30 Sept 2002
MachinePoint, three years on the Web
There have been a number of significant changes since MachinePoint first entered the machinery market in 1999. The general view of the Internet as the ultimate tool for all transactions is now confined to history. Although the web still offers fast and easy methods of transactions adoption rates are far slower than anticipated with many e-businesses simple disappearing or completely changing their business models in an effort to survive. “At MachinePoint we have embraced an evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach to the machinery market; we have become a business using the web rather than a business on the web,” says MachinePoint CEO, César Rodríguez.
30 Sept 2002
Distrupol helps ensure a tight fit for PipeMate
Leading materials-supplier Distrupol has played a leading role in helping East Midlands moulder AAC bring time and cost savings to the heart of the building site with PipeMate – a hand-operated tool for the on-site tapering of plastic pipes.
27 Sept 2002
Harvest Polymers enters construction sealant market with Nexprene®1500 series LCOF grade for window and door seals
Harvest Polymers principal TRS in the US has launched anew range of low coefficient of friction grades that provide seal manufacturers with easier installation and improved resistance to grease and dirt adherence.
27 Sept 2002
Harvest Polymers, UK distributor of Nexprene TPV is now able to offer NSF Certification for NexPrene 1300 series TPV line for water contact materials/fluid delivery systems
SHIRLEY, MA – Thermoplastic Rubber Systems, Inc. (TRS), the plastics industry’s newest and fastest-growing compounder of thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV’s), has announced that its fully colourable NexPrene® 1300 Series of TPV’s have been certified to meet ANSI/NSF Standard Class 61 for potable water contact materials/fluid delivery systems. The end use applications include fittings, piping and appurtenances. The approved water contact temperature is Commercial Hot (82° C or 180° F).
27 Sept 2002
Harvest Polymers launches the Dryflex T Series– Transparent Thermoplastic Elastomer
VTC Elastoteknik AB of Åmål, Sweden, has announced the launch of its
27 Sept 2002
MULTIBASE INTRODUCES NEW BREAKTHROUGH CATEGORY OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE TPEs
Saint Laurent du Pont, France (September 17, 2002) – A new category of high-performance TPEs that represents a plastics industry breakthrough has been introduced by Multibase, a Dow Corning Company.
25 Sept 2002
SONOCO TO RESTRUCTURE ITS UNITED KINGDOM TUBE AND CORE BUSINESS
Sonoco (NYSE:SON), the global packaging company, today announced that it will restructure its United Kingdom-based tube and core business, resulting in the closure of its Leek Staffordshire plant and the down-sizing of its Brechin Scotland plant, according to Charles F. Paterno, vice president - Sonoco Europe.
24 Sept 2002
Beiersdorf launches Nivea Visage box developed by Ten Cate Plasticum
A good shelf presentation with a luxury appearance, maximum user-friendliness and particular airtightness, those were the requirements set by Beiersdorf for the development of a wet tissue box for Nivea Visage cleansing wipes.
