19.04.2006
Rhodia constructs new Polymerization Unit in South Korea
Paris, April 19 2006 – Rhodia has announced the construction of a polymerization unit on its integrated production platform in Onsan (South Korea). With an annual capacity of 48,000 tonnes, the unit will start polyamide production at the end of 2007. The new unit, representing an investment of almost euro 40 million, is aimed at further strengthening Rhodia’s market position. Rhodia is the world’s second largest polyamide producer and the front-ranked player in the Asian polyamide 6.6 market.
18.04.2006
阿科瑪的FORANE® FX 100產品
（2006年4月12日）隨著即將實施的有關HCFCs的規則的變化，歐洲的用戶需要零ODP產品替換他們現有製冷和空調裝置中使用的HCFC-22。
18.04.2006
阿科瑪將對其美國的Calvert City的氟化學生產基地投資四千五百萬美元
（2006年4月12日）阿科瑪公司是世界上第二大的氟化學品生產商，近日宣佈了一項高達四千五百萬美元的投資, 意在使用阿科瑪的專利技術在其位於肯塔基州Calvert City的生產基地生產HFC-32的新一代製冷劑。
18.04.2006
阿科瑪宣佈常熟Forane®22生產廠產能增長50%
（2006年4月12日）世界領先的第二大氟化學產品生產商--阿科瑪公司, 宣佈其位於中國常熟的Forane®22工廠的產能增加了50%。
18.04.2006
Sicher und formschön: neues Borealis Daplen™ TPO in der Hecktür des Renault Modus
Das neue Daplen™ ED230HP, ein thermoplastisches Polyolefin (TPO) von Borealis, verleiht der Heckklappe des Renault Modus eine einzigartige, überzeugende Kombination von ansprechender Ästhetik und hoher Schlagzähigkeit.
12.04.2006
GE Plastics installiert Twin-Sheet-Thermoformmaschine im Global Application Technology (GApT)-Zentrum in Bergen op Zoom, Niederlande
BERGEN OP ZOOM, NIEDERLANDE – 16. Mai 2006 – GE Plastics setzt seine Investitionen in die Global Application Technology (GApT) in Europa fort. Dafür steht u. a. die Installation einer Twin-Sheet-Thermoformmaschine mit Hochdruck-Hydraulikform-Funktion, deren Inbetriebnahme für April 2006 geplant ist. Eine zweite Investition besteht aus einer 1600 Tonnen schweren 2K-Spritzgussmaschine, die im vierten Quartal im GE Centre of Excellence in Bergen op Zoom in den Niederlanden ihren Betrieb aufnehmen soll.
12.04.2006
WABASH TRANSMISSION SENSOR RELIES ON STANYL® FOR HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (April 10, 2006) Wabash Technologies selected Stanyl® for the transmission sensor used on heavy-duty full size and commercial trucks. Stanyl TW200F8 (40% glass reinforced polyamide 46) is used for the main body of the sensor and Stanyl TW271F6 (30% glass reinforced polyamide 46) is used for the rotor.
12.04.2006
Competitive Intelligence In Action
The European Chemical Marketing & Strategy Association (ECMSA), EMP Intelligence Services and CIBT are joining forces in May to present a management briefing and workshop in Amsterdam on the changed European competitive intelligence scene. The briefing and workshop mirrors a successful event held in Birmingham, the UK, in September 2005. They are designed to help participants understand in greater detail the complex competitive background to the European chemical industry that involves regional players, global integrators and competitors from emerging markets. Chemical companies are often competing for share in markets in which growth is low or negligible and in which accurate competitive intelligence is vitally important.
