HONEYWELL TO BUILD REFRIGERANT MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CHINA

Richard Preziotti (center left), VP/GM Honeywell Chemicals, Dr. James Yuann (5th from right), President, Asia, Honeywell Specialty Materials, along with other Honeywell business leaders and Chinese officials, participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new manufacturing plant for non-ozone depleting refrigerant products in Qingpu, Shanghai, China. The Honeywell facility is expected to be operational in November 2004. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today plans to build a manufacturing plant for non-ozone depleting refrigerant products in Qingpu, Shanghai, China. The new facility, expected to be operational in November 2004, was announced during a groundbreaking ceremony in Qingpu attended by Honeywell officials, key customers and Chinese dignitaries.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES CLEAR BRINE FLUIDS PRICES

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) announced today it will increase list prices in all regions for calcium bromide, zinc bromide/calcium bromide solution, sodium bromide, dry calcium bromide and dry sodium bromide effective October 15, 2004.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICE FOR DECABROMODIPHENYLOXIDE FLAME RETARDANT

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it is increasing off list prices for Great Lakes DE-83™ (decabromodiphenyloxide) flame retardant by $0.20/kg worldwide with all shipments effective November 1, 2004, where contracts allow.

MRSA ‘superbug’ meets its match in new plastics moulding compound. Healthcare bathroom accessories now debuting in Perstorp’s Polygiene™

Celmac uses Polygiene, a plastics compound capable of killing off the MRSA superbug, for a range of toilet seats targeted at the healthcare market. A plastics compound that has already been shown to significantly reduce the risk of transmission of SARS is also effective against MRSA bacteria, medical tests have demonstrated. Products made from the compound, aimed at the healthcare sector, are now coming onto the market in the U.K.

NO-STICK, NO-SLIP NYLATRON MATERIAL FROM QUADRANT EPP LIFTS PERFORMANCE OF TRUCK CRANES FROM FASSI GROUP

NYLATRON 703 XL nylon plate from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products is a lubrication-free material for applications requiring precise, efficient, and safe motion control. The Fassi Group, one of the foremost manufacturers of hydraulic cranes, selected the material for its excellent combination of high strength and stiffness, very low static and dynamic coefficients of friction, its high wear resistance, and NYLATRON 703 XL’s unique property of ZERO stick-slip, which helped Fassi eliminate vibration in the booms of its cranes. TIELT, BELGIUM – September, 2004 – A crane’s ability to efficiently and safely position its load requires a virtual absence of vibration during both fine and gross movements of the boom. Lubrication of moving parts helps to achieve this, but more and more, heavy equipment manufacturers are searching for lubrication-free materials that minimize or even eliminate stick-slip influences during operation. The Fassi Group, one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of hydraulic cranes, found its material solution in NYLATRON® 703 XL plate from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP).

El agente antimicrobiano AlphaSan® obtiene la aprobación de seguridad alimentaria de EFSA

AlphaSan se emplea en una amplia variedad de bienes de consumo, como prendas de ropa y bañeras de hidromasaje, y en aplicaciones industriales, principalmente en la transformación de alimentos y bebidas y en equipos de hielo industrial. La Autoridad Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria (EFSA), una comisión científica que evalúa aditivos alimentarios auxiliares tecnológicos y materiales en contacto con los alimentos ha emitido un dictamen favorable respecto al uso del agente antimicrobiano AlphaSan de Milliken & Company en estas aplicaciones.

Gran interés en la solución Dureal™ de Univar durante la IAA en Hannover

Muchos empresarios de transportes se dejaron informar en el stand de Univar en el IAA Nützfahrzeuge en Hannover sobre las posibilidades de repostar AdBlue sin fugas y libre de mantenimiento. Gracias al sistema de telemetría interno del depósito Dureal, los usuarios no tienen que preocuparse sobre el suministro a tiempo de una reserva nueva. 
 En el IAA Commercial Vehicles (salón internacional de vehículos industriales) que este año se ha celebrado del 23 al 30 de septiembre en Hannover, Alemania; la presentación de Dureal, hecha por Univar, ha atraído a muchos interesados. En una carpa, en el centro del salón, los transportistas y concesionarios de camiones procedentes de toda Europa se informaron sobre las normas de emisiones Euro IV y Euro V, la técnica de catalizador SCR y la solución de servicio Dureal para repostar AdBlue.

EPOXY, ACRYLIC, AND URETHANE ADHESIVES

This EPDM rubber gasket is bonded to metal by 3M Scotch-Weld Instant
Adhesive B-20, a cyanoacrylate that enables a tight seal.
 From automotive bumpers to disk drive components, bicycle frames to air/fuel breather valves, plastic railings to refrigeration coils, structural adhesives are available for thousands of manufacturing applications. With ongoing advances in adhesive formulation, designers in every industry have diverse options for bonding metal, composites, plastics, rubber, glass, and more. A wide choice of epoxies, acrylics, and urethanes enable design engineers to more easily achieve the right balance of strength, heat resistance, and productivity. This article describes epoxy, acrylic, and urethane structural adhesives, including their strength, heat properties, creep resistance, and the most appropriate applications.