21 Mar 2007
Borealis announces record profits for 2006 and EUR 370 million investment in Sweden
• Net profit increases by 45% in 2006, resulting in the best financial performance in the history of the company
• EUR 370 million to be invested in Stenungsund, Sweden, for the wire and cable market
• More than EUR 100 million to strengthen innovation capability
• Major expansion spearheads growth in Middle East and Asia
20 Mar 2007
PPG announces athletic footwear coatings application center in southern China Center for unique, flexible coatings to begin operation in April
PORTLAND, Ore., March 20, 2007 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today at the NW Apparel and Footwear Materials Show here that it is opening a state-of-the-art painting services facility in Pingshan, near Shenzhen in southern China. Expected to begin operation in April, the facility will enable PPG to demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of the VIVAFLEX color system for designers and manufacturers of athletic footwear.
20 Mar 2007
Hyundai approves PPG refinish products for its global dealership body and paint program
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, March 20, 2007 – The Hyundai Motor Company has named PPG Industries an approved aftermarket supplier for its new “Hyundai Global Body and Paint Program.” As part of the agreement, PPG will provide its PPG and Nexa Autocolor refinish brands, including the popular PPG Global Refinish System, Deltron and Nexa Autocolor 2K lines, as well as Envirobase and Aquabase waterborne basecoat systems, to Hyundai dealerships and their authorized repair partners.
19 Mar 2007
Borealis appoints new Chief Financial Office
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces the appointment of Dan Shook as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board effective June 1, 2007. He succeeds Clive Watson who left the company in September 2006.
19 Mar 2007
Chemtura Announces European Price Increase on Tin Stabilizers
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) announce a 15% increase on the selling price of their tin stabilizer range in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, effective 1st April 2007 or as contract terms permit. The increase, valid for all pack sizes, is driven by unexpected tight tin metal product supply and the dramatic increase in tin-metal costs over the last 12 months, and in particular over the last two months.
19 Mar 2007
PR Network Adds Third Member Agency in the UK
Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, has accepted a membership application from UK-based Pendry White, which has joined Eurocom Worldwide as the third member agency in the UK.
19 Mar 2007
Nobilas führt innovative Unfallmanagement-Plattform „Nobilas Connect“ ein
Hoofddorp, Niederlande, 19. März 2007– Nobilas Claims & Fleet Solutions, eine Geschäftseinheit von Akzo Nobel, hat eine neue Kommunikationsplattform für die Autoreparaturbranche eingeführt. Unter der Bezeichnung Nobilas Connect verbindet die neue ICT-Plattform alle relevanten Partner entlang der Wertschöpfungskette der Unfallabwicklung. Nobilas-Kunden, wie Leasingfirmen, Versicherer, Autovermieter und Fuhrparkbetreiber, erhalten mit Nobilas Connect sofortigen Zugriff auf wichtige Daten, was dazu beiträgt, die Wirtschaftlichkeit der Abläufe zu maximieren.
16 Mar 2007
Spring Global Mail reaches agreement with Pitney Bowes in the USA
Amsterdam, 16th March 2007 – Spring Global Mail today announced that it has reached an agreement with Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) who will assume responsibility for all future business for all Spring Global Mail's customers and limited capital assets in the United States of America. Spring Global Mail will no longer operate its present business in the USA. Also part of this transaction is a Global Distribution Agreement that grants Pitney Bowes access to the Spring Global Mail network outside the USA.
