PPG榮獲空客A320 中國總裝線噴塗培訓任務

PPG Industries世界領先的塗料製造商PPG工業集團近日宣佈,PPG航空材料(蘇州)有限公司與天津港保稅區、天津空港物流加工區投資促進局簽署噴漆培訓合同,將為空客A320 系列飛機中國總裝線噴漆車間的漆工提供自2007年6月底開始的為期18周的噴漆技術和應用培訓。2008年6月進入生產階段後,首架中國總裝的空客A320飛機預計將在2009年飛上藍天。

Rhodia Polyamide Announces a Price Increase for its Polyamide 6 and 6.6 Technyl® Range

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsLyon, France - June 1, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase of €100 per ton - effective in June - for its TECHNYL® Polyamide PA6 and PA 6.6 compounds. Price increases will also be implemented in the Americas and Asia.

Rhodia Polyamide Announces a Price Increase for its STABAMID® Polymer and Salt Range

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsLyon, France - June 1, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase of €100 per tonne - effective in June - for its STABAMID® Polyamide polymer and salt product range. Price increases will also be implemented in the Americas and Asia.

GE Plastics Bergen op Zoom viert 30 jaar Technology als gastheer van Nationale Scheikunde Olympiade

GE Plastics in Bergen op Zoom viert 30 jaar Technology met gastheerschap van de 28e Nationale Scheikunde Olympiade>BERGEN OP ZOOM, NEDERLAND — 30 mei 2007 — Ter gelegenheid van het dertigjarig bestaan van de Technology afdeling op de locatie Bergen op Zoom is GE Plastics dit jaar gastheer van de 28e Nationale Scheikunde Olympiade van 6 tot 13 juni 2007.

De Internationale Chemie Olympiade is een jaarlijks terugkerend evenement, dat later dit jaar in Moskou zal plaatsvinden. De vier beste Nederlandse vwo-leerlingen mogen naar de internationale ronde in Moskou afreizen. Om deze vier plaatsen wordt gestreden in de nationale wedstrijd, waarvan GE Plastics dit jaar gastheer is. Tot nu toe hebben 1200 leerlingen uit heel Nederland het al in de eerste en tweede ronde tegen elkaar opgenomen. De 20 beste leerlingen uit deze ronden mogen in de landelijke wedstrijd in Bergen op Zoom om een top vier plaats strijden.

CHEMTURA INCREASES PRICES ON HBCD BASED FLAME RETARDANTS

ChemturaChemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) announces an off-list price increase of 10% for its hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) based flame retardants, including Great Lakes CD-75P™, CD-75PM™, CD-75PC™, CD-75PXF™, SP-75™ and SP-75C™, effective June 15, 2007 or where contracts allow.

ISBM PP packaging grade tailored to allow differentiating design features

Borclear is a solution for packaging trends in the cosmetics industryBorealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has tailored its polypropylene injection stretch blow moulding (PP ISBM) grade BorclearTM RF926MO to allow more flexibility in product design while simultaneously increasing processability.

The premium position of Borclear RF926MO in the expanding PP ISBM market segment is further consolidated by tripling Borclear’s operating temperature window for the critical stretch blow moulding process. This permits shorter cycle times and a more consistent wall thickness distribution that leads to a better homogeneity of the bottle. It also creates greater value by allowing increased design flexibility, tackling more complex and differentiated shapes.

Rohm and Haas Says 50% of 2007 R&D Budget Allocated To Sustainability Improvements

Rohm and Haas CompanyShanghai, China, May 29, 2007 – Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) today said it is allocating $150 million – roughly half of its nearly $300 million 2007 R&D budget – for sustainability efforts, including new product development, energy efficiency and process improvements.

GE Plastics - Press Kit Plastpol Expo, Kielce/Poland
29 May - 1 June 2007

GE PlasticsMay 29, 2007 - GE Plastics today launched new high performance material solutions for a wide range of applications. These new material solutions are LNP X-Gen Starflam, Lexan Constant Clear Freezer Film and Noryl GTX.