Borealis Press kit 29 Mar 2004
Operational and commercial expertise recognised by the customers of Rhodia Polyamide Engineering Plastics, a European leader in this market
Rhodia Engineering Plastics regularly assesses its main customers’ satisfaction through annual surveys. In January 2004, Rhodia conducted an e-mail survey of a sample of contacts from the Purchasing, R&D, Technical Support, Quality and Supply Chain departments of its European customers.
26 Mar 2004
Akulon® price increase
DSM Engineering Plastics (DSM EP) has announced that effective 1 April 2004, the price of its Akulon polyamide 6 range will be increased by 120 €/mt.
26 Mar 2004
Distrupol in France and the Benelux certified to new ISO 9001:2000 standard
Distrupol’s Paris based French operations, as well as their Benelux operations in Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, have been certified in accordance with the new ISO 9001:2000 standard. They have thereby come into compliance with the latest standards in the field of quality management. Distrupol is a subsidiary of Univar and one of the most prominent European suppliers of raw materials, technical support and development support to the plastics industry.
26 Mar 2004
NEW MOLYKOTE® WHITE BEARING GREASE EFFECTIVE IN WIDE RANGE OF FOOD GRADE APPLICATIONS
MIDLAND, Mich. – March 25, 2004 – With a unique combination of an aluminum complex thickener, white lubricating solids and other highly effective additives, Molykote® White Bearing Grease reduces friction, prevents metal-to-metal contact and minimizes wear in food grade applications, even under high surface pressures and marginal lubrication conditions.
25 Mar 2004
GE ADVANCED MATERIALS BROADENS PORTFOLIO FOR ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WITH NEW FLEXIBLE NORYL® RESIN FOR WIRE COATING
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — Feb. 2, 2004 — GE Advanced Materials today introduced a new family of flexible NORYL® modified-polyphenylene ether (MPPE) resin as an alternative to polyvinyl chloride (PVC), flame-retarded polyethylene (FR-PE), and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) in wire-coating applications for the direct-current (DC) cord and plug segments of the consumer electronics industry. The new products –
NORYL WCD910 and NORYL WCP860 resins – have passed bending-strength tests by charger manufacturers, address eco-label flame-retardant application concerns, and, unlike PVC, contain no halogens, such as chlorine, which can break down into dioxins and toxic, highly acidic gasses when burned. The new GE resins also offer a lower specific gravity than FR-PE and TPU – weight reductions of 20 to 30 percent are achievable – as well as faster extrusion rates for potentially higher productivity and lower systems costs.
23 Mar 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 Mar 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.
