25.03.2004
GE ADVANCED MATERIALS ERWEITERT PORTFOLIO FÜR DIE ELEKTRONIKINDUSTRIE MIT NEUEM ELASTISCHEN NORYL® POLYMER FÜR DRAHTISOLIERUNGEN
BERGEN OP ZOOM, die Niederlande — 2. Feb. 2004 — GE Advanced Materials, eine Unternehmensgruppe der General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), hat eine neue Familie elastischer NORYL® modifizierter Polyphenylenether (MPPE) eingeführt, die im Segment der Drahtisolierungen bzw. Gleichstromkabel und Stecker für Anwendungen in der Verbraucherelektronik eine attraktive Alternative zu Polyvinylchlorid (PVC), Flammschutzmittelhaltigem Polyethylen (FR-PE) und thermoplastischem Polyurethan (TPU) bieten. Die neuen Produkte – NORYL WCD910 und WCDP860 – haben die Biegefestigkeitsprüfungen von Ladegeräteherstellern bestanden, erfüllen erhöhte Umweltanforderungen, und enthalten im Gegensatz zu PVC keine Halogene, wie Chlor, die im Brandfall Dioxine und toxische, hoch aggressive Säuredämpfe bilden können. Die neuen GE-Polymere bieten außerdem eine geringere Dichte als FR-PE und TPU, was Gewichtseinsparungen von 20% bis 30% ermöglicht, und lassen sich bei höheren Geschwindigkeiten potenziell produktiver und kostensparender extrudieren.
23.03.2004
AR™HT from Greene Tweed: new composite material for top performance at high temperatures
AR™HT from Greene, Tweed & Co Benelux is a new thermoplastic composite, specially developed for bushes, bearings and wear rings in pumps that have to pump highly abrasive, watery media at temperatures up to 135°C. It is the result of continuing development of the existing AR materials, producing a material that is highly resistant to higher temperatures, to thermal shock and which is also very impact-resistant, making it an excellent alternative to the more traditional rubber and bronze materials often used in the pumps for the offshore industry and in boiler-feed pumps in public utility companies.
23.03.2004
ARNITE® PET FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS EXCELS IN AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER VALVE APPLICATIONS
Arnite® polyethylene terephthalate (PET), from DSM Engineering Plastics, leads in European Automotive brake booster valve body applications. Arnite® dominates in this application, replacing alternative thermoset resins through its exceptional dimensional stability, high strength, and performance at under-bonnet temperatures of up to 130C. Arnite® has also proven to maintain it’s high performance profile for more than 1 million cycles, an important reliability requirement. DSM Engineering Plastics has now set its sights on the US and Asian markets, where designers, like their European counterparts, are moving away from thermoset alternatives in search of higher performance, more cost effective alternatives.
22.03.2004
Rhodia Polyamide Announces Price Increases for Polyamide 6 and 66 Resins and Compounds
St. Fons, France, March 22, 2004 – Rhodia Polyamide announced price increases of € 130 per metric ton for PA 66 base resins in Europe. At the same time, prices of Rhodia’s Technyl® polyamide 6 and 66 compounds will be increased by € 200 per metric ton in that region. These increases are effective as of March 29th, 2004.
22.03.2004
MILLIKEN CHEMICAL UND REXAM ENTWICKELN INNOVATIVEN GETÖNTEN MEDIKAMENTENBEHÄLTER
Gent, Belgien – Milliken Chemical – In einem Gemeinschaftsprojekt mit Rexam Pharma arbeitet Milliken Chemical, weltweit führend in der Transparent-Einstellung von von Polypropylenen (PP), an der Entwicklung ästhetisch und funktional innovativer transparenter Behälter für verschreibungsfreie Medikamente (Tabletten, Kapseln und Dragées).
Pressemappe VDI Mannheim Deutschland18.03.2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES FLAME RETARDANT PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it would increase prices worldwide by an average of 15 percent for phosphate ester flame retardants and 10 percent for a range of brominated flame retardants, effective for shipments after April 15, 2004, or as contracts allow. These price increases are in addition to the 7 percent increase for phosphate ester flame retardants that took effect March 1, 2004, and brominated flame retardant price increases that were announced previously.
18.03.2004
GREAT LAKES AND OXYCHEM FORM ANTIMONY OXIDE JOINT VENTURE
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) and Laurel Industries, Inc., a part of the chemicals operations (“OxyChem”) of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, will combine their antimony businesses as part of a joint venture to develop, produce, and market antimony-based flame retardants, synergists, and catalysts, the companies announced today.
