NEW DYNEEMA PURITY® TG GRADE ENABLES SMALLER IMPLANTS FOR NEXT-GENERATION SURGICAL TECHNIQUES

DyneemaURMOND (NL) – 28 March 2008 – At the World Biomaterials Congress, May 28 till June 1, DSM will launch a new grade of its high-performance Dyneema Purity® polyethylene fiber portfolio that offers the same high specific strength as existing grades at significantly thinner diameters. This new product was developed specifically to help medical device manufacturers design smaller, lower-profile implants for minimally invasive surgical procedures without sacrificing strength and durability. Expansion of the Dyneema Purity® product portfolio is just one example of DSM’s strong commitment to the biomedical market. Through materials innovation and ongoing collaboration with medical device companies, DSM is firmly focused on enabling medical device companies to develop new clinical approaches that improve patient outcomes, including shorter recuperation times and less scarring.

康耐視攜系列新品參加國際機器視覺展

Cognex(2008年3月20日,上海) 全球領先的機器視覺系統及感測器供應商康耐視公司(Cognex)今日攜其旗下的一系列新品參加了在上海舉行的中國國際機器視覺展。包括Checker® 232型視覺感測器、In-Sight® Micro 視覺系統以及DataManTM 100V Verifier檢驗器等產品在該展會上一經亮相即獲得了參觀者的關注和問詢。

DSM INCREASES PRICES OF AKULON® PA6 AND PA66 COMPOUNDS AND POLYMERS

DSM Engineering MaterialsDSM Engineering Plastics has announced a price increase for its’ Akulon® polyamide polymers and compounds in Europe, effective April 1st, or as contracts permit, for all shipments.

Potable Water Certifications for SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Hydrostable Noryl* Resins Speed Time to Market

Six Team Electric Pump Using SABIC Innovative Plastics Noryl* Resin>BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — March 27, 2008 — Manufacturers of products that come in contact with potable water must navigate through a multitude of regulations, which can delay time to market. SABIC Innovative Plastics has proactively and voluntarily obtained potable water certifications for its hydrostable Noryl* resins to help manufacturers simplify and speed up the approval process. By certifying Noryl resins for potable water applications globally, SABIC Innovative Plastics is adding value to its materials for OEMs making such products as pumps, water treatment housings, and impellers. Noryl hydrostable grades are among very few materials with an extensive list of worldwide certifications.

AVERY DENNISON LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE ACETONE-RESISTANT LABELSTOCK

Avery Dennison announced today the launch of its new highly chemical-resistant labelstock, Fasson® Transfer PET Matt White Top Chem Res/S8015.Leiden, The Netherlands - Avery Dennison announced today the launch of its new highly chemical-resistant labelstock, Fasson® Transfer PET Matt White Top Chem Res/S8015. Transfer PET Matt White Top Chem Res is offered with the Fasson® S8015 adhesive providing excellent adhesion to a wide range of surfaces, including low surface energy plastics and textured substrates. This new labelstock is specially suited to the automotive industry, for labelling laboratory equipment and for other industrial applications where there is a need to print labels that will resist aggressive chemicals while remaining readable.

WINNING MATERIALS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

With a strong focus on sustainability, the DSM product portfolio is able to deliver reduced environmental impact through lower fuel consumption and overall weight reduction; greater design freedom for system cost optimization; improved performance for better safety, greater comfort and longer life, and halogen free concepts for flame retardants automotive cables.With a strong focus on sustainability, the DSM product portfolio is able to deliver reduced environmental impact through lower fuel consumption and overall weight reduction; greater design freedom for system cost optimization; improved performance for better safety, greater comfort and longer life, and halogen free concepts for flame retardants automotive cables.

Plastics contribute to addressing the global water challenge

Borealis and Borouge recently created a joint initiative called Water for the World which aims at fostering knowledge and partnerships across the whole value chain to provide tangible, sustainable solutions for the global availability of safe drinking water and sanitation. The programme supports the transfer of water efficient technologies to water stressed areas around the globe.• More than 1 billion people around the globe lack access to clean drinking water and more than 2 billion to basic sanitation

Eurocom Worldwide Survey Highlights Changing Face of Marketing as Search Moves Centre Stage

EurocomSearch - through services such as Google or Yahoo! - is the most important development in marketing in the last ten years according to the overwhelming majority of 350 senior technology executives surveyed by Eurocom Worldwide, the Global PR Network, in association with its member agencies.