17 Mar 2003
Victrex announces new appointment
Greenville, SC -- Victrex USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Karas as General Manager, Americas. She will have overall management responsibility for Victrex USA Inc.
14 Mar 2003
Distributor gears in Victrex® PEEK™ polymer deliver improved performance on the race circuit
Working closely with Victrex, Performance Plastics Ltd of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, developed a proprietary Victrex® PEEK™ polymer compound that outperforms traditional bronze alloy for racing car distributor gears.
14 Mar 2003
Eastman Announces Price Increase on Selected Ester Solvents
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a list and off-list price increase of US$0.03 per pound/US$0.07 per kilogram on selected Eastman ester solvents effective April 1, 2003. A US$0.04 per pound/US$0.09 per kilogram price increase has been announced for Eastman EEP.
14 Mar 2003
Eastman Announces Price Increase for Glycol Ether Solvents; Glycol Ether Ester Solvents
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a US$0.04 per pound/US$0.09 kilogram list and off-list global price increase on selected glycol ethers and glycol ether esters effective April 1, 2003.
12 Mar 2003
Victrex first Italian exhibition - Plast 2003
Victrex Europa GmbH will be exhibiting for the first time at the forthcoming Plast 2003, which is being held from May 6th to 10th in the Fiera Milano, Italy. The presence of Victrex at this important event and the recent launch of the Italian version of the website further strengthen the company’s commitment both to its valued customers and industry partners in Italy, and to a stronger European customer support organization as a whole.
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.
