5 Feb 2007
Borouge and Linde / consolidated constructors int’l company (CCC) formally sign US$1.3 billion cracker contract
• Expansion of Borouge’s production facilities to include the world's largest olefins conversion unit and Ethylene Cracker
• Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and UAE Minister of Economy attend contract signing ceremony in Abu Dhabi
• Borouge is a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, and a consortium of the Engineering division of The Linde Group and CCC today formally signed a contract worth approximately US$1.3 billion for the construction of a new Ethylene Cracker, which is considered the largest grass roots gas cracker in the world with a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum.
1 Feb 2007
Spring Global Mail enters the market for international press distribution in Germany
Cologne, February 2007 – The German branch of the world's largest private international business mail provider, Spring Global Mail, is entering the market for cross border press distribution. The new product, called Press Service, enables publishers to send products at more favourable prices than the main postal companies in Germany. In addition, the product contains a large range of services for the preparation of consignments.
1 Feb 2007
Synventive establishes its subsidiary company in Japan, Synventive Molding Solutions K.K., Focusing on Japan Market
1st February 2007, Synventive Molding Solutions announced to establish its subsidiary company in Japan, Synventive Molding Solutions K.K.
31 Jan 2007
HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE IN THE LATIN AMERICA REGION
Holliday Pigments, the world’s largest manufacturer of ultramarine pigments, has announced a price increase of up to 30% across all their product ranges, in the Latin America region from February 2007.
31 Jan 2007
Belden Focuses on Building Management Systems
Belden, the world's leader in the development and production of high-speed electronic cables, is able to deliver the broadest cable package for advanced building management systems. With a choice of more than 10.000 standard products Belden can meet the needs of owners, developers, installers and users of high performance, technologically advanced systems.
27 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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.
