7 Jul 2004
Just Cavalli: Glass Polymer™ helps create high tech perfume packaging
G. Candiani of Italy has selected The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman Chemical Company to help produce the bottle for Just Cavalli, a new Roberto Cavalli fragrance. The transparent bottle is made up from different fully integrated parts: a glass core, a resin shoulder and a protective housing made from Eastar® AN014 copolyester.
6 Jul 2004
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL ELIMINATES PRICE PROTECTION FOR FLAME RETARDANTS AND BROMINATED PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it has eliminated all price protection mechanisms such as firm pricing, price caps, and price increase delays for its flame retardants and bromine performance products until further notice.
6 Jul 2004
GE’S NEWEST RESINS FOR HEALTHCARE OFFER RESISTANCE TO LIPIDS, LOWER COLOR SHIFT AFTER GAMMA STERILIZATION
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — June 29, 2004 — GE Advanced Materials continues to demonstrate its renewed focus on the healthcare industry by expanding the company’s family of high-performance healthcare polycarbonate (PC) products to meet the industry’s rapidly changing end-use requirements and to improve molding options. Three new LEXAN® resins are introduced today, including a gamma-stabilized grade that combines improved resistance to lipids with multiple-cycle autoclave sterilization capability; a gamma-stabilized grade that offers a mid-range melt-flow index (MFI); and a clear, high-heat PC for repeated autoclave use. All of the new products are available globally.
6 Jul 2004
Smartboxes Teams with Milliken Chemical To Give Children Hours of Safe, Colourful Fun with New In-Flight Airline Meal Box Designs
Smartboxes Ltd. is part of the Farish Associates Design Consultancy Group that specializes in creating and manufacturing customized plastic and cardboard products for the travel industry, coffee shops, and retailers. When the company creates a new product it always delivers something bespoke and very special. Its new line of children’s in-flight airline meal boxes is no exception.
6 Jul 2004
Univar named as distributor for Shell solvents in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Univar Europe, a business unit of Univar N.V., the leading independent chemical distributor in the world, has been appointed by Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. (SCE) as distributor of their solvents range in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The agreement took effect April 1st of this year. Univar’s strong distribution and logistics network in Scandinavia underpinned Shell’s decision, as did the opportunity to make its supply chain simpler and more efficient.
6 Jul 2004
FROM FREEZER TO MICROWAVE: GE’S NORYL® PKN RESIN OFFERS EXTREME VERSATILITY
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — With its extreme temperature resistance, GE’s NORYL® PKN resin can handle the coldest freezer to the warmest microwave. The added benefits of aesthetic versatility, cost efficiency and environmental friendliness in combination with GE’s strong market reputation make this product a smart choice for consumer-focused food packagers.
June Munich Auto Centre Opening1 Jul 2004
Molding compounds from Perstorp shown to kill SARS virus and other bacteria, making more devices “Safe to Touch™”
Sweden-based specialty-chemicals company, Perstorp, today introduced, Polygiene™ a new series of antiviral and antimicrobial molding compounds to make a wide variety of electrical devices such as light switches and switch plates; sanitary ware such as toilet seats; as well as items like door handles, hand rails, baby changing tables, lift buttons, pens and public phones “Safe to Touch.” A patent-pending formulation in the compounds is the first tested and proven to kill the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) on contact. It also kills a wide range of bacteria, yeasts, and molds. This new technology, combined with high levels of personal hygiene and a commitment to cleanliness best practices in such high-risk public places as hospitals, hotels, restaurants, and public transportation, as well as in private residences, can help reduce the risk of spreading disease.
