5 Feb 2008
CHEMTURA’S NEW NAUGALUBE® 810 ANTI-WEAR ADDITIVE:
NON-PHOSPHOROUS, NON-SULFUR AND SULFATED ASH-FREE
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) is launching Naugalube® 810, the next generation of non-phosphorous, non-sulfur and sulfated ash-free anti-wear additive, with a friction-reducing benefit. This multifunctional new anti-wear additive is especially targeted for incorporation into GF-5 (2010), PC-11 (2011), ACEA, and OEM oils.
5 Feb 2008
Larrie Rose, president of Belden Europe, will retire
Belden has announced that D. Larrie Rose, Vice President, Operations and President, Belden Europe, will retire at the end of February 2008, after a 35-year career with the Company. The Company has appointed Henk Derksen as interim managing director. Mr. Derksen is Vice President, Finance, for Belden Europe.
5 Feb 2008
QUADRANT CMS DEVELOPS MULTIPLE AIRBAG HOUSINGS FOR NEW CITROEN C5
TIELT, BELGIUM – February 2008 – Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems (Quadrant CMS) of Tielt, Belgium, working in close co-operation with Tier-1 automotive supplier TRW - Dalphimetal of Madrid, Spain, has developed all three front airbag housings for the new Citroën C5. The housings for the driver airbag, passenger airbag and knee airbag are moulded in impact-modified Akulon® Polyamide 6 from DSM with 40 percent glass-fibre reinforcement.
4 Feb 2008
PPG sets aggressive energy and greenhouse gas emissions goals
As part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced recently it has set a goal to reduce its total energy intensity by 25 percent from 2006 to 2016 and its total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 10 percent from 2006 to 2011.
4 Feb 2008
“Milliken Chemical Showcases High Clarity Solutions at Interpack 2008”
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, will present its clear vision for addressing the packaging sector’s continuing demands to drive down cost but improve the quality, functionality and aesthetics of final products, when it showcases its latest additives solutions to converters and specifiers at Interpack 2008. Visitors to Hall 10 Booth A06 can experience first-hand new opportunities to develop packaging innovations with breakthrough levels of clarity, take advantage of lower cost materials, improve production and end-product performance, or open up new directions in packaging design.
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.
