15-10-2002
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.
15-10-2002
Rapid Granulator AB présente sa
nouvelle Série 45
Rapid Granulator AB présente les broyeurs de sa nouvelle Série 45. A cette occasion, Rapid a réalisé une première du genre en concevant la série sur la base d'une enquête approfondie auprès de ses utilisateurs, dans laquelle il leur était demandé de préciser quels étaient, selon eux, les aspects les plus importants d'une telle machine. La nouvelle série, qui regroupe trois modèles avec entrée d'alimentation de 450x600 mm, 450x900 mm ou 450x1200 mm, incorpore dans sa conception de nombreuses caractéristiques en réponse aux résultats de cette enquête.
14-10-2002
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.
11-10-2002
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.
10-10-2002
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.
09-10-2002
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.
08-10-2002
DOW CORNING AUGMENTE SA CAPACITE DE FLUOROSILICONE SILASTIC®
MIDLAND (Michigan) 8 octobre 2002 – Dow Corning a considérablement augmenté sa capacité de production de fluorosilicones avec l’ouverture d’une nouvelle unité dans son complexe industriel de Midland dans le Michigan. L’investissement lié à cette extension de capacité, soit 16 millions de dollars, permet maintenant de faire face à la demande grandissante pour les élastomères de fluorosilicone (ou FSR) Silastic® et permettra d’en assurer un approvisionnement fiable et durable.
08-10-2002
myEXTRA! Presentation Services offre un service d’émulation 6530 dédié aux serveurs Tandem®
Attachmate Corporation, l’un des principaux fournisseurs mondial de solutions d’administration et d’intéropérabilité des données d’entreprise annonce pour myEXTRA!™ Enterprise le support de l’émulation 6530 dédiée à la connexion aux données des serveurs à disponibilité continue Tandem du groupe HP Compaq.
