5 Jun 2007
Arkema at K 2007 Exhibition – Hall 6 / Stand C57
Arkema will be exhibiting at the K2007 trade fair with all its plastics activities: PVC, PMMA, Technical Polymers, and Functional Additives. K2007 will give Arkema the opportunity to showcase new applications in PMMA, in particular for flat television screens, and new developments in Technical Polymers, in particular in Rilsan® and Pebax® product ranges.
5 Jun 2007
GE Plastics Unveils Automotive Glazing Center of Excellence
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — June 5, 2007 — GE Plastics today opened its first Automotive Glazing Center of Excellence here. The new facility is aimed at helping customers around the world design, create, and process innovative auto glazing applications using GE’s environmentally progressive Lexan* GLX polycarbonate (PC) resins and other engineered materials. As one of the company’s Global Application Technology (GApT) centers, the Automotive Glazing Center of Excellence features equipment and technologies from Krauss Maffei and Summerer Technologies.
5 Jun 2007
Borealis sells its petrochemical business in Norway to Ineos
• Sale of Norwegian polyolefins business and share in Noretyl gas cracker to Ineos
• Creation of independent innovation company
• Group support functions remain in Norway as a separate unit
Continuing with the restructuring of its Norwegian operations, Borealis AS announces that it has reached an agreement to sell its petrochemical business in Bamble, Norway, to Ineos for EUR 290 million. It has also been decided to create a new independent innovation company to take over its innovation centre in Bamble and to retain the existing group support functions at the location as a separate unit.
5 Jun 2007
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Celebrates Research and Development Center Expansion in Chonan, Korea
Shanghai, China, June 5, 2007 – Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials (NYSE: ROH), a leading supplier of advanced lithography materials for the semiconductor industry, celebrated the official opening of its new five-story Chonan R&D Center on Tuesday, May 29, with local customers and government officials among the guests.
5 Jun 2007
Distrupol élargit sa gamme avec les polymères techniques Aquafil
Distrupol a élargi sa gamme de polymères techniques en y ajoutant l’Aquamid AR100 et la gamme Aquamid HC de la société Aquafil Technopolymers. Ces deux polymères sont aujourd’hui disponibles dans toutes les régions desservies par le réseau de distribution de Distrupol.
5 Jun 2007
DSM DYNEEMA AND SHIMANO COLLABORATE ON HIGH-TECH FISHING LINES TO HELP SPORTSMEN LAND THAT MOST WANTED CATCH
URMOND (NL), June 5, 2007 - At EFTTEX 2007 a new generation of sport fishing lines from Shimano featuring super-strong Dyneema® fiber from DSM Dyneema are being introduced. The new Aspire fishing lines have an astonishing strength to diameter ratio. They meet specific demands from sportsmen for thinner lines that are less visible to fish, provide better handling, and allow more line to be placed on the reel.
4 Jun 2007
Borouge formally signs US$3.1 billion contracts for expansion project
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, today formally signed contracts valued at approximately US$3.1 billion for Borouge 2, the major expansion project at the company’s production facilities in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
4 Jun 2007
GE Plastics’ Portfolio Addresses Key Trends in Powered Medical Devices from Miniaturization and Aesthetics to Regulatory Compliance and Alternate Processing Capabilities
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — June 04, 2007 — GE Plastics offers a broad portfolio of materials that address the leading trends in powered medical devices. The company’s resins and compounds for the healthcare industry have been engineered to meet device manufacturers’ current and future requirements, which are being mandated by fundamental changes in care delivery. These changes include a greater reliance on home, remote, and wireless care; new and faster diagnostics, including self-monitoring; tougher use environments; and increasingly stringent regulations. To help manufacturers meet these needs, GE Plastics not only offers a full spectrum of materials solutions, but also provides an array of value-added services at its Customer Innovation Centers worldwide.
