26-11-2007
German Insurer Alte Leipziger Saves €1 Million and Gains Competitive Advantage with Nobilas Accident Management Services
Frankfurt, Germany – November, 2007 – Nobilas Claims & Fleet Solutions, the accident management specialist, recently announced that German insurance company Alte Leipziger has achieved significant cost savings (on average 11%) and other benefits from Nobilas’ service. A review of Alte Leipziger’s results by the Institute of Insurance Economics at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland revealed overall savings of 20%, or 1 million euro, on annual vehicle repair costs. At the same time, accident management services provide a competitive differentiator to customers; a third of all Alte Leipziger’s policyholders choose value-added services from Nobilas, such as vehicle pick-up and delivery and replacement vehicles.
23-11-2007
Rhodia Open Its Diphenols Production Site In China
Zhenjiang, China, November 23 2007 ----- Rhodia today open its new Diphenols production plant at Zhenjiang in China, in the presence of Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Rhodia's CEO, local Chinese authorities and a host of Asian clients and manufacturing partners.
22-11-2007
European Court of Justice ruling may open up further cross-border mail opportunities for Spring Global Mail
Amsterdam, 22 November 2007 – On 15 November 2007, the European Court of Justice issued a ruling about the interpretation of the EU regulation that allows Posts to keep international mail under their monopoly. If this ruling is taken over by the Spanish Supreme Court, this will open up further opportunities for Spring Global Mail and other postal service providers in cross border mail services throughout Europe.
22-11-2007
FIRST VLCC VESSEL TO USE MOORING ROPES MADE WITH ULTRA-STRONG DYNEEMA® FIBER
URMOND (NL), 22 November 2007 - DSM Dyneema, maker of ultra-strong, lightweight Dyneema® polyethylene fiber, today announced that COSCO Dalian, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, has selected mooring lines made with Dyneema® fiber for its newest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), the Cospearl Lake. Following a successful eight-month sea trial on its Cosmerry Lake VLCC, COSCO Dalian found that, in comparison with steel wire mooring lines, ropes made with Dyneema® enabled a reduction in mooring time and significantly improved crew safety. DSM Dyneema worked closely with COSCO Dalian during the sea trial to document performance of the new ropes.
22-11-2007
QUADRANT EPP APPOINTS ANGST+PFISTER AS FIRST EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTOR
Lenzburg, Switzerland – November, 2007 – Quadrant EPP, the world's leading manufacturer of engineering plastics in stock shapes (rod, plate, tube) for machining, has announced the appointment of Swiss-based Angst+Pfister as its first European distributor. Angst+Pfister will distribute the complete Quadrant EPP product portfolio Europe-wide and particularly in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Switzerland.
21-11-2007
Eerste contracten voor Wellnomics Risk Management® getekend
Persbericht – 21 november 2007, ErgoDirect, de Nederlandse distributeur van Wellnomics, heeft de eerste contracten gesloten voor het nieuwe Wellnomics Risk Management® software pakket. De eerste klanten, waaronder Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes, Cap Gemini en AZL, breiden de bestaande mogelijkheden van Wellnomics WorkPace® verder uit met het geavanceerde risico management software Wellnomics Risk Management® met zijn geavanceerde rapportage en management tools.
20-11-2007
Hanwha acquisisce AZDEL Inc. da SABIC Innovative Plastics, PPG Industries
FOREST, Virginia, 20 novembre 2007. Hanwha Living & Creative (L&C) Corporation ha annunciato oggi il completamento dell’acquisizione di AZDEL Inc., una joint venture al 50/50 di SABIC Innovative Plastics (ex GE Plastics) e PPG Industries. L’acquisizione di AZDEL consentirà ad Hanwha di ampliare la propria offerta di materiali compositi e avanzati per i settori dei trasporti e dell’industria. I termini dell’operazione non sono stati resi noti.
20-11-2007
穆格在2007年K展 － 国际橡塑展展示塑料机械创新的电动控制解决方案
上海，2007年11月20日 —— 今年10月24-31日在德国杜塞尔多夫举行的K展上，高性能机械运动控制解决方案设计商和生产商穆格公司展示了其用于吹塑成型和注塑成型机械的电动和液压解决方案的创新成果 (10号展厅，J04展位)。通过本次展会，观众体验了采用提高的机械性能的最新展示。
