21 Mar 2006
Energy Efficient Outer Wall Glazing with Nanogel™
Insulating panels of polycarbonate twin-wall sheet filled with Nanogel™ translucent aerogel from Cabot offer superior thermal and sound insulation while at the same time providing even and pleasant “museum quality” diffused light. In a recent successful application, Nanogel filled PC panels were installed between two layers of hardened Profilit™ profiled glass to clad the walls on the front and rear of two upper storeys added to the historic Ibscherhaus in Munich, Germany.
21 Mar 2006
Synventive valve gate cylinders improve ability to retain maximum glass fiber length in the molded part
‘s GRAVENDEEL, THE NETHERLANDS – March 21, 2006 – Synventive Molding Solutions, The strength, impact performance and dimensional stability of long glass fiber reinforced polymers are improved with each millimeter of glass fiber length retained during the injection molding process. Synventive Molding Solutions has developed two types of valve gate cylinders for hot runner systems that fea-ture a very large stroke as well as an optimized melt flow channel, both greatly improving the ability to retain maximum glass fiber length in the molded part.
20 Mar 2006
英國好利得顏料公司面對中國市場將有更大舉措
世界第一的群青顏料生產商 – 英國好利得顏料公司近日宣佈，與其母公司尤爾卡托集團在中國廣州正式成立聯合商務機構；這將是公司進一步擴展其在中國大陸業務的一項更大的舉措。好利得顏料公司/尤爾卡托集團（中國）的中國雇員都在公司設在英國赫爾市的總部接受過為期1年的專業培訓；原公司亞太區行銷經理馬修-尼科爾森先生將負責主管中國業務。
20 Mar 2006
UTECH Europe 2006: Voor de laatse trends op het gebied van polyurethaan
Van 28 tot en met 30 maart vindt in het MECC te Maastricht de beurs UTECH Europe plaats. UTECH Europe is een internationale beurs voor de polyuretaan industrie. Polyurethaan (PU) is de grondstof voor één van de meest veelzijdige kunststoffen die er bestaat. Zo worden polyurethanen onder andere tot harsen, schuimen, elastomeren, kitten, lijmen en lakken verwerkt. Schoenzolen, autozittingen en de isolatie van een koelkast – overal zit polyurethaan in.
20 Mar 2006
Pipe industry benefits from unique Borealis injection moulding grade for PE100 fittings
Borealis has launched Borstar® HE3490-IM, a unique polyethylene (PE) grade specifically for the injection moulding of PE100 pressure pipe fittings. This solution provides the fitting manufacturers with a better alternative to the extrusion materials which they currently use – a material that combines the higher pressure performance of a PE100 material with the processing friendliness of a PE80. The whole value chain from fittings manufacturer to pipe producer, contractor and pipeline owner will benefit from the greater consistency in overall quality and performance achieved with this grade.
17 Mar 2006
Borouge 2 moves ahead with new contract awards
Borouge’s proposed major expansion ("Borouge 2") of its world scale petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) has made further headway with the award of four contracts.
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.
