27 May 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics Wins 2007 National ENERGY GLOBE Award for Brine Recovery Project at Bergen op Zoom Facility
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 27, 2008 – SABIC Innovative Plastics was named the national ENERGY GLOBE Award overall winner for The Netherlands in recognition of its Brine Recovery project in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. Yesterday, at the EU Parliament in Brussels, the company was honored for its efforts in achieving significant environmental benefits made possible by an innovative brine recovery process, which purifies and re-uses salt in polycarbonate (PC) production. This sustainable process reduces sodium chloride use, waste water generation, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The project was subsidized by the EU Commission’s Life environment program with a grant of 1.2 million euros. Investment in eco-responsible solutions enables SABIC Innovative Plastics to provide customers with state-of-the-art products while minimizing the impact of manufacturing processes on the environment.
27 May 2008
DYNEEMA® FIBER ENABLES CAPEWELL TO DEVELOP THE WORLD’S LIGHTEST MILITARY AIR CARGO PALLET AND NET SYSTEM
BERLIN, 27 May, 2008 – At the Berlin Air Show booth #9213, Hall 9, DSM Dyneema BV and Capewell Components LLC, a US manufacturer of military aerial delivery and life support systems, are jointly showcasing a new military air cargo pallet and net system featuring Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. The new pallet and cargo net system delivers an unmatched combination of durability, low maintenance, very low weight and mass for easier handling, expanded freight capacity, the ability to fly longer and at higher altitudes, environmentally conscious design, and better fuel economy. Thanks to the exceptional strength-to-weight ratio provided by Dyneema® High Performance PolyEthylene (HPPE) fiber, the new Capewell pallet and net system is the lightest in the world.
26 May 2008
Borealis increases polyethylene and polypropylene prices
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces that it will increase all polyethylene prices by EUR 80/tonne and all polypropylene prices by EUR 50/tonne as of June 1, 2008.
26 May 2008
InternControl公司借助康耐视In-Sight产品维持竞争优势
（2008年5月14 日，上海）--位于纽伦堡的InternControl公司成功将康耐视公司的In-Sight视觉技术引入其质量检测系统，这不仅提高了产品的质量，而且成为维持产品竞争优势的一大武器。
23 May 2008
PPG celebrates 125 years of growth, leadership and innovation
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is this year celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1883 as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
22 May 2008
赛默飞世尔科技捐赠近80万元和多套检测仪器，全面支援中国四川地震灾区
（2008年5月22日，上海）—— 世界科学仪器的领导生产商赛默飞世尔科技公司前日派专人赴上海红十字会，为四川汶川大地震灾区送上了首批由公司和员工共同捐助的573,628元，用于受灾群众以及灾后重建工作，本周赛默飞世尔将捐赠第二批约20万元给红十字会，从而使公司的捐款总额超过78万元。同时，赛默飞世尔科技还动员全球3万名员工一起为四川地震灾区提供帮助，许多国外同事已经通过国际红十字会和其他境外机构捐款。此外，该公司利用其技术优势已经向四川疾控中心和四川省环境检测站无偿捐赠15台余氯总氯水质检测比色计和配套试剂，以帮助当地饮用水质的监测。
22 May 2008
FAVORABLE JUDGMENT FOR DSM IN US PATENT AND TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST ARMOR USA, INC.
URMOND (NL), May 22, 2008 - The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas concluded a judgment for patent and trademark infringement and related claims against Armor USA, on April 22, 2008. The judgment relates to DSM’s super strong polyethylene fiber Dyneema®. With this judgment DSM was able to stop Armor USA from selling infringing products comprising polyethylene fiber on the US market Armor USA is a Texas based company with manufacturing operations in China. DSM is a global life sciences and material sciences company with its headquarter based in the Netherlands.
