16 Jun 2005
GE’s New Biocompatible Lexan* Resins For Healthcare Offer Advanced Levels of Autoclave & Impact Resistance, Flow & Release Performance
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — May 18, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials has introduced three new, biocompatible polycarbonate (PC) resins, further expanding its portfolio of high-tech materials solutions for applications in the healthcare industry. Lexan* HPX8R, Lexan HPX4, and Lexan HP1HF resins all offer the excellent strength, mechanical qualities, and clarity similar to other products in the Lexan PC resin family. But these latest materials also mark new improvements to flow and ductility, as well as enhanced resistance to impact and autoclave sterilization.
10 Jun 2005
GE Expands Illuminex* Diffuser Film Portfolio into Complete Solutions for LCD TVs, Notebook PCs, Auto GPSs and Monitors
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — June 10, 2005 —GE Advanced Materials has announced that it is expanding its Illuminex* diffuser film family of optical films for liquid crystal display (LCD) back-lighting applications into complete display solutions for applications such as televisions, notebook PCs, computer monitors, and automotive global positioning system (GPS) displays. These materials provide both top and bottom diffuser film solutions in LCD back-light modules to help enhance performance under demanding environmental reliability conditions and greatly expand GE’s wing-to-wing materials solutions capabilities for the global electronics industry. GE’s Illuminex diffuser films offer key advantages over traditional coated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films by eliminating the coating, which can experience failures from flaking, voids, and scratching of light guides, resulting in poor yields.
7 Jun 2005
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES FOR FIREMASTER® 2100 FLAME RETARDANT
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it is increasing off-list prices for Firemaster® 2100 (decabromodiphenylethane) flame retardant by $0.20/kg worldwide with all shipments effective July 1, 2005, where contracts allow.
7 Jun 2005
Distrupol’s outstanding customer service recognised by Plastics Industry Awards
Distrupol UK has received the ‘Distributor of the Year’ title for 2004 in the Plastics Industry Awards. The awards are organised annually by EMAP Mclaren, publishers of Plastics & Rubber Weekly (PRW), in association with PDM and BPF, supported by IOM3, GTMA and PMMDA.
7 Jun 2005
RELIEVES EGARA EXPLORES A NEW WORLD OF NON-ADHESIVE NICHES WITH FASSON RAPID-ROLL
Leiden, The Netherlands, The Spanish label converter Relieves Egara successfully broadens out into the growing market for tags and pouches with the support of Fasson Rapid-Roll, the fast, flexible non-adhesive materials business.
6 Jun 2005
PR Professionals Donate Work to Support United Nations’ Fight Against Hunger in the World
Rome, Italy - June 6, 2005 - Eurocom Worldwide, the Global PR Network, has volunteered to work for the United Nations' World Food Programme as a pro bono communications partner supporting WFP's fight against world hunger. A select group of communications agencies in Eurocom Worldwide are already cooperating with a particular focus on Corporate Social Responsibility campaigns. The agencies have decided to donate their work to WFP as a sign of their support for the objectives of the World Food Programme.
6 Jun 2005
Univar acquires Polish distribution company
Rotterdam, 6th June 2005 - Univar NV, one of the world’s leading independent chemical distributors, has confirmed its acquisition of the distribution company MAPOL Sp.z o.o., based in Warsaw, Poland. MAPOL has been active for more than 10 years in Poland, serving the fruit & vegetables, brewing, food and detergent markets, and is an established leader in the distribution of enzymes. The acquisition of MAPOL will provide a strategic platform for the expansion of Univar’s food ingredient distribution business in the region under the Fiske brand, the company's dedicated pan European food ingredients business.
6 Jun 2005
GE’s Customer Innovation Centre Celebrates Five Years of Dazzling Colour Featuring Visualfx* Resins and ColorXpress* Services
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — May 18, 2005 — After five years of creating more than 33,000 colourful materials solutions to match a broad range of customer designs, experts at GE’s Customer Innovation Centre here have expanded and honed their technical, commercial, and design knowledge to help customers enhance their competitive edge.
