11 Mar 2003
European Tech Firms voice concern over Iraq
London 11 March, 2003: Senior executives in European technology companies are concerned that a war in Iraq could delay a recovery in the IT market according to a new survey conducted by specialist technology group, Eurocom PR Network. 60% of European technology executives ranked a war in Iraq amongst the top three most serious threats to recovery in the IT market. Over a quarter (26%) ranked it as the number one threat. The study covered 147 executives in technology companies located in 12 countries in Europe as well as Middle East and South Africa and was conducted during February and March.
11 Mar 2003
Strong interest in Beyond REACH Conference
The European Voice’s one-and-a-half day conference on the consequences of the proposed legislation for a new system to Register, Evaluate and Authorise Chemicals (REACH) is set to be well attended by delegates both from the political world and from industry. Registrations indicate a strong interest from both the chemical and downstream industries.
11 Mar 2003
Eastman Announces Plasticizer List and Off-List Price Increase
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a global list and off-list price increase of $0.08 per pound on all plasticizer products effective April 1, 2003.
11 Mar 2003
Distrupol uses Ultralite to establish on-line procurement with Dupont Engineering Polymers
Distrupol is now using a proven, on-line, procurement technology to process customers’ orders for engineering plastics from DuPont that ensures materials are dispatched accurately and in the shortest possible time.
10 Mar 2003
Victrex® launches Italian link at www.victrex.com
Visitors to the Victrex® website at www.victrex.com can now access a full range of on-line services in Italian. The new link gives end-users and processors quick and easy access to up-to-the-minute information on Victrex® PEEK™ polymers in their preferred language. Existing links include English (UK and USA), Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, German, Korean and Japanese.
4 Mar 2003
OMNEXUS ULTRALITE GIVES PLASTICS BUYERS LIGHT INTEGRATION SOLUTION WITH THEIR SUPPLIERS
ATLANTA, March 4, 2003 —Following a year of successful development and testing with customers and suppliers, global plastics eMarketplace Omnexus has released its UltraLite light integration tool. The simple, no-cost solution electronically sends purchase orders from a buyer’s ordering system to their suppliers’ ERP systems in a single, consolidated process. Easy to implement, UltraLite works seamlessly within a buyer’s existing order system to eliminate the burden of double order entry.
27 Feb 2003
Borealis turnaround in a challenging year
Borealis today announced its fourth quarter and full year result for 2002. The result shows improved financial performance compared to 2001. Net profit for the Group of EUR 6 million compared to a net loss of EUR 41 million in 2001. Operating profit was EUR 85 million up from EUR 54 million in 2001, and return on capital employed (ROCE) increased from 2% to 3%.
