4 Apr 2006
Borealis celebrates 10 years of innovative solutions in CIS
Borealis is celebrating 10 years serving its polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) customers in Russia and the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
4 Apr 2006
The right information only two or three clicks away on Distrupol’s upgraded customer website
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor and technical service and solutions provider, has fully upgraded and enhanced the www.distrupol.com website, to give customers faster and more intuitive navigation to an even wider array of practical (design) information.
4 Apr 2006
BeldenCDT focuses on Security
At Sicurezza in Milan, Italy, BeldenCDT introduces a range of new products for use in security, alarm and sound applications. These include:
• BeldenCDT New Generation® security & detection cables
• Access Control BananaPeel® in PVC, Plenum and LSNH versions
• PTZ BananaPeel® cables for Close Circuit TV
• EIB bus and LonWorks™ cables
• ITC line of security cables
31 Mar 2006
GE Plastics Presents $25,000 to the Eindhoven University of Technology for Polymer Research
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — March 31, 2006 — In a ceremony at the TU/e on March 29, GE Plastics presented a donation of $25,000 to Prof. Dr. Piet Lemstra, senior professor for the Laboratory of Polymer Technology (SKT) in the Department for Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. The donation was presented on behalf of Dr. Theo Hoeks, principal scientist at GE Plastics in Bergen op Zoom, and a winner of GE’s prestigious Edison Award in 2005.
30 Mar 2006
Owens Corning Announces Multi-Million Dollar Investment in Fabric Knitting Capability to Meet Growing Global Demand for Wind Energy Market
PARIS, France: March 28, 2006 – At the JEC Composites Show, Owens Corning (OWENQ.OB) today announced the addition of a new glass fiber knitting line at its facility north of São Paulo in Brazil. This news follows two other major Owens Corning announcements for the wind energy market which include a capital investment in India to support the country’s growing wind energy demand and a new breakthrough single-end roving and knitted fabric, WindStrand™, the first application using the new Owens Corning high-performance reinforcement platform, HiPer-tex™. WindStrand product will allow the wind energy market to take another step forward in competing successfully against other alternative energy sources by reducing the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
29 Mar 2006
Owens Corning Exhibits New Revolutionary Reinforcement Platform HiPer-tex™ at JEC Composites Show
PARIS, France: March 28, 2006 – At the JEC Composites Show, Owens Corning (OWENQ.OB) will exhibit at its booth and showcase the company’s breakthrough high-performance reinforcement platform HiPer-tex at a technical presentation* led by Application Development Engineer Luc Peters in the ‘Agora’ venue on Wednesday, March 29th at 10h30.
GE Plastics, Automotive29 Mar 2006
Honeywell Fluorines Strengthens Its European Sales Organization
Brussels, Belgium - March 29, 2006 – Honeywell has announced a realignment of sales management in its Fluorines business in Europe, adding further strength to its sector leadership.
