19 Oct 2006
PPG Coatings to Participate in Chinacoat 2006
(Shanghai China -- 19th October 2006)PPG Industries, the world leading supplier of transportation coatings, architectural coatings, industrial coatings, aerospace coatings and packaging coatings will attend Chinacoat2006 show during November. 7th - 9th, 2006 in Guangzhou; the booth number is F01-10. In this show, PPG coatings will present its UV coatings applied to consumer electronics.
19 Oct 2006
Owens Corning Announces MicroMax™ Chopped Strand, a Breakthrough Reinforcement Technology for High- Performance Thermoplastics
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. – October 18, 2006: Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) announces today at the Composites & Polycon 2006 exhibition the global launch of its latest reinforcement development, MicroMax™ fine diameter chopped strand, a game-changing product allowing for ultra-thin high-performance thermoplastic parts. MicroMax reinforcements offer reduced part wall thickness of up to 40 percent compared to parts made with standard glass fiber inputs and will provide a positive aid for the continuing trend to miniaturize advanced electronic components as well as bring further performance enhancements.
18 Oct 2006
Distrupol, ENGEL and STV make multi-component moulding easy
Distrupol, ENGEL and STV will unravel the complexities of multi-component injection moulding at the forthcoming ENGEL Moulders’ Group Technology Event, Wednesday 15th November 2006 in Warwick, UK.
This free-of-charge morning seminar, to be repeated in the afternoon, will feature presentations and practical demonstrations to help the moulders to get to grips with multi-component moulding. There will be particular focus on the use of the Babyplast bolt-on injection unit as a low cost, flexible alternative for achieving 2K injection moulding on standard and existing machinery.
17 Oct 2006
Borouge updates on multi-billion dollar expansion plans
Borouge, the leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, today outlined progress towards awarding engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the multi-billion dollar expansion of its production facilities in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
17 Oct 2006
NEW DYNEEMA® SB61 PROVIDES MORE STOPPING POWER FOR SOFT BODY ARMOR APPLICATIONS
BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 16, 2006 – DSM, a Netherlands-based company active worldwide in performance materials, announced today it is introducing its newest and strongest ballistic material for soft body armor. The new Dyneema® SB61 offers ultra-high energy absorption to provide significantly increased stopping power, as well as the same high level of trauma reduction and aging behavior as other Dyneema® soft ballistic products. The announcement was made at the 2006 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Boston.
16 Oct 2006
防護級別升級，以迪尼瑪®製成的防護插板使英國士兵更安全
Urmond（荷蘭），2006年10月17日 — 為了使士兵獲得更好的保護，英國國防部將帝斯曼公司的超強輕質迪尼瑪® 纖維單向片材（UD）結合進新型Osprey防彈衣插板。到目前为止，在对更高防护性能的需求和士兵要获得最佳灵活性和作战速度所需的轻质之間还是很难平衡。武器彈藥的進步給士兵帶來了新的威脅，也使對各類軍事服務面臨更大的挑戰。不過迪尼瑪® 高性能聚乙烯纖維（HPPE）可以提高部隊個人防護用品的有效性，並使重量盡可能最低。
16 Oct 2006
最新DYNEEMA® HB26產品提升輕質硬材防彈性能
2006年10月16日——為增強軍用和民用交通工具抵禦如今最猛烈的威脅——包括簡易爆炸設施（IEDs）和突擊步槍的攻擊——帝斯曼迪尼瑪纖維公司宣佈推出一種全新的硬質防彈複合材料。採用這種最新的Dyneema® HB26材料，可以使船隻、飛機和陸用汽車獲得無與倫比的防護性能，包括具有抗多重攻擊能力、阻燃性和耐熱性等。此外，新材料的品質還特別輕——能縮短一半的運輸時間和提高生產速度。Dyneema® HB26將於2006年6月正式推向市場。
