6 Nov 2007
Smart® pioneers first full PP body panels
Smart® fortwo has become the first commercialised car to have full body panels manufactured from polypropylene (PP). Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has developed Daplen™ ED230HP, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compound, for this pioneering development to meet the cost-effective production targets and aesthetic, safety and environmental requirements of the latest Smart fortwo vehicle.
6 Nov 2007
Milliken Nucleation Innovation Gives Polyolefins A Boost
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, is continuing to expand the performance horizons of polyolefins with its pioneering nucleation technology. To be introduced to a broad audience for the first time at K 2007, Hyperform® HPN-20E makes cost-effective property modification of polyethylene (PE) a first-time reality for converters, resin and master batch producers, while providing a versatile, one-stop optimising solution for polypropylene (PP).
5 Nov 2007
SLIDE IT, REPOSITION IT -- NEW AVERY® EASY APPLY RS™ TECHNOLOGY MAKES GRAPHICS APPLICATION PERFECTLY EASY
Leiden, The Netherlands - Avery Dennison announce a new self-adhesive graphic arts film that will, they say, improve the finished quality of applied graphics, reduce waste, and save time in decal application and removal. Avery® MPI 1005 Easy Apply RS™ is the latest technological development in the Avery Graphics films range for wide-format digital printing.
5 Nov 2007
NEW MULTI-PURPOSE FASSON ADHESIVE FOR DURABLE GOODS LABELLING
Leiden, The Netherlands - A new multi-purpose solvent acrylic label adhesive specially suited to the needs of today's electronic products market has been launched by Avery Dennison. Fasson S8030 complements the growing professional Fasson Durables package of labelstocks for functional, safety, warning and identification labels used on electronic, automotive, and domestic appliances and other electrical goods.
2 Nov 2007
PPG天津六萬平米新廠房正式投產
天津，2007年10月31日，世界領先的塗料製造商PPG工業集團今天在天津舉行了其新廠房的投產慶典。PPG在天津市和開發區政府的大力支持下，在原有四萬平米廠房的基礎上，進一步投資擴建了約六萬平米的廠房，以便更大程度地滿足客戶的需求。天津經濟技術開發區管委會副主任倪祥玉先生等政府領導出席了會議。PPG工業集團高級副總裁William Wulfsohn先生、亞太區總裁Viktor Sekmakas先生、中國區副總裁延彩明女士及包括各事業部高層的亞太領導團隊悉數出席了慶典。
1 Nov 2007
ROHM AND HAAS AWARDED GRANT TO DEMONSTRATE NEW CATALYST TECHNOLOGY FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
SHANGHAI, CHINA, November 1, 2007 -- Rohm and Haas was pleased to accept a grant in the amount of $752,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program. The grant supports Rohm and Haas's development of a newly commercial polymeric catalyst technology, AMBERLYST™ BD20 specialty catalyst. The AMBERLYST™ BD20 technology allows the production of biodiesel from inexpensive low-quality feed stocks without sacrificing the purity needed in the end product.
31 Oct 2007
DSM Biomedical Chairs Session on Antimicrobial Surfaces at BioInterface 2007
SAN MATEO, Calif. – Oct. 31, 2007 – At the BioInterface 2007 Workshop and Symposium, Aylvin Dias, Ph.D, R&D program manager for DSM Biomedical, will chair a double session on antimicrobial surfaces with emphasis on biofilms, biofouling and biocidal approaches. This session will be attended by a number of industrial and academic opinion leaders to discuss the latest developments on and challenges to medical device associated infections. During the session, Dr. Dias will introduce ComfortCoat™, DSM’s new coating that addresses catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).
31 Oct 2007
Milliken’s Tegris™ composite rides the waves of success
Milliken’s Tegris™ composite is riding the waves of success as the material behind one of the lightest, toughest personal watercraft available on the kayak market. The use of Tegris to produce Legacy Paddlesports’ Ultimate™ Kayak results from significant product and process developments for Milliken’s 100% polypropylene (PP) composite and close collaboration between Milliken and Legacy Paddlesports of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
