15 Oct 2002
Milliken to manufacture ClearTint® polymeric colourants in Europe
Milliken Chemical, the global leader in clarifying agents for polypropylene, supports the European introduction of its unique ClearTint® polymeric colourants, with the announcement that it plans to open new manufacturing, colour matching, and technical support operations, in Gent, Belgium, before the end of 2002.
15 Oct 2002
Rapid Granulator AB introduces new 45 Series
Rapid Granulator AB introduces its new 45 Series of granulators. Uniquely, Rapid designed the series after an extensive survey among granulator users, asking what they considered the most important aspects of such a machine. The new series, that covers three model sizes with cutter house openings of 450×600 mm, 450×900 mm and 450×1200 mm, has been designed to incorporate many features based on that survey.
14 Oct 2002
Distrupol appointed exclusive UK distributor of DuPont’s engineering plastics
Hemel Hempstead/ Chertsey, 15 October 2002. Distrupol, a member company of Univar and the leading UK polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has been appointed as the exclusive distributor in the UK for the full range of DuPont’s engineering plastics.
11 Oct 2002
Owens Corning Automotive Enhances Portfolio of Interior Acoustics Offerings with VersaMat® Thermal and Acoustic Insulating Material
Novi, MI October 11, 2002 – The automotive business of Owens Corning recently announced that it will enhance its portfolio of interior acoustics offerings with an increased focus on the VersaMat® thermal and acoustic insulating material product line. OCTM Automotive is a recognized leader in the development of unique structural, acoustic and thermal composite solutions to leading automakers and the Tier One supplier community.
10 Oct 2002
Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe appoints Technical Service Representative Foam Blowing Agents
Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe has appointed Mr. Tiziano Roveda as Technical Service Representative for its European foam blowing agents business, effective October 1st, 2002. In this role, Mr. Roveda will work closely with the company’s global technical support team to assist customers in Europe as they phase out ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) blowing agents in polyurethane and extruded polystyrene insulating foam applications.
9 Oct 2002
Interplas 2002 defies UK economic downturn
There has been considerable upheaval in the UK plastics and rubber industry since Interplas 1999 with a number of leading processing companies moving their production operations to countries with cheaper overheads and many others struggling for survival. A manufacturing recession as bad as any in living memory has been the principal cause for the industry’s difficulties, while the strength of the British currency has prevented export sales from providing any compensation for the downturn in local business.
8 Oct 2002
DOW CORNING INCREASES FLUOROSILICONE CAPACITY TO ENSURE RELIABLE LONG-TERM SUPPLY OF SILASTIC® BRAND FLUOROSILICONE RUBBER
MIDLAND, Mich. (October 8, 2002)—Dow Corning has significantly increased its fluorosilicone capacity with the start up of a new specialty silicone intermediates plant at its manufacturing complex in Midland, Michigan. The $16MM capacity expansion supports increased demand for its Silastic® brand fluorosilicone rubber (FSR), and ensures reliable long-term supply.
8 Oct 2002
Attachmate myEXTRA! Presentation Services Delivers 6530 Emulation for Tandem Host Connectivity
Oct. 8, 2002 -- Attachmate Corporation, a leader in enterprise presentation and application integration products and services, today announced the availability of 6530 emulation for Tandem® host connectivity. myEXTRA!™ Enterprise, a component of myEXTRA! Presentation Services, provides feature-rich PC-to-host emulation services for delivering enterprise applications from IBM® mainframe, AS/400® and UNIX®/VM™ information systems to Windows® desktops. myEXTRA! Presentation Services 6530 Client Option v7.0 further extends multi-host connectivity to incorporate Tandem system access.
