26-01-2004
Wilhelm Schröder joins SMS Plastics Technology
Effective January 12, 2004, Wilhelm Schröder, former Managing Director of Krauss Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH, has been appointed to the Management Board of SMS GmbH.
22-01-2004
Eastman Chemical Company Glass Polymer™
Eastman Chemical Company provides a choice for design and creative marketing professionals in the luxury packaging market.
21-01-2004
Great Lakes increases antimony trioxide flame retardant prices
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that effective for shipments after January 23, 2004, where contracts allow, the company will increase the price for all grades of antimony trioxide by $0.25/lb in the Americas and by $550/mt in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. The price for other antimony derivatives will also increase dependent upon antimony content.
For the production of two manifolds, PSA Peugeot Citroën has selected AKULON® PA6 for offering superior heat ageing resistance, better weldability and easier processability compared to PA66.16-01-2004
Borealis prepares for new Borstar® polyethylene plant and new products
Today Borealis broke ground for its new 350,000 tonnes per year polyethylene plant at its petrochemical site at Schwechat, Austria. Scheduled to come onstream towards the end of 2005, the new plant, to be built by Tecnimont, will utilise Borealis’ proprietary Borstar technology. It will replace two old LDPE lines and a HDPE line, and will focus on LLDPE.
16-01-2004
ARNITEL® PB582-H TEE-E COMBINES FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH TO HANDLE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AUTO ENGINE AIR FLOWS
A new offering in Arnitel® thermoplastic elastomer ether ester block copolymer (TEEE) compounds from DSM Engineering Plastics, Arnitel PB582-H, combines excellent temperature resistance, strength and flexibility for automotive engine airduct needs. The new material enables designers either to specify thinner walls for material and/or space savings, or to retain the as-designed wall thickness and increase performance.
15-01-2004
Significant enhancements for CD and CD-ROM storage wallets
To meet the demands of the more sophisticated consumers and professional users, Case Logic has introduced new features to its core line of wallets, designed for the safe keeping and retrieval of optical discs such as CDs and CD-ROMs. The new Fast-File™ and Quick-Lock™ features will be available as standard on a range of models. Case Logic will launch these at the Paperworld trade fair, 31/01/04 to 04/02/04 in Frankfurt a.M., Germany, stand B31 in Hall 1.2.
14-01-2004
KEY APPOINTMENT FOR DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced the appointment of Peter van Paridon to the post of Business Manager Akulon®.
