GE - Plastics y GE - Advanced Materials (Silicones) refuerzan su compromiso con los clientes del sector sanitario mediante inversiones en instalaciones, servicios y productos

GE PlasticsBERGEN OP ZOOM, HOLANDA — 8 de noviembre de 2005 — GE - Plastics y GE - Advanced Materials (Silicones) explicarán sus recientes inversiones en tecnología y competencias y exhibirán sus últimas innovaciones para los fabricantes de dispositivos médicos en el salón Medica, que tendrá lugar en Düsseldorf (Alemania) del 16 al 19 de noviembre. En el pabellón 10, stand A56, las dos divisiones de GE presentarán algunos de los innovadores productos que sus clientes han fabricado con resinas y siliconas de GE, como la grapadora quirúrgica subcuticular INSORB®|20 y el sistema de alimentación entérica de Zevex International. Se presentarán también dos nuevos tipos de la resina de policarbonato (PC) Lexan*.

NatureWorks LLC anuncia el programa norteamericano «Recompra» de botellas postconsumo fabricadas con NatureWorks® PLA

NatureWorksNatureWorks LLC ha anunciado hoy en el congreso «National Recycling Convention», celebrado en Minneapolis, Minnesota, sus planes de instituir en América del Norte un programa de «recompra» para grandes volúmenes de botellas de PLA postconsumo en los canales de reciclaje de residuos plásticos mixtos. Este programa supone una opción más de evitar la eliminación en vertederos para NatureWorks® PLA, un material que ofrece ya más alternativas de eliminación de residuos distintas al vertedero que cualquier otro plástico.

新一代Borcell™­蜂窩發泡專用料滿足射頻電纜的絕緣要求

Borouge如今,3G手機天線電纜越來越高的操作頻率對絕緣材料性能提出了前所未有的高要求。為滿足這一性能的挑戰,Borealis(北歐化工公司)推出一種新的Borcell™產品組合,它較之以往的發泡材料,不僅具有優良的絕緣性,還具有較低的信號衰減度。該系列產品由Borouge(博祿)公司負責在中東和亞太地區的銷售。

New Dyneema® SK78 raises rigging performance and durability for a racing edge

The Pirates of the Caribbean teamUrmond, November 15, DSM Dyneema has introduced a new grade of their unique high modulus polyethylene fiber: Dyneema® SK78. The material, credited as the world’s strongest fiber, has been developed in conjunction with rope manufacturers and yachting teams for use in competitive sailing lines and rigging.

E.M.B. Products AG Named Exclusive Distributor in Germany for Nanogel® Aerogel-Filled Polycarbonate Multiwall Panels

One of the first Nanogel aerogel applications for EMB is the restoration of the production hall of HaRo Anlagentechnik GmbH, a mechanical engineering company.E.M.B. Products AG has been named exclusive distributor in Germany for commercial polycarbonate multiwall glazing systems filled with Nanogel® translucent aerogel manufactured by Cabot Corporation.

New Borcell™ cellular compound concept meets the insulation challenge of radio frequency cables

The new combination of Borcell products can be optimised to meet the specific needs of each insulation thicknessThe increasingly higher operating frequency of 3G mobile phone antenna cables places ever greater demands on the performance of insulation materials. To meet this challenge Borealis has launched a new combination of Borcell™ products that provides good insulation together with lower signal attenuation than has been possible with previous cellular materials.

GE’s ecomagination* Initiative and Lexan* ZigZag* Sheet Roofing Help the Dutch Greenhouse Industry Move Toward Energy Independence

Huisman B.V. has chosen Lexan* Thermoclear* sheet for façade and cladding and Lexan* Zigzag* sheet system for roof glazing of the first innovative, energy producing greenhouse (26,000m2) in The NetherlandsBERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — November 15, 2005 — To support a strategic shift away from consuming large amounts of fossil fuel, the greenhouse industry in the Netherlands is turning to GE’s ecomagination* initiative for innovative environmental solutions. Using GE’s new Lexan* ZigZag* sheet polycarbonate (PC) roofing material, Hydro Huisman, a leading hydroculture company in Huissen, is constructing the first greenhouse that will produce more energy than it uses. Lexan ZigZag sheet double-wall roofing panels provide higher light transmission than single glass, and insulation similar to multiwall glass or PC sheet. These energy-efficient properties will enable approximately two-thirds of the heat generated in the greenhouse to be sold as surplus.

Borealis appoints new Vice President Wire & Cable

Hans Christian Ambjerg, Vice President Wire & Cable BorealisBorealis has announced the appointment of Hans Christian Ambjerg in the position of Vice President Wire & Cable, effective November 1st, 2005. He will be based in Mechelen, Belgium.