15 Mar 2006
ECMSA recently hosted a highly successful conference on commercialising innovation in the chemical industry
This innovation conference, organised last month in Barcelona by ECMSA in co-operation with AIQS (The Spanish federation of Chemical Engineers), focused on the actual experiences of companies in the chemicals, plastics and related industries that have succeeded in commercialising new ideas in the market profitably.
14 Mar 2006
Job Prospects Bright in Tech Sector Say 2 out of 3 Industry Insiders
The outlook for jobs in the European technology sector are very positive with almost 60% of firms expecting to increase recruitment over the next 12 months according to the annual IT confidence survey by Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network.
14 Mar 2006
Borealis drives innovation and increases profits in 2005
During 2005, the plastics industry was impacted by high oil and feedstock prices, volatile industry margins, reduced European demand and a severe hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico. In this environment, net profit improved from EUR 203 million in 2004 to EUR 226 million in 2005, an increase of 11%. The net result corresponds to a return on capital employed (ROCE) after tax of 12% compared with 11% in 2004.
14 Mar 2006
DSM Dyneema to exhibit at Aqua 2006 Trade Fair stand 400
Urmond (NL), March 13 – DSM Dyneema, the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber, will showcase the benefits of this innovative and ultra-reliable polyethylene fiber in net applications for the aquaculture sector at Aqua 2006, stand 400.
13 Mar 2006
CHEMTURA INCREASES PRICES ON BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS
MIDDLEBURY, CT— Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) today announced price increases of up to 10% on a wide range of brominated flame retardants, effective April 1st, 2006 or as contracts allow. These increases help to restore Chemtura’s Flame Retardants business to reinvestment economics and to capture the full value of elemental bromine. This reinvestment is essential to ensure a reliable supply chain; to fund research into future technology; and to support on-going product advocacy programs.
10 Mar 2006
Borealis to close HDPE plant in Norway
In a meeting today, the Board of Borealis AS agreed to close the Borealis high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Bamble, Norway. The Board recommends that the Supervisory Board of Borealis AS concludes to close the 110,000 tonnes per year plant in 2006.
10 Mar 2006
Borealis increases price of polypropylene for European automotive and appliances businesses
Borealis announced today that it will increase the price of its polypropylene (PP) used in automotive and appliances applications in Europe by EUR 150 per tonne as of April 1, 2006.
9 Mar 2006
聖萬提新增MultiZone產品系列向小型應用的擴展
作為全球最大的為注塑工業提供熱流道系統，機械噴嘴，溫度控制器及澆口襯套的廠商之一，聖萬提（Synventive）一直被大部分客戶認知為一家主要為汽車工業提供大、中型熱流道系統的供應商。但最近公司為了配合日益增長的小型應用的需要，開發了四種新系列熱嘴，從而擴展了其MultiZone產品系列；擴展後的產品系列射膠量最低可達0.1克。
