3 Sept 2007
Borealis completes sale of Norway petrochemical business to Ineos
• Sale of Borealis’ Norwegian polyolefins business and share in Noretyl gas cracker to Ineos completed
31 Aug 2007
LAUNCH OF SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS EXPANDS SABIC’s GLOBAL PRESENCE
August 31, 2007 – New York, NY – Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) today announced the completion of its purchase of GE Plastics from General Electric for a purchase price of US$11.6 billion. The announcement was made by SABIC Chairman, HH Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thenayan Al-Saud.
30 Aug 2007
Successful ISO requalification audit for Rhodia Polyamide Intermediates & Polymers European Business Units
Lyon, France – August 30 , 2007 – Rhodia announced today that in June 2007 Rhodia Polyamide Intermediates & Polymers (I&P) successfully completed the triennial ISO 9001 audit allowing renewal of its European certificate.
29 Aug 2007
STANYL® PA46 IN TUMBLE VALVES SUPPORT EFFICIENCY IN V6- AND V8- ENGINES
Stanyl®, a high-performance polyamide 46 (PA46) resin from DSM Engineering Plastics, was chosen for the production of tumble valve bearings for the latest generation of the V6 and V8 engines of a high value german car producer. Tumble valves are an integral part of the manifold, optimizing the air flow in the combustion chamber. It is the first time that such tumble valves have been produced by assembly molding and Stanyl® played an important role in making this possible.
28 Aug 2007
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) HONORS ROHM AND HAAS with EXCELLENT supplier award
Shanghai, China, August 28, 2007 — Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies, a leader and innovator in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology for the global semiconductor industry, announced today that it has received a 2007 Excellent Supplier Award from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). This award also recognizes the efforts from three other Rohm and Haas businesses that support SMIC.
28 Aug 2007
Borouge corrosion-free pipe solution aids water supply in Shanghai
Highly-durable PE100 water pipes from Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, have helped to supply safe, clean drinking water for residents of Pudong in Shanghai. The use of pipes produced with BorSafe® HE3490-LS is a long-lasting alternative to the previous high-maintenance leaking iron pipe network. According to the United Nations, water conservation is one of the most urgent global challenges facing society today.
28 Aug 2007
Milliken rebrands MFT as Tegris™
Milliken & Company, widely acknowledged as a world leader in textile innovations, has rebranded MFT, its 100% polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic composite, as Tegris™.
27 Aug 2007
DSM Dyneema to exhibit at Aquaculture Europe 2007, stand 900
Urmond (NL), August 27 - During the Aquaculture Europe 07 international conference and exhibition, organized by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) in cooperation with Eurasia Trade Fairs and Future Fish Eurasia, DSM will showcase its innovative award-winning product Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber. DSM Dyneema was recently awarded the joint second prize in the official Innovation Prize 2007 by the Nor-Fishing Foundation, which recognizes outstanding efforts in innovation.
