06-06-2007
Continued improvement reflected in Quadrant’s first quarter results
Zurich, 4 May 2007, 06:30 a.m. – For the first quarter of 2007, Quadrant again reported improved results despite slight economic weakness in North America. Net sales reached CHF 215.9 million, representing an 1% growth over the comparable period in 2006, or +2% when adjusted for currency translation effects (Q1, 2006: CHF 213.6 million). Ebitda grew by 2% to CHF 29.3 million (CHF 28.8 million) while Ebit increased by 1% to CHF 21.1 million (CHF 20.9
06-06-2007
Rhodia Polyamide presenta i gradi di poliammide 6.6 e 6 TECHNYL® XCell ottimizzati per il processo MuCell® di Trexel
Lione, Francia – 6 giugno 2007 - Al Kunststoff 2007, Rhodia Polyamide presenterà i gradi di poliammide 6.6 e 6 TECHNYL® XCell ottimizzati per il processo MuCell® di Trexel. Questi nuovi gradi sono i primi prodotti sviluppati da Rhodia nell'ambito dell'accordo mondiale di sviluppo e commercializzazione congiunta recentemente concluso con Trexel Inc. L'accordo prevede che Rhodia si occupi dello sviluppo e della commercializzazione di nuovi materiali ottimizzati per il processo MuCell®, e che Trexel collabori in esclusiva con Rhodia per le applicazioni realizzate in poliammide.
06-06-2007
MAGGIORE DURATA PER CARRUCOLE GIGANTI IN NYLATRON GSM – NYLON 6 CAST ADDITIVATO
Tielt, Belgio – Giugno 2007 – Un struttura di sollevamento installata sopra una piattaforma di trivellazione nel Mare del Nord è stata attrezzata con gigantesche carrucole in NYLATRON GSM realizzate a segmenti e successivamente posizionate a sandwich tra le flangie in acciaio.
06-06-2007
QUADRANT EPP’S BOROTRON® ENHANCED HDPE PROVIDES RADIATION SHIELDING
Tielt, Belgium – June, 2007 – Borotron® from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP) is a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) formulation enhanced with 5% elemental boron that provides extra shielding against electromagnetic radiation. The combination of boron within a matrix of HDPE, a naturally hydrogen rich material, results in an ideal product in nuclear shielding applications. Both boron and hydrogen are very good at absorbing free neutrons.
06-06-2007
QUADRANT EPP INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
Tielt, Belgium – June, 2007 – Longer production life of critical components in semiconductor wafer chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) processes is possible with new materials available from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP). Semitron® CMP LL5 and Semitron® CMP XL20 offer service life from five to 20 times greater than materials currently used to make retaining rings, which hold the wafer in position as it is being planarised.
06-06-2007
QUADRANT EPP FOCUS ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT YIELDS TWO NEW MATERIALS IN ITS PIPELINE FOR 2008
Tielt, Belgium – August, 2007 – In addition to several products which Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP) will introduce at K 2007, the company also has developed a pipeline of new products targeted for commercialization in 2008. Two major projects that are in market testing are polyimide (PI) shapes and parts and PVDF film as a facing for outdoor architectural fabrics.
06-06-2007
MOLLE IN TPE DI ALTA PRECISIONE AL POSTO DEGLI ELASTOMERI TERMOINDURENTI NEI RESPINGENTI FERROVIARI
Tielt, Belgio – Giugno 2007 – Gli elastomeri termoplastici stanno prendendo il posto delle gomme tradizionali e dell'acciaio nelle molle ad alte prestazioni utilizzate nei respingenti e negli organi di trazione dei veicoli ferroviari. La società tedesca DUREL è all'avanguardia in questa tendenza, e fabbrica tamponi per molle ricavandoli da barre tonde e tubi realizzati da Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP) in polietere elastomerico termoplastico (TPEE) Arnitel® di DSM Engineering Plastics.
06-06-2007
NEW THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE FROM QUADRANT EPP PROMISES ENGINEERING PLASTIC ADVANTAGES PLUS HIGHER LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL STRENGTH TO REPLACE METALS
Lenzburg, Switzerland – June, 2007 – Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP) has developed new technology for incorporating glass fibre reinforcement within polymer matrices to greatly enhance structural strength of a variety of engineering plastics in sheet and thick plate form. Because of the rigidity improvement possible, the new thermoplastic composites (TPC) will open the advantages of engineering plastics over metals and thermosets to applications where structural strength was a limitation in the past, or where the thickness of material required was cost-prohibitive.
