GE Advanced Materials, Railway Interior Press Kit

- Railway Interior Press Conference, 30 November 2004

CONNECTED CORPORATION S’ASSOCIE A BELGACOM POUR OFFRIR UNE SOLUTION SECURISEE ET EVOLUTIVE DE SAUVEGARDE DES DONNEES INFORMATIQUES

ConnectedConnected® Corporation, filiale d’Iron Mountain Incorporated (Bourse de New York : IRM) et leader des solutions automatisées de protection, d’archivage et de restauration des données distribuées, annonce la conclusion d’un partenariat de prestation de service avec Belgacom S.A., premier opérateur belge de télécommunications. Aux termes de l’accord, Belgacom exploitera la solution éprouvée de Connected en matière de protection et de restauration des données afin de proposer à ses abonnés DSL professionnels un service sécurisé, évolutif et économique pour externaliser la sauvegarde des informations stockées sur leurs ordinateurs de bureau ou portables.

HYDRAULIC HOSES FROM EUROPOWER FEATURE ARNITEL® TEE-E CORE FOR LONG-TERM TOP PERFORMANCE

Europower, a major U.K.-based manufacturer of hydraulic hoses and fittings, uses Arnitel® thermoplastic ether ester block copolymer elastomer (TEE-E) from DSM Engineering Plastics as the core of a select line of its hydraulic hoses. Arnitel® offers thinner core walls, greater flexibility and better hot oil resistance than traditional materials. Europower, a major U.K.-based manufacturer of hydraulic hoses and fittings, uses Arnitel® thermoplastic ether ester block copolymer elastomer (TEE-E) from DSM Engineering Plastics for the core of a select line of its hydraulic hoses. DSM Engineering Plastics is a business group within the DSM N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam:DSM) Performance Materials cluster.

Eastman announces developmental Embrace® High Yield resin

Eastman Chemical Company announced a developmental copolyester for shrink labels for consumer packaged goods, Embrace® High Yield copolyester. Eastman Chemical Company announced a developmental copolyester for shrink labels for consumer packaged goods, Embrace® High Yield copolyester.

Rhodia Polyamide Announces Further Price Increases for Polyamide Resins, Fibers and Compounds

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsSt. Fons, France, November 24th, 2004 – Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase of € 200 per metric ton for Rhodia’s PA 6.6 base resins, Performance Fibers and Technyl® polyamide compounds in Europe. This increase is effective as of January 1st, 2005.

Toyolac® ABS from Distrupol enables Taylorite to produce large warp-free mouldings

Toray ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) resin Toyolac® was selected for the front grille application because it is a tough, durable material with excellent repeat-impact strength. Leading Europe-wide polymer distributor Distrupol provides plastics processors with the most comprehensive link to the world’s foremost resins producers. But while materials distribution is at the core of its business, Distrupol also offers a full range of technical and application development assistance to supplement customers’ own resources. These locally delivered services are adapted to individual needs and local conditions to ensure optimized commercial as well as technical solutions.

Univar’s Dureal™ system makes UK debut at Coach & Bus 2004

Dureal™, Univar’s AdBlue delivery programme and system, attracted good interest from major bus builders and operators at the recent Coach & Bus fair, that was held at the NEC in Birmingham. Dureal™, Univar’s AdBlue turnkey delivery programme and system, attracted good interest from major bus builders and operators at the Coach & Bus fair, held earlier this month at the NEC in Birmingham. The Dureal offering, which is based on providing customers with a complete service offering, made its UK debut at the show. It combines safe, spill and tamper proof dispensing equipment, a quality assured product – AdBlue to DIN 70070 IQGS -, as well as telemetry linked distribution and quality control.

Hands-on training knowledge at Interplas 05

Reed ExhibitionsInterplas 05, the UK's plastics and rubber exhibition, is set to feature an extensive zone of practical-based training at the show called the Training Workshop Centre.