2 Feb 2008
Rohm and Haas Company Partners with The Natural Step International to Implement Strategic Sustainable Development Practices Across the Company.
Shanghai, China—February 2, 2008—Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) announced today that it has embarked on a comprehensive journey to develop and implement strategic, sustainable development practices across all areas of its businesses and operations. In launching this initiative, the company has formed a partnership with The Natural Step International, a leading global, environmental non-government organization that specializes in developing systematic, science-based approaches for organizations to become more sustainable. Through participation in its Core Funding Partner Program, The Natural Step will assist Rohm and Haas Company in incorporating sustainable objectives in all of its business, research and development, and operating practices.
30 Jan 2008
ROHM AND HAAS INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION VISIONPAD™ CMP PAD FOR SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION
SHANGHAI, CHINA, January 30, 2008 - Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies, a leader and innovator in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology for the global semiconductor industry, today announced the VisionPad™ 5000 CMP pad, the latest addition to its advanced VisionPad platform. Specifically designed for defectivity reduction in shallow trench isolation (STI) and interlayer dielectric (ILD) applications, the new pad targets volume manufacturing of memory and logic chips at 65 nm and below.
29 Jan 2008
PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass to add third furnace
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. announced their respective boards of directors have approved the addition of a third furnace at the PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. joint-venture manufacturing site in Zibo, China. The joint venture is a 50-50 arrangement for manufacturing glass-fiber reinforcement.
29 Jan 2008
CHEMTURA RAISES PRICES 10% ON WESTON®, MARK® LIQUID PHOSPHITE ESTERS
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase the price of its Weston® and Mark® Liquid Phosphite Esters by 10%, effective on all deliveries on or after February 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. The price increase is the result of a continued increase in raw material and energy costs. The following products will be affected:
29 Jan 2008
SABIC - Press Kit Interplastica, Moscow, Russia
29 January - 1 February 2008
January 29, 2008 - SABIC today showcased its diverse plastics portfolios for key Russian industries and they announced the expansion of its LNP* Faradex* family of specialty compounds.
29 Jan 2008
Borealis announces new Executive Vice President for Polyolefins
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces the appointment of Lorenzo Delorenzi as Executive Vice President for its Polyolefins business group and member of the Executive Board, effective immediately.
29 Jan 2008
A UNIQUE SUCCESS STORY CENTRED ON FASSON SELF-ADHESIVE LABELSTOCK
Leiden, The Netherlands - Vox Artes Gráficas is certainly one of Portugal's leading label converters. For the label industry, it is a relatively large company, with around 118 employees currently housed in a 7000m2 facility in Vila Nova de Gaia, near Porto. What distinguishes Vox, however, is its specialism in labels for wines and, of course, port – a market where quality and service are key factors, and print runs usually small. Vox meets these criteria with a series of innovative, 'best practice' solutions that aptly demonstrate how focusing on one particular market niche, and doing it well, can represent a highly-successful business model today in the packaging industry.
29 Jan 2008
SABIC Premieres in Russia at Interplastica 2008!
Moscow – January 29, 2008 – For the first time, the SABIC family of plastics businesses, including SABIC Innovative Plastics and SABIC Europe, will be showcasing its diverse plastics portfolios for key Russian industries here at Interplastica 2008, exhibiting at stand A22/28, Hall 8.3. SABIC’s presence at the event underscores the importance of the Russian market to its expanding global business strategy. Major Russian markets into which SABIC materials are sold include automotive, building and construction, electrical and lighting, pipe and infrastructure, SABIC offers Russian customers a strong local team, local supply of materials, and the extensive resources of its Global Application Technology (GApT) centers to support in-country application development.
