1 Sept 2004
Milliken Chemical to Exhibit at K-Show
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, will be exhibiting at K-Show 2004, the world’s number one trade fair for plastics and rubber, October 20-27 in Düsseldorf, Germany in Hall 5, Stand F27.
31 Aug 2004
New FlexyCell packaging concept delivers customised packaging at low cost
FlexyCell is a customised packaging concept with many of the advantages of standard packaging systems, such as low cost, short delivery times, no tooling costs and suitability for small volumes. It has been developed by conTeyor® for the business-to-business market for applications where components must not be scratched, damaged or broken, yet are easily accessible for the customer to load or unload.
30 Aug 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 Aug 2004
NEW GE LEXAN® SOLAR CONTROL PRODUCTS LIMIT HEAT YET LET IN HIGH LEVELS OF LIGHT
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — GE Advanced Materials today introduced two new families of transparent, solar-control glazing products in solid sheet and multi-wall polycarbonate sheet that significantly reduce solar transmission while simultaneously offering high levels of light transmission, helping save energy costs for cooling and lighting buildings. The solid product is called LEXAN® EXELL® Solar Control IR sheet, and the multi-wall product is called LEXAN THERMOCLEAR® Solar Control IR sheet. Both products are excellent candidates for roof domes, skylights, walkways, conservatories, and other building applications where it is desirable to admit high levels of light while keeping excess heat to a minimum. Additionally, the solid product is aimed at public transportation applications, such as train and bus glazing. No other thermal-management, polymer-based glazing provides both the level of effectiveness in blocking (absorbing) infrared (IR) heat and high transparency to visible light as these new GE materials.
26 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 2004
DOW CORNING LAUNCHES SILANES WEB SITE
MIDLAND, Michigan, U.S.A.: August 25, 2004 – A new web site from Dow Corning provides product, application, and solution information on a full range of silanes, which can be used as adhesion promoters, coupling agents, crosslinking agents, hydrophobers and surface modifiers.
24 Aug 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.
