Belden launches SlimSnake™, the new AES/EBU audio multi-pair cable

Belden launches SlimSnake™, the new AES/EBU audio multi-pair cable Leading cable manufacturer Belden has introduced a new halogen-free and flexible AES/EBU (digital) multi-pair snake cable for a range of different audio applications.

Eurocom Worldwide Member Agencies Convene in Paris for Annual Network Conference

EurocomEurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, concluded its 6th Annual Conference with delegates approving of a year of growth and successful projects carried out by the network’s member agencies. In total, 31 delegates from four different continents attended the conference in Paris.

PPG posts record fourth quarter, full year sales for 2006

PPG IndustriesFeb. 12, 2007 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), a world leading coatings, glass and chemicals manufacturer, has recently announced record fourth quarter and full year sales for 2006. Sales in the fourth quarter were $2.8 billion, surpassing fourth quarter 2005 record sales by 11 percent. For all of 2006, PPG recorded annual sales of 11 billion and net income of $711 million.

Borealis meets challenges for Fiat Ducato van

The Fiat Ducato van benefits from Borealis’ Daplen materialsBorealis, a leading supplier of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is helping automotive manufacturer Fiat to improve the scratch performance and overall aesthetics of selected interior and exterior components of its latest Ducato van. Characterised by easy processing, low gloss and scratch resistance, the specifically adapted Daplen materials, therefore contribute to the differentiation of the Ducato vans in the market.

Brent Cross new President of the Pigging Products & Services Association (PPSA)

BrenntagBrent Cross, Global N-SPEC®* Manager for Brenntag Oil & Gas, has been named President of the Pigging Products & Services Association (PPSA) for a one-year period. He will become active in his role as of February 14, 2007, at the next assembly meeting of the PPSA.

BELDEN TO SHOWCASE TOP OF THE LINE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION PRODUCTS AT CABSAT 2007
Leading cable manufacturer’s innovations to benefit cable, broadcast and communications users in Europe and Middle East

Leading cable manufacturer’s innovations to benefit cable, broadcast and communications users in Europe and Middle EastBelden, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of signal transmission products for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets, will showcase its HD application product line up at the CABSAT 2007 on March 6-8 in Dubai from Stand 1.103 at CABSAT

PolyOne Celebrates 10th Year in China

PolyOneSHANGHAI, 1st February, 2007 – This month marks PolyOne’s 10th year of operations in China. With over 500 employees and 2006 regional revenues exceeding US$100 Million, PolyOne’s Asia Operations are poised for a new era of growth in this highly dynamic environment. The company has built a legacy of quality, consistency and superior performance in meeting the stringent specifications of today’s global customers.

Borouge and Linde/Consolidated Constructors 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.
Borouge, the 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.