21 Sept 2006
Borealis Fast-Tracks Innovation with University of Leoben
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, is strengthening its commitment to innovation with the development of new material testing methods and software systems in co-operation with the University of Leoben and the Polymer Competence Centre Leoben (PCCL) in Austria. As a result of the company’s enhanced responsiveness towards customer’s needs, the automotive, infrastructure and advanced packaging sectors will be benefiting from the accelerated time it takes to bring products onto the market.
20 Sept 2006
Global Fight against Child Hunger Gains Awareness through No-Fees Campaign by PR Agencies
For the second year running a pro-bono cooperation between the United Nations World Food Programme and public relations agencies in Eurocom Worldwide helped promote the global event ‘Walk the World’. Media coverage of the event generated huge interest and hundreds of thousands of participants around the world.
20 Sept 2006
CHEMTURA NAMES CHETLAND AS BUSINESS DIRECTOR, PHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS
MIDDLEBURY, CT – Chemtura Corporation has appointed Janet Chetland as its Business Director, Phosphorus Flame Retardants.
19 Sept 2006
CHEMTURA TO INCREASE CAPACITY FOR EPOXY SOYBEAN OIL
MIDDLEBURY, CT - Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase capacity for epoxy plasticizers by 15% at its Taft, Louisiana manufacturing facility, beginning January 2007.
18 Sept 2006
CHEMTURA NAMES NEW EXEC V.P., PLASTIC ADDITIVES, TO BUILD CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIPS
MIDDLEBURY, CT – Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) has named Marcus Meadows-Smith to the position of Executive Vice President for Plastic Additives. The appointment signals a new direction for the world’s largest plastic additives manufacturer.
18 Sept 2006
GE Plastics’ innovative materials and application developments for Medical Device Manufacturers on Display at Medica Düsseldorf
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — September 18, 2006 — GE Plastics will be showcasing some of their innovative materials and technologies for medical devices at Medica in Düsseldorf, Germany from Nov. 15-18 In hall 10, booth A56. GE Plastics will feature its new engineering thermoplastic material solutions demonstrating improved hemocompatibility1 for use in blood contact applications and devices requiring low protein binding, such as those found in several diagnostic or biopharmaceutical applications. ESTECH’s single-use ClearView MV™ Atrial Depressor utilizes GE’s advanced hemocompatible Lexan* to help achieve excellent device reliability and biocompatibility2 in minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement procedures. GE will also highlight other customers’ innovative devices, including MEGADYNE Electrosurgical E-Z Pen™, GE Healthcare’s Aisys® Carestation® anesthesia delivery system and several others.
15 Sept 2006
Antioxidants Cooperation to End
Ulsan, Korea, September 15, 2006 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and Clariant International Ltd. (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced today that they mutually agreed to end their cooperation in antioxidants after many years of a successful partnership as of January 31, 2008. The decision follows as a result of a strategic re-orientation of both companies based on the global market development.
14 Sept 2006
DSM to invest in new polymer plant in China to produce Akulon® PA6
Royal DSM N.V. today announces that it has decided to invest in a new facility at its Jiangyin site, Jiangsu province, to produce high viscosity grades of Akulon® polyamide 6 (PA6). The new plant is expected to come on stream in Q2 2008. The major proportion of the production is targeted at packaging film production companies in Asia-Pacific. The investment will amount to several tens of millions of USD.
