymer adds superior high temperature heat performance to Victrex® PEEK™ polymer portfolio Victrex Europa GmbH, will be exhibiting at Fakuma 2002 , Friedrichshafen, on stand no. 2060, hall A2, 15 to 19 October 2002.

Owens Corning Re-dedicates its Science and Technology Center

Owens Corning CEO Dave Brown congratulates the employees of its Granville, Ohio Science and Technology Center on their new environment. Toledo, Ohio, September. 2002 – In order to create a more integrated work environment at its Granville, Ohio, based Science and Technology Center, Owens Corning recently completed a site Integration Project. The site was formally re-dedicated Thursday, Aug. 1, by CEO Dave Brown and Science and Technology Vice President Frank O’Brien-Bernini.

MachinePoint and Polymerupdate.com announce new partnership for machinery trade in Asia.

MachinePoint and Polymerupdate.com announce new partnership for machinery trade in Asia. MachinePoint continues its expansion in Asia by signing a partnership with Polymerupdate.com, a plastics industry leader company in India. This agreement allows Polymerupdate.com’s customers to access the world’s leading online database for plastics and rubber machinery, plus special access to all services offered in the machinery area such as engineering support, transport and certification.

Borealis customer event stimulates dialogue about creating value in the plastic pipe business

Borealis, Europe’s leading supplier of specialist polyolefin products for the pipe industry, organised a major event for its customers near its Marketing & Development Centre in Stenungsund, Sweden, on September 4 and 5.  Borealis, Europe’s leading supplier of specialist polyolefin products for the pipe industry, organised a major event for its customers near its Marketing & Development Centre in Stenungsund, Sweden, on September 4 and 5. The event featured expert speakers from major gas and water companies, contractors, consultants and communities across Europe, as well as from Borealis. This created a fertile environment for useful discussions about how to create more value for everyone in the European Utility business. Polyolefin pipe systems offer leading-edge and often unique solutions to engineering challenges and enjoy faster growth than those made from competing materials.

Distrupol focuses on technical expertise and value of broad product selection at Interplas

DistrupolAt the Interplas show, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham (UK) from 30 September to 4 October 2002, Distrupol, the leading UK polymer distributor and service provider, will focus on its strong technical expertise and the value that its broad product portfolio can bring to designers and moulders alike.

MachinePoint will introduce new services and promote its new Website at Interplas

MachinePoint’s new website highlights an Advanced Search with enhanced search capabilities for a broader and more accurate search. Launched in June 2002, with a better layout and more user-friendly, MachinePoint’s new website highlights an Advanced Search with enhanced search capabilities for a broader and more accurate search. It also allows access to ‘Special Offers’, ‘Latest Entries’, and other new sections such as ‘Ask the Expert’ and a machinery ‘Wanted’ section.

Distrupol wins distributorship for DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers

DistrupolDistrupol, a member company of Univar and the leading UK polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has been appointed distributor for DuPont packaging and industrial polymers. The agreement covers distribution throughout the UK and Ireland for Elvax® Ethylene Vinyl acetate resins, Surlyn® ionomer resins, Fusabond® polymer modifiers and Elvaloy® AC acrylate copolymer resins.

VAPLA S.A. to enter UK high performance PE sheet market

Harvest PolymersJorge Terol of leading Spanish sheet manufacturer VAPLA S.A. announced the company’s decision to market their VAPLATEC, VAPLADUR and VAPLASOL high molecular weight polyolefin sheet in the UK, in partnership with specialist distributor Harvest Polymers Ltd.