22-01-2007
Borealis: les avantages s’empilent sur le marché du seau d’emballage
Borealis, qui compte parmi les chefs de file des solutions novatrices et créatrices de valeur dans le domaine des plastiques, offre aux sociétés de conditionnement en seaux une occasion unique d’accroître leur productivité et d’optimiser leurs processus en fabricant des produits esthétiques, dotés d’excellentes propriétés d’empilabilité et de résistance aux impacts. Le nouveau polypropylène BH374MO a été spécifiquement mis au point pour répondre aux exigences de qualité, de rentabilité et d’écologie des entreprises de transformation et équipementiers. Grâce à ce nouveau matériau, les seaux sont plus légers, plus faciles à stocker et transporter, et plus performants.
18-01-2007
LEADING CANADIAN SALMON FARMER SELECTS NETS WITH DYNEEMA®
DSM Dyneema is pleased to announce that GMG, the manufacturing division of Cooke Aquaculture, a Canadian leader in salmon farming, has selected nets made with ultra-strong Dyneema® fiber to support the company’s expansion into the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador. Cooke’s Cold Ocean Salmon division has ordered mesh for twenty 150m containment nets made with Dyneema®, manufactured by Badinotti (Italy). The nets, which will be constructed in Canada by GMG, feature the exceptionally strong, lightweight Dyneema® fiber, which makes them easier to handle, prevents fish escapes and extends net life.
17-01-2007
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.
16-01-2007
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.
16-01-2007
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.
16-01-2007
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.
16-01-2007
STP-POLIMERI S’APPUIE SUR LE PA46 STANYL® HAUTE TEMPERATURE POUR SON MONOFILAMENT POUR BROSSES INDUSTRIELLES ET A USAGE PROFESSIONNEL
Pour la fabrication de brosses industrielles et à usage professionnel, la société italienne Società Trasformazione Polimeri s.r.l. de Rescaldina (Milano) met à profit la résistance élevée à la chaleur et la rigidité en flexion caractérisées du polyamide 4,6 (PA46) Stanyl®. Le monofilament de Stanyl doit ici conserver sa solidité à températures élevés, y compris en présence d'eau, d'huiles, de produits chimiques et de solvants.
15-01-2007
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.
