PPG航空與東航攜手為“紅領巾夢想號”添制新衣

PPG Industries中國蘇州,2007年7月5 日 - 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)有限公司與中國三大國有大型骨幹航空企業集團之一中國東方航空集團公司共同合作,為東航“紅領巾夢想號”A320大型客機(B6261)提供油漆噴繪,使中國上空憑添了一抹活潑、亮麗的色彩。

SKYMARK USES NEW ARNITEL® VT THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
IN SKYAIR® AND SKYAIR® XT BREATHABLE MEMBRANES

DSM Engineering MaterialsSkymark Performance Films Limited (Scunthorpe, U.K.), employs Arnitel® VT thermoplastic ether ester block copolymer elastomer (TEE-E) film technology materials from DSM Engineering Plastics, in Skymark’s breathable SKYAIR® and SKYAIR® XT membranes. SKYAIR® and SKYAIR® XT membranes offer different levels of moisture vapour transmission rate and when laminated to fabric can be used in recreational, sports, medical and construction applications which are waterproof and windproof, yet remain “breathable”.

Borealis increases price of its polypropylene based products for automotive and appliance applications in Europe

BorealisBorealis announces that it will increase the price of its polypropylene based products used in automotive and appliances applications in Europe by 60 €/per tonne as of July 1, 2007.

賽默飛世爾科技Antaris™ Target混合過程分析儀獲2006最佳微/納米技術大獎

ThermoFisher中國,北京(2007年7月2日)服務科學,世界領先的賽默飛世爾科技(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 原熱電公司)宣佈最新推出一款極具創新的近紅外光譜儀,命名為 “Antaris Target” 的近紅外混合過程分析儀專為制藥工業中混合過程品質控制的需求而設計,能夠即時監測產品研究和生產的混合過程,極大地改善了藥物生產的品質穩定性。Antaris Target近紅外混合過程分析儀被美國著名雜誌《研究與發展》(R&D Magazine)的《微/納米通訊》(MICRO/NANO Newsletter)評為2006年度25個最佳微/納米技術產品之一。獲得該獎項的產品均為各行業內最具創新性、最新穎的發明,這將可能極大推動工業和社會的發展。

NEW HALOGEN FREE FLAME RETARDANT MATERIALS

Arnitel electro engine cablesIn order to minimize environmental impact, whilst at the same time complying with the latest environmental regulations, DSM Engineering Plastics has recently introduced several new, halogen free flame retardant (FR) materials for use in a range of applications.

New coaxial cable insulation supports increased bandwidth demand

Borcell HE1106 for insulation of small to medium coaxial cablesBorealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, introduces Borcell HE1106, a cutting-edge high density polyethylene (HDPE) insulation material for the coaxial cable market. It allows the cost-effective production of cables with increased and more reliable data transmission at higher frequencies. As a result, network providers can minimise signal loss, raise performance quality and use wider bandwidth to offer a variety of services to customers over the same network, such as internet, telephony, voice-over IP and cable television.

GE Plastics’ ecomagination* Materials for Auto Body Panels Pump Up Excitement, Not Fuel Bills

Citroën Picasso Fender Made With GE’s Noryl GTX* Resin>BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — July 03, 2007 — GE Plastics today announced the company’s newest products to join the GE ecomagination* portfolio, offering the environmental and economic advantages of replacing traditional steel with Noryl GTX* resins in automotive body panels. Complementing recently launched ecomagination products including Xenoy iQ* and Valox iQ* resins, Noryl GTX resins not only reduce weight to help lower fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, but also are potentially recyclable. Further, they give designers greater creative latitude.

SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM COST REDUCTIONS IN RUBBER REPLACEMENT

Arnitel® is ideally suited for automotive applications In a recent clean air duct application where Arnitel® PB 582-H from DSM Engineering Plastics replaced rubber, the move yielded for a a weight reduction of 50% and cycle time reduction of 50% compared to rubber, which resulted in 0.6 Euro/part processing saving and a 0.8 Euro/part fuel saving (a total annual saving of 70.000 Euro for 50.000 parts).