GE ORGANISEERT SPONSORLOOP VOOR ZIEKENHUIS LIEVENSBERG

Ter ere van de 50e verjaardag van LEXAN® polycarbonaat, organiseerde GE Plastics zondag 5 oktober jl., een sponsorloop, met optredens van Ome Willem, Flat Out en Jim, in het centrum van Bergen op Zoom. Meer dan 600 lopers namen deel aan deze loop waarvan de opbrengst van € 42.000 aan de binnentuin van Ziekenhuis Lievensberg wordt gedoneerd. BERGEN OP ZOOM—18 september 2003— Ter ere van de 50e verjaardag van LEXAN® polycarbonaat organiseert General Electric Plastics B.V. op zondagmiddag

Rapid Granulator AB introduces dedicated 15-Series for clean room applications at Fakuma 2003

Rapid Granulator AB introduces dedicated 15-Series for clean room applications at Fakuma 2003. 
(Photo: Rapid Granulator AB).
 Rapid Granulator AB introduces a new dedicated granulator series for clean room applications at Fakuma 2003, hall B1 stand 7107, Friedrichshafen, Germany, from October 14 to 18.

Univar and ExxonMobil Chemical sign agreement for distribution of PolyAlphaOlephins and other synthetic basestocks in Europe

UnivarEuropean lubricant manufacturers now have expanded options for local supply of polyalphaolefins and other synthetic basestocks following the signing of a distribution agreement between ExxonMobil Chemical and Univar. Univar will support ExxonMobil Chemical's Synthetics business in Europe with local supply points in Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Benelux and Switzerland.

AKULON® XP PA6 FOR FILM APPLICATIONS OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTIVITY GAINS, REDUCED COSTS

DSM Engineering Plastics has released Akulon® XP, a new revolutionary barrier resin based on polyamide 6 (PA6), for multi-layer oxygen barrier films. DSM Engineering Plastics has released Akulon® XP, a new revolutionary barrier resin based on polyamide 6 (PA6), for multi-layer oxygen barrier films. The new material differs from normal Polyamide 6 resins through its exceptional processing characteristics that allow dramatic productivity gains to be realized.

DSM LAUNCHES STANYL® TW241F12, BROADENING THE SCOPE FOR METAL REPLACEMENT IN HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS

Stanyl® TW241F12 was developed for applications that require performance similar to metals between 100ºC and 280ºC. DSM Engineering Plastics' Stanyl® PA46 range is known for offering high performance similar to LCP and PPS – even sometimes PEEK – whilst offering ease of processing and design typical for PA6, PA66 or PBT. With the introduction of Stanyl® TW241F12, a new, high-performance, 60% glass fibre-reinforced polyamide 46 (PA46). Stanyl® now offers the highest stiffness at elevated temperatures to be found in glass fiber reinforced semi-crystalline thermoplastics, giving greater opportunities for metal replacement. In addition to stiffness, Stanyl® TW241F12 provides high levels of resistance to creep and fatigue—with less mass than competing materials.

The best-seller among extruders: more applications for new Alpha models

The best-seller among extruders:
more applications for new Alpha models 
 With its Alpha single-screw extruder series tailored to profile extrusion, Cin-cinnati Extrusion is offering its customers a convincing machine concept. Since the introduction of this new, standardized machine series at K 2001, more than 160 Alpha extruders have already been sold worldwide. Now the Vienna machine manufacturer has once more responded to current market trends by adding two new Alpha models to this successful line, one with grooved feed-bushing, and another with fine-grooved feed bushing.

First polypropylene product made from natural gas

First polypropylene product made from natural gas As a result of co-operation between Lurgi, Statoil and Borealis, the world’s first Borstar® polypropylene cups have been created using propylene from Lurgi’s new MTP® (Methanol-to-Propylene) process.

Univar adds Thermera environmentally-friendly, water-based heat transfer fluids to its portfolio

UnivarThermera, a novel type of heat transfer fluid with extremely low environmental impact, is now available throughout Scandinavia from Univar as the result of a new distribution agreement with Finland’s Fortum Gas and Oil Oy. The high performance fluid is ideal for antifreeze use in heating and ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) systems.