7 Dec 2005
Azdel Rail-Lite* Composite Brings Superb Fire and Smoke Safety Aboard Metro-North’s Passenger Locomotives
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 7, 2005 — GE today announced a new grade of Rail-Lite* thermoplastic composite from AZDEL, Inc. made with the company’s Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin to meet the needs of the rail industry for lightweight materials offering superior flame retardance and low smoke and toxicity. The immediate beneficiary: Metro-North Railroad, the third-largest commuter railroad in North America.
7 Dec 2005
GE - Plastics Backgrounder
GE - Plastics (www.geplastics.com) is a world leader in providing high-tech materials solutions through engineering thermoplastics and technology platforms, widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building & construction, telecommunications, and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, SAN, ASA, PPE, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins, as well as the LNP* line of high-performance specialty compounds. GE - Plastics, Specialty Film & Sheet manufactures high-performance Lexan* sheet and film products used in thousands of demanding applications worldwide. In addition, GE - Plastics’ dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, offering leading plastics solutions for five key automotive segments: body panels and glazing; under the hood applications; component; structures and interiors; and lighting.
6 Dec 2005
ECMSA organises innovative conference on commercialising innovation in the chemical industry
This innovation conference, organised by ECMSA in co-operation with AIQS, focuses on the actual experiences of companies in the chemicals, plastics and related industries that have succeeded in commercialising new ideas in the market profitably.
6 Dec 2005
Borealis head office moves to Vienna
Borealis recently announced a change in ownership to 65% by the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and 35% by OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Austria’s oil and gas company. This change has resulted in a decision to move Borealis’ head office from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Vienna (Austria) by summer 2006.
5 Dec 2005
Bormed™聚烯烴滿足醫衛用途特種等級的增長需求
為滿足醫藥工業對品質恒定性和醫衛用途對適當性的要求，Borealis（北歐化工）推出專用醫衛聚烯烴——Bormed™系列。Bormed系列包括聚丙烯（PP）、低密度聚乙烯（LDPE）和高密度聚乙烯（HDPE）等為醫療設備以及醫藥、診療包裝的注塑和吹塑準確量身定做的等級，其銷售量正在成功增長。該系列產品在Borouge（博祿）——Borealis（北歐化工）在中東和亞太地區的特種聚烯烴分銷商和經銷商處出售。
5 Dec 2005
Bormed™ polyolefins answer growing need for speciality grades in healthcare applications
Borealis has developed the Bormed™ family of dedicated healthcare polyolefins to satisfy the demand from the pharmaceutical industry for consistency of quality and appropriateness for healthcare applications. The Bormed range, which is successfully growing in sales, comprises polypropylene (PP), low density polyethylene (LDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) grades precisely tailored for the injection and blow moulding of medical devices as well as pharmaceutical and diagnostics packaging.
29 Nov 2005
Rebhan selects The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman for new cosmetics bottles
CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - New Rebhan containers made of The Glass Polymer™, an innovative plastic from Eastman Chemical Company, deliver cost, weight and aesthetic advantages over glass.
28 Nov 2005
GE’s New InvisiSil* Encapsulants and Lens Materials Improve LED Performance, Longevity, and Light Transmission
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — November 28, 2005 — The use of optoelectronics, particularly light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is rapidly expanding into a wide array of products, from mobile phones and handheld computers to automotive instrumentation, large screen flat panel display backlights, traffic signals, signage and illumination lighting. Expanded usage, coupled with the requirements of next-generation optoelectronics that are hotter and brighter, are driving demand for new materials that can extend the lifecycle and provide higher performance. GE - Advanced Materials, Silicones has introduced a new family of transparent encapsulants and lens materials for optoelectronics applications.
