Distrupol’s materials knowledge helps deliver wheelchair innovation for young people

Involved from the outset, Distrupol assisted with the selection of material that met the design criteria for the structural parts of the Chunc wheelchair. This included the wheel forks, legs, handles, footplates, locking nuts and supports. The material chosen was injection mouldable Zytel® 80G14, a glass reinforced and impact modified PA 66 from DuPont, bringing the right mix of structural stiffness, impact toughness and colourability required for these demanding components.With its latest contribution to new product development, Distrupol has once again demonstrated the support behind its ‘knowledge that delivers’ promise to customers. This support was clearly shown with the development of the highly innovative Chunc® wheelchair for disabled children and young people. From the outset, the Chunc was conceived as a modular design, utilising injection moulding, and allowing for it to adapt to the child’s needs as he or she grows into their teens. The Chunc Wheelchair brings a new level of user-comfort, no matter what the level of need or stage of growth of the child, together with easy handling by carers.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS INCREASES PRICES IN EMEA REGION

DSM Engineering MaterialsDSM Engineering Plastics has announced a price increase for a number of polymers effective throughout the EMEA region from January 1st, 2007.

BorECO™ di Borealis assicura un flusso regolare al progetto del sistema fognario REHAU®

Il peso ridotto delle tubazioni consente una posa rapida ed economicaBorealis, azienda leader nella fornitura di soluzioni plastiche innovative, ha recentemente fornito a REHAU® il BorECO™ BA 212E, un polipropilene (PP) altamente avanzato per sistemi di condutture. REHAU, azienda specializzata nella lavorazione delle materie plastiche più diverse, doveva infatti eseguire l’impegnativa installazione del nuovo sistema fognario a flusso regolare nella zona residenziale di Traiskirchen, Austria, durante la stagione invernale ed ha quindi tratto vantaggio dalle prestazioni e dalla facile manipolazione di BorECO.

SPE award for Roechling Automotive with Rhodia Technyl® A338 WIT2 V30

This is a low resolution photo. The high resolution photo will be uploaded as soon as possible. Lyon, France, November 6th, 2006 – Roechling Automotive wins the SPE Central Europe Automotive “Grand Innovation Award” 2006 for developing, in partnership with Rhodia Engineering Plastics, a cooling water pipe made of Technyl® A338 WIT2 V30.

Univar Reports Third-Quarter, Nine-Months 2006 Results

UnivarRotterdam, The Netherlands November 2, 2006 - Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR), a world leader in chemical distribution, today announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2006.

Secret de Vie™, a sphere of beauty captured by The Glass Polymer from Eastman

The packaging for Secret de Vie™, a new skincare product by the Lancôme Laboratories, is injection-moulded in The Glass Polymer a high-end packaging material from Eastman Chemical featuring a unique combination of performance properties, including gloss, absolute colourless crystal transparency (LTC=92%), chemical resistance and ultrasonic weldability, to name but a few.CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - The Lancôme Laboratories has selected The Glass Polymer, a high-end packaging material from Eastman Chemical, for the injection-moulded packaging for its new skincare product, Secret de VieThe Glass Polymer features a unique combination of wide-ranging performance properties, including gloss, absolute colourless crystal transparency, chemical resistance and ultrasonic weldability. The packaging is produced by French converter Auriplast.

新型迪尼瑪® SB61令軟質防彈衣具更強阻擋力

Dyneema波士頓,麻塞諸塞州,2006年11月6日-活躍在全世界高性能材料界的荷蘭帝斯曼公司今天宣佈,將推出其最新的最高強度防彈材料用於生產軟質防彈衣。新型迪尼瑪® SB61具有超高的能量吸收能力,可大大增加防彈衣的阻擋能力,並具有和其他迪尼瑪®軟質防彈產品一樣的高標準創傷和老化降低性能。這一消息是在波士頓召開的2006年國際警長協會 (IACP) 會議上宣佈的。

杜邦高性能彈性體有限公司在華設立新業務實體

Dupont Performance Elastomers(2006年11月6日-上海訊) 杜邦高性能彈性體有限公司今天宣佈,在中國設立一新的業務實體—“杜邦高性能彈性體貿易(上海)有限公司”。這是繼2005年其在上海的最先進的研發中心投入使用之後的又一重大舉動,充分體現了杜邦公司為中國這一重要市場中的客戶提供業務支援的承諾。