Univar and Texaco joint-venture partners close agreement for the supply of Dureal™

UnivarUnivar NV, the world’s largest distributor of chemical raw materials, and the joint venture partners of Texaco Netherlands have signed a declaration of intent for the installation of Dureal™ storage units and tank installations for AdBlue at the fuel service stations they operateand at companies who use on-site tank facilities.

Milliken Chemical and Domo PPC collaborate in developing an advanced benefit masterbatch for polypropylene

Milliken Chemical and Domo PPC collaborate in developing an advanced benefit masterbatch for polypropylene. Gent, Belgium – Following a year of technical collaboration with Milliken Chemical, the global leader in clarifying and colouring agents for polypropylene (PP), Domo Polypropylene Compounds (Domo PPC), has announced the launch of Tecnoline® P1-602-N2-N, an advanced nucleator masterbatch. Developed specifically to save the injection moulder time and money, Tecnoline P1-602-N2-N represents an important step forward in productivity enhancement.

GLCC LAUREL INCREASES SMOKE SUPPRESSANT AND SPECIALTY FLAME RETARDANT PRICES

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GLCC Laurel, LLC today announced that the company will increase the global price for its smoke suppressant and specialty flame retardants product lines, where contracts allow, for shipments after September 15, 2004. The price will increase $.10 per lb. for zinc borate and ONGARD® 2 and ONCOR® 75RA smoke suppressants and $.20-$.30 per lb. for SMOKEBLOC® smoke suppressants.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS ANNOUNCES NEW FOCUS ON WIRE & CABLE WITH ARNITEL® TPE ELASTOMERS

In addition to its existing family of Arnitel® copolyether-ester and copolyester-ester (COPE or TEEE) elastomeric wire coating materials, DSM is developing new grades for this segment. New initiatives in wire & cable coating materials are announced by DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within the DSM N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam:DSM) Performance Materials cluster. In addition to its existing family of Arnitel® copolyether-ester and copolyester-ester (COPE or TEEE) elastomeric wire coating materials, DSM is developing new grades for this segment. As well, the assignment of Francis Aussems as Application Development and Technical Service Manager with special focus on wire applications provides a dedicated resource to the wire and cable segment.

Husky appoints Thomas Hartkämper General Manager Technical Centre Germany North

Effective September 1, 2004, Husky Injection Molding Systems has appointed Thomas Hartkämper General Manager of the company’s Technical Centre Germany North in Bad Salzuflen. Effective September 1, 2004, Husky Injection Molding Systems SA has appointed Thomas Hartkämper General Manager of the company’s Technical Centre Germany North in Bad Salzuflen.

Milliken Chemical to Exhibit at K-Show

Milliken & Company 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.

New FlexyCell packaging concept delivers customised packaging at low cost

Produced from high quality, non-woven textiles, FlexyCell is thin (approx 0,3mm wall thickness), lightweight, dust-free, completely recyclable and it can even be anti-static. 
 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.

L’Anniversario della 100% Design presenta la costruzione “Bright”, fatta con la lastra Spectar®

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.