26 Nov 2003
SPE PRESENTS GRAND AWARD TO SMART™ ROADSTER FOR INNOVATIVE ROOF MODULE MADE WITH LEXAN® SLX FILM
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – Nov. 19, 2003 – Smart GmbH, a business unit of Daimler Chrysler AG, received the Grand Award for the LEXAN® SLX film roof module on their new Smart™ Roadster at the 33rd Annual Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) International Innovation Awards Program held on Monday, Nov. 17, in Livonia, Mich. In addition, the module earned First Place for Body Exterior Innovation. The SPE Innovation Awards Program is the largest, and most prestigious, engineering awards event of its kind, and is considered to be the auto industry’s premier recognition event.
26 Nov 2003
LNP INTRODUCES FOUR NEW VERTON® LONG FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES MATERIALS
BERGEN OP ZOOM – June 23, 2003 – LNP Engineering Plastics, a GE Plastics Company (NYSE: GE) headquartered in Exton, Pa., announced that it has added four new products to its family of VERTON® long fiber reinforced composites. LNP developed the new materials – VERTON XENOY®, VERTON WF Series, VERTON MFX Concentrate, and VERTON UF composites – to offer additional high-performance product options to design engineers in a wide variety of markets and applications.
25 Nov 2003
A European First – Eastman Kelvx Shining Through the Dark New Headquarters Signage Made From Eastman Chemical Company
KINGSPORT, Tenn., Nov. 20, 2003 – There is no doubt that Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) has set up shop near Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Visitors to the Capelle aan den IJssel area cannot miss the large red Eastman sign on top of the company’s new regional headquarters facility. The sign is made of Eastman’s Kelvx resin, the first such use for outdoor signage in Europe.
25 Nov 2003
U.S. Ambassador Dedicates Eastman’s Regional Headquarters Europe, Middle East and Africa Managed and Supported from New Site
KINGSPORT, Tenn., Nov. 20, 2003 –U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Clifford M. Sobel, dedicated Eastman Chemical Company’s (NYSE: EMN) newly constructed regional headquarters in Capelle aan den IJssel, in ceremonies held today at the new facility near Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
24 Nov 2003
Univar to improve the working environment at the European Commission’s Berlaymont building
Univar N.V., one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial chemicals and providers of related specialty services, is supplying the secondary heat transfer fluid (HTF) for the HVAC system in one of the best known and most frequently featured structures in Europe, the Berlaymont building which previously housed the European Commission in Brussels.
21 Nov 2003
Recently introduced 3M™ BUMPON™ Mini-Packs add greater convenience to high performance
The 3M™ Bumpon™ range of high quality pressure sensitive protective mouldings has for a long time been industry’s first choice for feet, spacers and stops for equipment and furniture. And, because of their continuing high level of success, 3M has introduced a new range of the product family, the Bumpon Mini-Pack, which gives users the same outstanding performance values but with a selection of sizes and colours in more convenient packaged quantities.
21 Nov 2003
Unique UV curable screen printable adhesive
Productivity and performance margins in the printing and die cutting of graphic overlays are very tight and the potential for waste is very high. Eliminating or minimizing the impact of these issues and enhancing cost efficiency were the drivers behind the development of 3M™ SP-7514 UV Screen Printable Adhesive.
20 Nov 2003
New cosmetics appointment for Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company has announced the appointment of Vincent Gugumus to the newly created post of Marketing Manager Cosmetics for Eastman in Europe. This appointment is effective immediately.
