2 Dec 2003
CABOT CORPORATION AND GE PLASTICS PLAN TO DEVELOP LEXAN® THERMOCLEAR® SHEET WITH NANOGEL® TRANSLUCENT AEROGEL
(Frankfurt,Germany)Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT), a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, announced today its intention to work with GE Structured Products to jointly market a LEXAN® THERMOCLEAR® multi-wall sheet filled with NANOGEL® Translucent aerogel.
1 Dec 2003
Stanyl® Provides Wear Resistance for Mark IV Automotive, a division of Dayco Products LLC, Tensioners
Mark IV Automotive, a division of Dayco Products LLC, one of the world’s leading producers of complete power transmission systems, switched from a lubricated nylon to Stanyl® polyamide 46 for better wear resistance in their tensioners.
1 Dec 2003
BP consolidates its relationship with Distrupol formalizing sole distributorship of its polystyrenes
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service provider and application development partner, has been appointed sole distributor for BP polystyrene in the UK and Ireland. Marketed under the Empera® Polystyrene brand, this family includes a full range of commodity Crystal and High Impact polystyrene products used in a range of sectors from construction applications to food packaging and toys.
28 Nov 2003
DSM OFFERS NEW HIGH-PERFORMING, CHLORINE & BROMINE-FREE FLAME RETARDANT FR XANTAR® C PC/ABS FORMULATIONS
Building on the success of its Xantar® C product range, DSM Engineering Plastics has now introduced a range of new chlorine and bromine free FR Xantar C polycarbonate (PC) / acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) flame-retardant formulations.
27 Nov 2003
Borealis signs EUR 700 million revolving credit facility
Borealis yesterday signed an agreement with 22 international banks for a EUR 700 million revolving credit facility. The financing is for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of an existing credit facility. The EUR 700 million credit facility has a maturity of five years and carries an initial margin of 80 bp above Euribor.
27 Nov 2003
Owens Corning Environmental Strides Spotlighted at EU Conference; “Integrated Approach” Brings Fast Advancements in Emissions Control at Battice, Belgium Plant
BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 24 , 2003 – Owens Corning is one of eight companies being recognized at a European Commission (EC)-sponsored conference, (November 24 and 25, 2003), “The Environmental Performance of EU Industry.” The tour of the Owens Corning glass fibre manufacturing facility in Battice, Belgium will highlight the plant’s swift advancements in emissions reduction, the aggressive schedule of environmental improvements the Battice facility has achieved to date, initiatives currently underway, as well as future efforts in continuous environmental improvement tied to sustainable business growth.
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.
