3M ADHESIVES PROVIDE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY BUILDINGS

Examples Glass Partition High-quality construction requires high-quality materials. Whether building a luxury hotel, an office high-rise or a residential block, it is essential that construction components deliver a balance of aesthetics, cost efficiency and enduring performance. 3M’s range of bonding and adhesive materials provides a strong foundation of solutions for those who design and construct today’s top-quality structures. In addition to their excellent bonding and sealing properties, 3M materials offer unique solutions for decoration, protection, noise reduction, energy conservation, and faster production and installation times.

New separable connection systems from 3M

3M™ Dual Lock™: a solution for invisible and reclosable assembly. Invisible connections are in demand today whenever both an attractive finish and a permanent bond are required, for example for exhibition and shop-fitting constructions, for decorations or signage. Two established products with a new twist are now the ones to look for if you need these properties – the 3M Dual Lock flexible pressure seal and the 3M Scotchmate hook and loop tape.

Eastman Chemical Company at ComPaMED Düsseldorf, November 24-26, 2004

Eastman Chemical Company protect medical equipment, solutions, and pharmaceuticals against breakage and contamination and offer physical properties, such as extreme heat and puncture resistance. At ComPaMED, Eastman Chemical Company will demonstrate how its product range brings added benefits to producers of medical devices and medical packaging.

Dureal™ and IDS work together to open first commercial filling station for AdBlue™ in Scandinavia

Dureal™ and IDS jointly opened the first commercial filling station for AdBlue™ in Scandinavia on 29 June. From left to right: Rune Nehlin, Development Manager Univar Nordic, Lelle Persson, Vice President IDS Sweden, Jacques Voogt, Director Innovation & Development Univar Europe and Anette Fredriksson, Deputy Manager IDS Sweden. 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.

Bright, Clear, Colorful, Cost Effective Plastic Solutions Grow From Additives Created By Milliken Chemical

The extension of end use applications for clarified polypropylene is continuing with a recent push by Milliken in support of extremely clear packaging for optical media storage. 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.

DSM’s Stanyl® Means Cost Savings for Delphi Connectors

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. 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.

Distrupol delivers Lucite’s Diakon™ resin for milestone LED lighting system

Distrupol delivers Lucite’s Diakon™ resinfor 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.

Eurocom Worldwide Reclaims Top 5 Position in European PR Agency Ranking

EurocomEurocom 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.