2 Dec 2004
Tampico Launches Precedent Setting cPP Beverage Container
Tampico, a Chicago based leading global producer of fruit beverages, has recently introduced a new children’s juice product that is being packaged in clarified polypropylene (cPP) containers, resulting in cost and quality advantages made possible by recent Milliken & Company research.
2 Dec 2004
EXTENSIONS TO FASSON RAPID-ROLL OPEN INDUSTRIAL MARKETS TO THE CONVERTER
Siliconized papers and films give the narrow-web converter the opportunity to explore a host of niches, beyond labels alone. Their uses stretch from medical and industrial applications, to hygiene and envelopes - to name but a few. Until now though, the lack of a reliable service for these materials has kept such areas of business elusive to most potential market players.
1 Dec 2004
Borealis completes sale of Portuguese operations to Repsol YPF
The European Commission has cleared the Borealis sale of all assets of the petrochemical complex at Borealis Polímeros Lda. in Sines, Portugal to the Repsol YPF group based in Spain.
30 Nov 2004
GE Advanced Materials, Railway Interior Press Kit
Railway Interior Press Conference, 30 November 2004
30 Nov 2004
CONNECTED CORPORATION S’ASSOCIE A BELGACOM POUR OFFRIR UNE SOLUTION SECURISEE ET EVOLUTIVE DE SAUVEGARDE DES DONNEES INFORMATIQUES
Connected® 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.
30 Nov 2004
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 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.
29 Nov 2004
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.
26 Nov 2004
Rhodia Polyamide Announces Further Price Increases for Polyamide Resins, Fibers and Compounds
St. 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.
