27 Jul 2006
Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase for its Nylon Salt intermediates including Adipic Acid, Stabamid® Polymer Range and Technyl® Compound in Americas
Lyon, France - July 27, 2006 – In response to the continuing and lasting trend of rising crude oil and energy costs, Rhodia Polyamide announces price increases effective as follows:
27 Jul 2006
Owens Corning & Saint-Gobain Announce Intent to Merge Reinforcements Businesses
Toledo, Ohio, USA and Paris, France, July 27, 2006 – Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain jointly announced today that they are in discussions to merge Owens Corning’s Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain’s Reinforcement and Composites Businesses (a part of the entity known as Vetrotex) into a new company, to be called Owens Corning-Vetrotex Reinforcements. The partnership of these two businesses would establish a global company in reinforcements and composite fabrics products, with worldwide revenues of approximately $1.8 billion (€1.5 billion) and 10,000 employees. The new company would have operations across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, including the following key emerging markets: China, India, Russia, Mexico and Brazil.
27 Jul 2006
Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase for its Nylon Salt intermediates including Adipic Acid, Stabamid® Polymer Range and Technyl® Compound in Europe
Lyon, France - July 27, 2006 – In response to the continuing and lasting trend of rising crude oil and energy costs, Rhodia Polyamide announces price increases as follows:
27 Jul 2006
GE Plastics ecomagination* Initiative Backgrounder
Overview
* In May 2005, GE (www.ge.com) announced its ecomagination* initiative, a major worldwide effort to drive new business opportunities by helping customers solve their toughest environmental challenges.
* The focus of GE’s ecomagination initiative is on accelerating the company’s materials, energy, technology, manufacturing, and infrastructure capabilities to develop global environmental solutions. These include lighter and stronger materials, fuel cells, solar energy, hybrid locomotives, lower-emission aircraft engines, and water purification technologies.
27 Jul 2006
GE Plastics Launches New Family of ecomagination* Products That Dramatically Cut CO2, Post-Consumer Waste & Petrochemical Use
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — July 27, 2006 — Complementing Japan’s environmental leadership in responsible automotive manufacturing, GE Plastics today celebrates two significant additions to its ecomagination* portfolio: Valox iQ* and Xenoy iQ* resins. The new products were developed as a result of a successful two-year initiative at GE Plastics that examined the company’s manufacturing processes to redefine how its products can be made to be cleaner and more environmentally responsible than traditional materials. Valox iQ and Xenoy iQ resins are the essential elements of an environmentally progressive resin portfolio developed as part of GE’s ecomagination initiative.
26 Jul 2006
Belden IBC Preview
At IBC (8-12 September, Amsterdam) Belden will present its new corporate image at stand number 1.219. The company will demonstrate the advantages that its product range offer in HDTV applications.
25 Jul 2006
Owens Corning To Acquire Modulo/ParMur Group, a Leading European Manufactured Stone Operation
TOLEDO, Ohio – July 25, 2006 – Owens Corning (OWENQ.OB) today announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire The Modulo™/ParMur Group, a market-leading manufacturer and distributor of interior and exterior decorative wall claddings in Europe. The acquisition will further the global expansion of the Owens Corning Cultured Stone® business in the European building products market.
25 Jul 2006
RIGGING MADE WITH DYNEEMA® SK78 GIVES VOLVO OCEAN RACE WINNERS A HIGH-TECH EDGE
Making its debut in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race, new Dyneema® SK78 fiber from DSM Dyneema proved its superior performance under extreme conditions. The new grade of super-strong polyethylene was used in the running rigging of the two world-class yachts – ABN AMRO ONE and Pirates of the Caribbean – that finished first and second, respectively. Dyneema® SK78 fiber delivers improved stability under static loads for better performance and longer life in exceptionally demanding conditions such as the nine-month Volvo Ocean Race.
