27-01-2007
Reichhold names Univar to distribute Vinyl Ester Resins in the UK
January 26, 2007 – Reichhold has named chemicals distributor Univar as the company’s new distribution partner for vinyl ester resins in the United Kingdom (UK) under the brand names DION® and HYDREX®.
24-01-2007
Borealis introduces pioneering all-round siliconisable PP film
Borealis, a leading innovative plastics provider, is opening up new opportunities for the cost-effective production of film to be used in adhesives and packaging applications with the development of a unique polypropylene (PP) film grade. New BA110CF provides films with superior performance compared to standard products. A pioneering product design offers an industry first with a one-film solution for all siliconisation processes. This reduces production costs for converters by eliminating the need for different sealing films depending on the siliconisation process required for a particular end product.
22-01-2007
FAVORABLE RULING IN PATENT LAWSUIT FOR DSM DYNEEMA
Urmond (NL), January 26, 2007 – The “Tribunal de Grande Instance” of Paris, France, has ruled in favor of DSM Dyneema, the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, in a patent infringement lawsuit instituted against Hangzhou Pivot International Co. Ltd., of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
22-01-2007
Borealis stacks-up benefits for pail packaging market
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has created a unique opportunity for pail packaging converters to raise productivity and increase processing efficiency while delivering pails with excellent stacking performance, high impact resistance and good aesthetics. New polypropylene BH374MO has been developed specifically to meet converter and OEM demands for high quality, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly pail materials that reduce per unit packaging weights, offer storage and transport benefits, and improve performance.
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.
