8 Feb 2008
IMPROVED AERODYNAMICS AND WEIGHT-SAVING FOR BMW M3 WITH SymaLITE® UNDERBODY SHIELDS FROM QUADRANT PLASTIC COMPOSITES
LENZBURG, SWITZERLAND – February, 2008 – Recently upgraded to deliver improved mechanical and acoustical properties, SymaLITE® from Quadrant Plastic Composites has been specified by Tier One supplier Takeo GmbH Automotive Systems, Dietfurt, Germany, for underbody shields for the new BMW. These lightweight panels cover almost the entire underside of the car, offering optimised aerodynamics for improved vehicle handling and fuel efficiency.
7 Feb 2008
Borealis and Borouge to showcase solutions and asset investments at Wire 2008
Borealis and Borouge, the world’s leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions for the wire and cable industry, will present its active commitment to investing in and providing technically advanced, high quality, cost-effective solutions for the industry at the forthcoming Wire 2008 exhibition. Innovative product developments and capacity investments to meet the needs of the growing wire and cable market will take centre stage at Stand D72 Hall 10 from 31 March – 4 April 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
7 Feb 2008
Chinese Projects Worth €20 Billion on Offer to European Investment Partners at The Business in China Procurement Summit
London, February 7, 2008: China, already acknowledged as the fastest growing trading nation in the world, continues to look outward for project partners to aid its further economic expansion and share in its rewards. The variety and scale of China’s current industrial needs offer major business opportunities for companies seriously seeking entry into this huge market. Importantly, the nature of many of the projects now being tended have the potential to provide stable platforms on which to build sustainable future growth in China for partnering companies.
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.
