13-07-2004
Dureal™ and IDS work together to open first commercial filling station for AdBlue™ in Scandinavia
Dureal™ , a business unit of Univar N.V., the leading independent chemical distributor in the world, and IDS in Sweden, which operates diesel refuelling and service centres for commercial road haulage across Europe, have jointly established the first public tank facilities for AdBlue™ at the Volvo Truck Centre at Kungens Kurva, Sweden. Opening ceremonies of this first site took place on June 29, 2004. AdBlue filling stations were previously introduced in Austria and Germany earlier this year.
12-07-2004
Bright, Clear, Colorful, Cost Effective Plastic Solutions Grow From Additives Created By Milliken Chemical
Consumer products and packaging made from plastics today are bright, clear, colorful and increasingly cost efficient thanks to plastic additives created by Milliken & Company. Combining a portfolio of innovative polymer offerings with global research and development and technical support, Milliken is increasingly recognized as a leading global source for plastic packaging solutions and innovative polymeric additives.
09-07-2004
DSM’s Stanyl® Means Cost Savings for Delphi Connectors
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (July 6, 2004) – When Delphi Connection Systems took over production of 2mm Header Connectors for a new commercial microprocessor customer, they found themselves facing some pretty big issues with the LCP being used in the application. These issues led them right to DSM Engineering Plastics, whose Stanyl® TE250F6 grade proved itself the perfect material to overcome the challenges, and realize substantial cost savings for both Delphi and its customer.
09-07-2004
Distrupol delivers Lucite’s Diakon™ resin for milestone LED lighting system
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, plays an integral role in the ongoing success of many OEM applications. Although sometimes far removed from final production, Distrupol works in close partnership with raw materials suppliers and moulders to provide a secure foundation for the product development and production process. The company’s contribution to the Hilite™ neon replacement LED lighting system from UK manufacturer Visive is one example of this.
08-07-2004
Eurocom Worldwide Reclaims Top 5 Position in European PR Agency Ranking
Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, has been rated Europe’s fastest growing association of independent PR and communications agencies by the annual PR Week UK League Table survey. The survey shows Eurocom Worldwide remaining in the Top 5 of communications agency alliances and displaying the strongest overall growth in business volume year-on-year from 2002 to 2003.
08-07-2004
Interplas welcomes upturn in polymer industry
Ian Crawford, Exhibition Director, of Interplas has been welcoming the reports of a continued upturn in the UK manufacturing industry*. Commenting on the figures published on the 1st July – Ian said “Our industry has dusted itself down and comeback out ready for a challenge after a period of three or four years of dramatic change.”
08-07-2004
GE ADVANCED MATERIALS INTRODUCES HYDROPLAST™ STRUCTURES WITH UNIQUE SMARTLOK™ CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – June 29, 2004 – GE Advanced Materials, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), in conjunction with Carlisle Engineered Products and Vari-Form Inc., has developed an advanced Front End Module (FEM) technology that combines the strength of steel with the low mass of resins in a single cost-effective molding process.
07-07-2004
Stonesoft Announces Technology Partnership with SafeNet
Stonesoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V), an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity, today announced a technology partnership with SafeNet Inc (NASDAQ: SFNT) setting the standard for information security.
