Pre-K 20076 Jun 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
6 Jun 2007
Rhodia Polyamide a développé les grades de polyamide 6.6 et 6 TECHNYL® XCell optimisés pour le procédé MuCell® de Trexel
Lyon, France – 6 juin 2007 – la Au Salon Kunststoff 2007, Rhodia Polyamide présentera ses grades de polyamide TECHNYL® XCell 6,6 et 6 optimisés pour le procédé MuCell® de la société Trexel. Ces nouveaux grades constituent le premier résultat sur le plan technologique de Rhodia dans le cadre du récent accord de développement et de commercialisation conjointes signé avec Trexel pour le monde . Aux termes de cet accord, Rhodia développe et commercialise une nouvelle technologie de matières optimisées pour le procédé MuCell® et Trexel concède à Rhodia l’exclusivité des applications polyamides.
6 Jun 2007
GIANT OFFSHORE PULLEYS IN LUBRICANT-FILLED CAST NYLON 6 LAST LONGER
Tielt, Belgium – June, 2007 – A lifting device installed on the top of a North Sea drilling platform has been equipped with giant pulley wheels made by sandwiching rim segments in a molybdenum disulphide-filled nylon 6 between steel flanges.
6 Jun 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.
6 Jun 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.
6 Jun 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.
6 Jun 2007
HIGH-PRECISION TPE SPRINGS TAKE ON THERMOSET ELASTOMERS IN RAILWAY BUFFERS
Tielt, Belgium – June, 2007 – Thermoplastic elastomers are replacing conventional rubbers and steel in high performance springs used in railway rolling-stock buffers, draw gears and draft gears. German company DUREL is in the vanguard of this trend, manufacturing spring pads from rods and tubes supplied by Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP) in Arnitel® thermoplastic polyether elastomer (TPEE) from DSM Engineering Plastics.
