26-02-2004
Borealis expands distribution agreement with Ashland for Iberia
Borealis today announced that it has extended its current distribution agreement with Ashland Distribution Company to include polypropylene for small and medium sized automotive and household appliance customers in Spain and Portugal.
25-02-2004
Battenfeld assina contrato de colaboração estratégica com o grupo chinês de extrusoras Hebei B&S.
Um contrato de colaboração estratégica entre as divisões de extrusão da Battenfeld e a processadora chinesa Hebei B&S Group Co. Ltd., favorecerá seus interesses comerciais mútuos na República Popular Chinesa.
25-02-2004
HONEYWELL REFRIGERANTS EUROPE: NEUE WEBSITE GEHT ONLINE
Haasrode, 25. Februar 2004 – Die deutsche Website von Honeywell Refrigerants Europe, einem der führenden Unternehmen für HFKWs (Fluorkohlenwasserstoffe) Kältemitteltechnologie in Europa, geht online unter der Adresse: http://www.honeywellrefrigerants.com/de/.
24-02-2004
OWENS CORNING ACQUIRES AUTOMOTIVE ASSETS OF LANCASTER FIBRE TECHNOLOGY
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. February 24, 2004—Owens Corning Automotive (UK) Ltd., a member of the Owens Corning family of companies, has acquired the automotive assets of UK-based Lancaster Fibre Technology Ltd. Lancaster Fibre Technology has traditionally supplied automotive solutions to the UK auto industry based on Owens Corning’s Silentex® Noise Control automotive silencer technology. Owens Corning has been a Lancaster supplier and customer for many years.
24-02-2004
NEW ARNITE® XL PBT, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP BEZELS, NOW AVAILABLE FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
DSM Engineering Plastics has released Arnite® XL, a new grade of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) designed for automotive lamp bezel applications. Arnite® XL offers high strength and stiffness, excellent flow and the ability to consolidate material usage. More importantly, Arnite® XL offers exceptional resistance to outgassing at high temperatures, dimensional stability, and the capability to be vacuum-metallized without painting.
23-02-2004
FLEXPLAY INTRODUCES “EZ-D,” THE 48-HOUR DVD
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—In May 2003, Flexplay Technologies, Inc, a privately held company based in New York, announced that Buena Vista Home Entertainment Division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will use its flexible play DVD technology to make movies available to consumers in test markets beginning this August. GE Plastics is featuring this new innovative application, which uses patented LEXAN material technology, in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition here (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
LEXAN® SLX RESIN NOW AVAILABLE FOR INJECTION MOLDING
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—GE Plastics announced that one of its newest advanced polymers, LEXAN® SLX polycarbonate, is now available in a clear resin grade for injection molding applications. LEXAN SLX 2431 resin offers high light transmission (>83%) and low haze (<1%), enhanced weatherability and five to ten times the gloss retention compared with most standard UV stabilized polycarbonate materials. This new material and applications that use LEXAN® SLX film are on display in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
IDLEAIRE CHOOSES LEXAN® EXL RESIN TO WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF THE HIGHWAY
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—LEXAN® EXL resin, one of GE Plastics’ new resins in the X GEN™ resin portfolio of best-in-class performance materials, has been selected by IdleAire Technologies Corp. for applications serving the trucking market. The product is on display in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
