07-12-2006
GE’s Super High Flow Valox* Resins Fill Automotive Industry’s Needs for Lighter Parts, Energy Savings, and Increased Part Consolidation
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 7, 2006 — GE Plastics today announced the launch of Valox* Super High Flow resins, a family of glass- and mineral-filled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) materials. Valox Super High Flow resins are aimed at helping automakers and tiers achieve thinner, larger parts with greater detail at lower injection pressures without sacrificing performance. The GE materials address several key challenges. As gas prices increase, the automotive industry is seeking new technologies to produce thinner, lighter components for greater fuel efficiency. At the same time, automakers are increasingly combining multiple functions in the same component to save space so they can pack in extra features. Until now, manufacturers had few options for high-performance resins that could effectively fill thin-wall parts as well as produce detailed, consolidated components.
06-12-2006
Belden expands the line of DataBus cables for FieldBus applications
Leading cable manufacturer Belden has introduced new FieldBus Type A multi-pair and foil/braid cables. These provide installation flexibility for many different environments, particularly where multiple or extended cable runs are required.
05-12-2006
CHEMTURA TO RAISE ELEMENTAL BROMINE PRICING
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase worldwide delivered bulk elemental bromine pricing up to 20%, on and after December 5, 2006, where contracts allow. Brominated derivative products will increase accordingly.
04-12-2006
DSM DYNEEMA STRENGTHENS SUPPORT IN ROPE TECHNOLOGY FOR LNG AND OIL TRANSPORT MARKETS
DSM Dyneema is spearheading the latest innovations in mooring and tugging lines with the use of ultra strong Dyneema® fiber. In order to better support the needs of the LNG and oil transport markets, and to show its commitment to this industry, DSM Dyneema for the first time makes an introduction at the GASTECH Trade Show in Abu Dhabi on December 4-7, 2006 (Hall C, # S10). Through research and development and close collaboration with rope manufacturers and end-users, DSM Dyneema has been advancing synthetic rope technology by offering a range of rope and mooring applications that surpass traditional steel wire ropes for ship owners and operators. The unrivaled strength-to-weight ratio of Dyneema® allows rope manufacturers to engineer lighter and more flexible ropes without compromising strength.
04-12-2006
CHEMTURA ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASES ON ADIPRENE®/VIBRATHANE® URETHANES FOR EUROPE
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase the price of its Adiprene/Vibrathane urethane elastomers in Europe by 7%, for all deliveries on or after January 1, 2007, or as contracts allow.
04-12-2006
PROTECT SEMINAR op maandag 11 december 2006 over “Nut en noodzaak van supply chain certificering: verwachting en ervaringen”
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.
04-12-2006
STANYL® PA46 TAKES ON NEW LIFE – IN FIBRES AND FILMS
04 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.
01-12-2006
GE Plastics’ Lexan* HPX Resin Delivers Outstanding Performance to the Intlock ITL-S Disposable Blade in PENTAX’s New Airway Scope
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.
