14 Nov 2002
Distrupol announced as sole distributor for Polimeri Europa synthetic rubbers in UK
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has announced an agreement with Polimeri Europa UK to be the sole distributor of the company’s synthetic elastomers throughout the UK.
13 Nov 2002
New partners strengthen Amrop International executive search services in Europe
Amrop International, a member of the global Amrop Hever Group, one of the world’s largest executive search organisations, has announced that Benoit Lison and Tanguy van Reeth have joined the firm as partners. The new partnerships reflect the company’s commitment to grow its business through the addition of competencies which strengthen Amrop’s specialist support in finding ideally qualified individuals for senior management and board level positions.
13 Nov 2002
Satisfactory third quarter result for Borealis
The Borealis Group reported today its third quarter results, showing a stronger financial performance compared to the same period of 2001. Operating profit for the third quarter increased to EUR 54 million from EUR 14 million a year ago, attributable to higher margins and early benefits from internal restructuring. Operating profit was down by 14% compared to the second quarter reflecting the fact that the anticipated economic recovery for the second half of 2002 has not materialised.
13 Nov 2002
Honeywell and Samsung Electronics announce AZ-20® refrigerant supply agreement
Honeywell Fluorine Products, Europe announced that it has finalised a four-year agreement to support Samsung in the continued conversion of its air-conditioning equipment to AZ-20®, Honeywell’s patented replacement for ozone-depleting R-22 in new air conditioners. In addition to supplying refrigerant for charging and servicing equipment, Honeywell will provide support in system research and development, manufacturing plant conversion and service-technician training.
12 Nov 2002
Steel cabinet assembly simplified with a high strength double-sided tape
Gatti Giuseppe snc, specialist steel cabinet fabricators, have recently introduced 3M™ VHB™ double-sided tapes into the assembly of stainless steel cabinets for their client Tecniplast Gazzada. The use of these tapes has, over recent months, revolutionised assembly operations and significantly reduced production costs, while at the same time meeting all test requirements.
11 Nov 2002
Eurocom extends reach to 27 countries in Europe
London 12 November 2002: It was announced today that three more PR firms have joined the Eurocom PR Network. This means that Eurocom now has the capability to undertake PR campaigns in 27 countries in Europe.
8 Nov 2002
Bayer, Honeywell and Whirlpool team up to deliver environmental, health and safety training
As part of the transition to Enovate™ 3000 blowing agent (HFC-245fa) at its Evansville, Ind. and Forth Smith, Ark. refrigerator plants, Whirlpool Corporation organized environmental, health and safety (“EHS”) training sessions for approximately 260 employees. Five sessions were conducted for company engineers, supervisors, foam technicians, operators, quality control and materials engineers and EHS staff.
8 Nov 2002
Customer Value Management a new way to profit
A unique series of events was launched, November 6th in Amsterdam, entitled “Creating & Communicating Customer Value”. The series invites marketers in the plastics and chemicals industry to take a fresh look at the manner in which they approach their customers. It is a joint initiative of MarketAbility of Zürich, Switzerland, The European Marketing Group (EMG), Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands and PMG Europe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
