28 Jan 2005
GLCC LAUREL INCREASES ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE AND ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GLCC Laurel, LLC today announced that it will increase prices worldwide by up to 20% for all grades of antimony trioxide, effective for shipments beginning February 1, 2005, or as contracts allow. The price for other antimony derivatives will also increase dependent upon antimony content.
26 Jan 2005
QUADRANT ENGINEERING PLASTICS PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR STOCK SHAPES IN EUROPE
TIELT, BELGIUM – January, 2005 – Quadrant Engineering Plastics Products (EPP) is set to introduce a price increase of up to twelve per cent depending on the kind of product line like: cast, compression-moulded and extruded stock shapes this year. These increases apply to pricing in Europe and will take effect from March 1, 2005.
21 Jan 2005
Anti-microbial sealing rings for the food industry are based on Milliken’s Elastoguard™ technology
Responding to demands from the food industry for equipment components that minimise the presence and effects of bacteria and microbes, the Dutch-based ERIKS group is introducing a range of sealing rings for the dairy industry produced from a special rubber compound developed in conjunction with Milliken Chemical.
20 Jan 2005
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION COMPLETES PHASE-OUT OF TWO FLAME RETARDANTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today confirmed that it voluntarily stopped production of penta- and octa- polybrominated diphenyl ether on December 31, 2004. The move, first announced by the company in November 2003, comes years ahead of legislative mandates and is a direct result of the company’s development of an alternative flame retardant called Firemaster® 550. An assessment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that the alternative flame retardant has a favorable environmental profile compared to penta-BDE. Customers have readily embraced Firemaster® 550 in the marketplace as the only penta-BDE alternative that simultaneously meets performance, fire-safety, and environmental standards.
18 Jan 2005
Brenntag goes offshore with yellow rated N-SPEC® 50 pipeline and system cleaning chemical
N-Spec® 50, a dispersant /solvent developed by Brenntag Oil & Gas, has recently been tested in Scandinavia for aquatic toxicity, biodegradation and bioaccumulation in marine environments. These tests are universally accepted in the North Sea countries and are recommended by the Ospar guidelines. Based on this test data N-Spec® 50 is classified in Norway as yellow, which means that it is an acceptable chemical for use offshore (rating: green and yellow are accepted, red is to be replaced after a certain period of time and black is not allowed). Compared to other dispersants/solvents like xylene, diesel and toluene, N-Spec® 50 is a preferred alternative thanks to the better environmental properties.
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GE Advanced Materials Names Greg Adams to Head Automotive Business; John Carrington to Top Marketing Position
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – Effective Jan. 1, Greg Adams has been named general manager of GE Advanced Materials, Automotive, reporting to John Krenicki, president and chief executive officer of GE Advanced Materials. Previously Adams served as general manager of marketing for GE Advanced Materials, Plastics.
13 Jan 2005
Hyperform® hyper nucleating agent increases productivity during manufacture of garden furniture
Hartman Groep, a leading European manufacturer of garden furniture, increased its output of structural foam table tops with a substantial number over an eight-week period during the summer as a result of incorporating Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN-68L hyper nucleating agent into its polypropylene compound formulation. The capacity increase was a mayor rise in productivity.
