17 Jan 2007
Borouge and Borealis celebrate five years of production in the UAE
Borouge and Borealis, the leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe, celebrate Borouge’s fifth year of production.
16 Jan 2007
CHEMTURA PETROLEUM ADDITIVES FORMS EXCLUSIVE MID-EAST DISTRIBUTORSHIP WITH AVIATION TECHNOLOGY & TURBINE SERVICES
Chemtura Corporation’s Petroleum Additives business group has named Aviation Technology and Turbine Services, Inc. (ATTS) of Marlton, NJ, as exclusive distributor of its Hybase line of magnesium sulfonate fuel additives (M-14D and derivatives) in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, and Oman.
16 Jan 2007
PPG Spares No Effort in Protecting Cultural Relics Making the Ancient Pagodas Reappear Glitter
Dec. 15 2006 Shanghai, China -- Wutai Moutain Xiantong Pagoda is one of the most important Buddhist site in China，while its 5 ancient pagodas have lost the surface luster with age. Hence in September 2006 the travel administration department operated a reparation project, to which the key is gold foil painting on the pagoda surface. To ensure the firm fixation of gold foil with high glitter performance, PPG’s etching primer coatings was chosen for rust resistance, and specialized varnish was chosen to protect the surface of pagodas safter fully painted by the pure gold foil.
16 Jan 2007
Construction of Songwon new world-scale antioxidant plant is ahead of schedule
Ulsan, Korea, January 16, 2007 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that the construction of its second dedicated manufacturing site for the production of phenolic and phosphite antioxidants is ahead of schedule and the plant start-up is now set for April 2007. Consistent with Songwon’s manufacturing strategy to provide economy of scale and security of supply, the project includes the back integration of key raw materials. In the first phase, this new manufacturing site will increase the Songwon capacity to about 55.000 tons, a 60% increase over the current capability. A second phase of expansion is already planned to bring total capacity to 80.000 tons and will be implemented as soon as the market demand will justify it.
16 Jan 2007
STP-POLIMERI DEPENDS ON HEAT RESISTANT STANYL® PA46 FROM DSM FOR PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL BRUSH MONOFILAMENT
Società Trasformazione Polimeri s.r.l., Rescaldina (MI) Italy, finds benefit from the high heat resistance and predictable bending stiffness of Stanyl® polyamide 4,6 (PA46) in the production of monofilament for industrial and professional brushes. This monofilament must retain strength in elevated temperatures, even when subjected to water, oils, chemicals and solvents.
15 Jan 2007
Borouge and Borealis celebrate five years of production in the UAE
Borouge and Borealis, the leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe, today celebrated Borouge's fifth year of production. At a press conference held at ArabPlast 2007 in Dubai, the two companies highlighted Borouge's outstanding success to date and outlined its vision for the next five years and beyond.
15 Jan 2007
Borealis invests EUR 90 million to further develop its polypropylene business
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, will invest EUR 25 million to expand the capacity of its PP plant in Porvoo, Finland, by 65,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 220,000 tpa by the end of 2008. The increased capacity will meet rapidly growing customer demand for innovative plastics solutions in the pipe and advanced packaging markets and better supply the developing Russian market.
10 Jan 2007
PR Network with Local Strengths Continues to Grow
10th January, 2007 - Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, recorded its fifth consecutive year of growth in 2006, with more PR projects and activities shared between its member agencies than ever before.
