PROTECT SEMINAR op maandag 11 december 2006 over “Nut en noodzaak van supply chain certificering: verwachting en ervaringen”

In PROTECT participeren de volgende organisaties in alfabetische volgorde:>Rotterdam, 4 december 2006 – Supply Chain Security staat momenteel in een groeiende belangstelling van ondernemers. Het Transumo project PROTECT richt zich op het verbeteren van security binnen supply chains. Certificering is één van de instrumenten waarmee supply chains veiliger gemaakt kunnen worden. Het is voor ondernemers en logistiek managers van belang om duidelijkheid te krijgen over de mogelijkheden van integratie van (vaak reeds bestaande, vrijwillige) certificeringssystemen en nieuwe ontwikkelingen zoals “Secure Operator” en “Authorized Economic Operator” en wat dit in de dagelijkse praktijk betekent. Dit en meer komt aan bod op het PROTECT seminar.

STANYL® PA46 TAKES ON NEW LIFE – IN FIBRES AND FILMS

Airbag sewing thread application04 December, 2006 – Stanyl®, a high-heat polyamide 4,6 (PA46) resin from DSM Engineering Plastics, is adding a new market segment, fibre and film, to its existing broad portfolio of injection moulded, high-tech and high-heat engineered applications. As with injection moulded designs, Stanyl-based fibre and film benefit from the material’s unusually high crystallinity and resulting extraordinary mechanical properties, as well as its high melting point. In fibre and film, Stanyl adds a new side: it can be soft and supple.

GE Plastics’ Lexan* HPX Resin Delivers Outstanding Performance to the Intlock ITL-S Disposable Blade in PENTAX’s New Airway Scope

PENTAX’s New Airway Scope Utilizing GE’s Lexan* HPX Resin for the Intlock ITL-S Disposable Blade>BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 1, 2006 — GE Plastics today announced that its Lexan* HPX resin – a tough, high-tech transparent polycarbonate (PC) widely used in critical healthcare applications – has been selected by PENTAX to mold a specialized Intlock ITL-S disposable blade for the company’s new Airway Scope AWS-S100 video laryngoscope. Lexan HPX resin was selected by PENTAX for the material’s exceptional high-performance properties, including outstanding mechanical strength and toughness, incredible smoothness, and excellent transparency.

Borouge and Borealis introduce innovative plastic solutions for automotive applications

BorougeBorouge and Borealis are introducing two high performance plastic solutions specially tailored for the automotive industry. The first is Daplen™ ED230HP, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), that Borealis developed jointly with Plastic Omnium, while the second, Nepol™ GB215HP, is a new grade of polypropylene developed with the BMW Group.

Borouge awards approximately USD 1.3 billion Borouge 2 Cracker (EU2) Contract to Linde Engineering

BorealisBorouge, the leading provider of innovative plastic solutions, today announced that it has awarded the contract to build its new ethylene cracker to Linde Engineering. The cracker will have a capacity of approximately 1.5 million tonnes per annum and is considered to be the largest gas cracker in the world.

Borouge awards approximately USD 1.3 billion Borouge 2 Cracker (EU2) Contract to Linde Engineering

BorougeBorouge, the leading provider of innovative plastic solutions, today announced that it has awarded the contract to build its new ethylene cracker to Linde Engineering; the cracker will have a capacity of approximately 1.5 million tons per annum and is considered to be the largest gas cracker in the world.

VitasheetGroup introduces new range of products for the Packaging Industry

ViForm™ Decor laminates, a range of new and fashionable finishes for luxury packaging differentiation.
VitasheetGroup, London, 28 November 2006 – “We want to be our customer’s first choice of supply”. This is the commitment Rob Harris, the Managing Director of VitasheetGroup, and his team demonstrated at Emballage 2006 in Paris through a number of new product introductions:

• ViPrint™ Nature, a PP sheet enhanced with natural wood fillers, adds a new dimension to luxury carton applications giving the designer an extended choice of products to meet the latest market trends.
• ViForm™ Clear BLS 434, a PET G/A/G is a new and cost effective solution that broadens the VitasheetGroup PET product range, offering the best of PETG and APET including excellent sealability.
• ViForm™ Bio 9100, (made with NatureWorks® PLA) white sheet for printing with improved die-cutting characteristics. This bio-degradable product can be used in a wide range of applications from luxury cartons to horticulture.
• ViForm™ Decor laminates, a range of new and fashionable finishes for luxury packaging differentiation.