30-08-2004
L’Anniversario della 100% Design presenta la costruzione “Bright”, fatta con la lastra Spectar®
Nuovo design del prodotto e nuova azienda produttrice, “Bright”, pronti per festeggiare il decimo anniversario della Mostra 100% Design nel Regno Unito, allestendo all’interno di Earls Court alcune delle nuove costruzioni geodetiche in stile origami, da appiattire per l’imballaggio, fatte della speciale lastra Spectar®, come elemento chiave dell’evento di quest’anno. Queste ‘costruzioni’ si basano su un concetto rivoluzionario nel design dello spazio semipermanente. Il prodotto è ideato dal team "Bright" che vede al suo interno il designer Nick Gant – forse meglio conosciuto come direttore consulente di design premiato e regolare espositore al 100% Design, BoBo.
27-08-2004
LOS NUEVOS PRODUCTOS DE CONTROL SOLAR LEXAN® LIMITAN EL CALOR AL TIEMPO QUE DEJAN PASAR MUCHA LUZ
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Holanda — GE Advanced Materials ha presentado hoy aquí dos nuevas familias de productos de acristalamiento transparente con control solar. Se trata de placas de policarbonato sólidas o bien celulares que reducen de forma significativa la transmisión solar pero al mismo tiempo ofrecen un elevado nivel de transmisión de la luz, con lo que contribuyen a ahorrar energía para refrigerar y calentar edificios. El producto sólido se llama placa LEXAN® EXELL® Solar Control IR y el celular, placa LEXAN THERMOCLEAR® Solar Control IR. Ambos resultan idóneos para cúpulas, claraboyas, pasillos cubiertos, invernaderos y otras aplicaciones de construcción en las que conviene que entre mucha luz pero que no haya exceso de calor. El producto sólido está destinado también a aplicaciones de transporte público, como acristalamientos de trenes y autobuses. No existe ningún otro acristalamiento polimérico de control térmico que ofrezca la eficacia para bloquear (absorber) el calor de infrarrojos (IR) ni la gran transparencia a la luz visible que ofrecen estos nuevos materiales de GE.
26-08-2004
QUADRANT MATERIALS HELP BRIDGE TO SPAN THE 3 KM CORINTH GULF STRAIT FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN GREECE
TIELT, BELGIUM – August, 2004 – The Rion-Antirion Bridge constructed by Vinci Construction is now the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world with a continuous deck of 2,252 meters made of precast steel and concrete panels. Completed in time to convey the Olympic Torch, the structure is designed to guarantee resistance to seismic activities for 100 years and to sustain the impact of an 18,000 tons tanker sailing at 18 knots. Its most innovative feature, however, is the fully suspended continuous deck, able to move as a pendulum between four pylons. All future suspension bridges are likely to have similar requirements.
25-08-2004
GLCC LAUREL INCREASES ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GLCC Laurel, LLC today announced that the company will increase the price for all grades of antimony trioxide by $0.25/lb in the Americas and by $550/MT in Europe and the Asia Pacific region, where contracts allow, for shipments after September 1, 2004. The price for other antimony derivatives will also increase dependent upon antimony content.
25-08-2004
DOW CORNING PRESENTA LA NUEVA WEB DE SILANOS
MIDLAND, Michigan (Estados Unidos): 25 de agosto de 2004 – En una nueva página web Dow Corning ofrece información de soluciones y aplicación de producto sobre una amplia gama de silanos que pueden utilizarse como promotores de adhesión, agentes de acoplamiento, agentes de reticulación, hidrofugantes y modificadores de superficie.
24-08-2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES ANTIOXIDANT PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it would increase prices worldwide by 10 percent for Alkanox® 240, Anox® 20, and Anox® PP-18 antioxidants, effective for shipments as of September 15, 2004. The price for Anox® NDB® (No Dust Blends) and other blends will also increase dependent upon main antioxidant content and value.
24-08-2004
GE Advanced Materials offers lower cost option for unique metallic looks
Modern appliance manufacturers increasingly find themselves navigating between appealing design that will attract customers and low production cost that will maximize profit margin.
24-08-2004
BOEING, SIEMENS AMONG TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY LEADERS SELECTING GE’S NEW ULTEM® SHEET FOR OUTSTANDING, DEPENDABLE PERFORMANCE
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — Boeing and Siemens are among a growing number of airline and rail OEMs selecting GE Advanced Materials’ ULTEM® sheet for demanding interior applications due to its flame, smoke, and toxicity compliance and the tremendous strength, excellent aesthetics, and other benefits for which this family of GE materials is known. Two grades in particular are making major inroads into this industry segment. They include ULTEM 1668A sheet, a material developed for use in interior aircraft components, and ULTEM R16SG29 sheet, a new product just introduced in 2003 as the first ULTEM sheet material designed for rail interior applications.
