Borouge and Linde / consolidated constructors int’l company (CCC) formally sign US$1.3 billion cracker contract

Borouge and the consortium of Linde/CCC at the official signing ceremony of the Borouge 2 cracker in Abu Dhabi, UAE, signed in the presence of the Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi UAE Minister of Economy. 
From right to left: Mr Farid Asfour, CCC Vice President, Mr Michael Clos, German Federal Minister for Economics and Technology, HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi UAE Minister of Economy, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Mr Harri Bucht, CEO Abu Dhabi Polymers (Borouge), Dr Aldo Belloni Member of the Executive Board of Linde AG.• 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.

Spring Global Mail enters the market for international press distribution in Germany

Spring Global MailCologne, 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.

Synventive establishes its subsidiary company in Japan, Synventive Molding Solutions K.K., Focusing on Japan Market

Synventive1st February 2007, Synventive Molding Solutions announced to establish its subsidiary company in Japan, Synventive Molding Solutions K.K.

HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE IN THE LATIN AMERICA REGION

Holliday PigmentsHolliday 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.

Belden punta l'attenzione sui sistemi di gestione tecnica degli edifici

Il catalogo Belden dedicato ai sistemi di gestione tecnica degli edifici. Belden, leader mondiale nello sviluppo e nella produzione di cavi elettronici ad alta velocità, propone la gamma più ampia di cavi per sistemi avanzati di gestione tecnica degli edifici. Con un'offerta di più di 10.000 prodotti standard, è in grado di soddisfare le esigenze di proprietari di immobili , sviluppatori, installatori e utilizzatori di sistemi a tecnologia avanzata ad alte prestazioni.

Reichhold names Univar to distribute Vinyl Ester Resins in the UK

UnivarJanuary 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®.

Borealis introduce una rivoluzionaria pellicola PP, adatta per qualsiasi processo di siliconatura

BA110CF offre una soluzione monofilm idonea per qualsiasi processo di siliconatura
Borealis, fornitore leader di soluzioni innovative nell'ambito delle materie plastiche, grazie allo sviluppo di un esclusivo grado di polipropilene (PP), sta aprendo nuove opportunità per la produzione di una conveniente pellicola da impiegare nel settore dei prodotti adesivi e del confezionamento. Il nuovo grado BA110CF consente di ottenere pellicole dalle prestazioni superiori rispetto ai prodotti standard. La sua innovativa progettazione offre una soluzione monofilm idonea per qualsiasi processo di siliconatura. Ne conseguono minori costi di produzione da parte dei produttori di imballaggi, in quanto viene meno la necessità di utilizzare film diversi in funzione del processo di siliconatura richiesto per un particolare prodotto finale.

FAVORABLE RULING IN PATENT LAWSUIT FOR DSM DYNEEMA

DyneemaUrmond (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.