21 Apr 2005
ClimaCool Heating/Cooling System from Wavin RCS Makes Temperature Control of Concrete Ceilings a Matter of Minutes
Targeted at further reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions, European Directive 2002/91/EC calls for a clear improvement in the “entire energy efficiency” of buildings. By January, 2006, the Directive is to be translated by all member states of the European Union into national legislation that treats a building as an overall energetic system. This will require new heating and cooling concepts. The ClimaCool CCW system from Wavin RCS offers architects and their clients, today, an innovative as well as integral solution for comfortable heating and cooling ceilings at minimised energy consumption and reduced system costs.
19 Apr 2005
Owens Corning Unveils New Development Support Lab to Deliver Next-Generation
Rio Claro, (São Paulo) BRAZIL, April 13, 2005 – Owens Corning, a world leader in the building materials and composites industries, is expanding its global technical service infrastructure with the opening of a Development Support Laboratory (DSL) at the company’s Rio Claro site north of São Paulo, Brazil. The US-based Fortune 500 multinational’s new facility will focus on creating solutions and fine-tuning designs and processes for new and existing products for customers in Latin America.
18 Apr 2005
Glass-free AZDEL* VolcaLite* composite from AZDEL helps combine formability, acoustic performance and improved incineration waste management for automotive headliner
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – A further advance in composite sheet performance from AZDEL, Inc. comes with the introduction of glass-free reinforced AZDEL* VolcaLite* composite which brings the added benefit of improved post-consumer incineration waste management in response to specific automotive industry needs. AZDEL VolcaLite composite is produced and distributed by AZDEL Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of GE Advanced Materials and PPG Industries established in 1986.
15 Apr 2005
GE Advanced Materials’ New NIAX* Silicone L-650 Surfactant Helps Reduce Use of Flame Retardants in Slabstock Foam Applications
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 15, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials’ NIAX* surfactant is a brand that is a familiar one to manufacturers versed in flexible slabstock polyurethane (PU) foam applications, particularly those that require the use of combustion modification additives. Although GE’s NIAX surfactants are not inherently flame retardant (FR), they have been shown to deliver FR performance improvements to foam in small-scale combustibility tests.
14 Apr 2005
DSM’S STANYL® JOINS OMNEXUS TO ACCELERATE THE REPLACEMENT OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS IN HIGH-END APPLICATION
DSM and Omnexus are pleased to announce that the Stanyl® polyamide 46 product line is joining the Omnexus platform to accelerate its market development.
13 Apr 2005
Borealis committed to reduce CO2 emissions by using natural gas in Stenungsund, Sweden
Borealis AB, DONG Sweden and Nova Naturgas jointly announced today at a press conference the signature of a deal between DONG Sweden and Borealis to provide natural gas to Borealis in Stenungsund. Under the agreement, 35 million cubic metres of natural gas per year – enough to heat approximately 20,000 houses – will be delivered through a pipeline from the North Sea in Denmark to Sweden.
13 Apr 2005
GE Advanced Materials’ Upgraded Polymer Compound Development Lab Helps Speed Customer Innovation Process
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 13, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials, Quartz has opened the doors to its newly upgraded Polymer Compound Development Lab, located near Cleveland, Ohio. GE’s investment marks a significant advance in the company’s ability to accelerate product development and innovation cycles for customers by offering joint testing capabilities and more thoroughly researched product recommendations.
13 Apr 2005
Distrupol adds Fusabond® modifiers to polymer portfolio
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and leading polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has added several new grades of DuPont's range of Fusabond® modifiers to the extensive portfolio of plastics materials available to its customers in the UK and Ireland.
