17 Mar 2006
AK and FFG honour Borealis – innovation is the driving force for success
For its success in research, Borealis’ Central European operations were honoured this week by Arbeiterkammer (AK) and Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG) as the best company in Lower Austria for the initiative "Arbeitsplätze durch Innovation" (“Employment through innovation”). This Austrian-wide competition awards companies for outstanding effort to create and secure jobs through research and development (R&D). ”With this initiative, we want to demonstrate the positive effects on the job market that innovative companies with highly skilled personnel create,“ said AK Niederösterreich president Josef Staudinger at the ceremony. ”Innovation is the motor for business success. It ensures value creation in Austria and contributes strongly to create and protect jobs,“ stated FFG-CEO Dr. Henrietta Egerth.
16 Mar 2006
Borouge 2 Milestones (Fact Sheet)
December 2003 - Borouge announces its intention to expand existing Borstar capacity from 450 kilotonnes (kts) to 600 kts per annum, as well as a feasibility study to form a 1.4 million tonne world scale petrochemical complex at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the UAE.
16 Mar 2006
羅地亞聚醯胺將在Chinaplas’ 2006展示其世界領先的聚醯胺產品及應用
中國 上海 2006年3月10日――羅地亞聚醯胺宣佈將在中國國際橡塑展上（上海，2006年4月26日-29日）展出其最新系列的創新產品和解決方案，展示其在聚醯胺市場的領導地位。羅地亞聚醯胺屆時將在位於浦東的新國際博覽中心W4展廳B11展位向參觀者展示其高性能聚醯胺產品在汽車、電子電器和工業及消費品三大主要工業領域的應用能力。
16 Mar 2006
EMG appoints new account manager and account executive
The international marketing communications agency EMG has appointed Ingrid Meertens and Heidi Laban.
16 Mar 2006
Proven steel pipe coating and thermal insulation solutions from Borealis at the International Pipeline Transport 2006 Exhibition
Borealis together with Borouge, its joint venture in the Middle East and Asia with the Abu Dhabi national Oil Company (ADNOC), will present its steel pipe protective coating solutions and thermal insulation systems at the International Pipeline Transport 2006 Exhibition April 25-27 in Moscow. Demonstrating its commitment to the Russian oil & gas market, the complete spectrum of its coating products and solutions will be featured in Pavilion 7, Hall 6, Block J2 in the Krasnaya Presnya Exhibition Centre.
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.
