Belden: leadership in HD technology

Radio and television broadcasters are going all-digital. Digital formats are now being adopted by recording studios, video post-production and film production facilities, and many associated applications.Radio and television broadcasters are going all-digital. Digital formats are now being adopted by recording studios, video post-production and film production facilities, and many associated applications. The reason is clear – the digital format provides superior A/V performance. This digital transition is leading to a similar revolution in High Definition TV (HDTV).

Borealis’ Daplen™ and Borcom™ deliver quality for Peugeot 308 interior

Borealis’ Daplen™ and Borcom™ deliver quality for Peugeot 308 interior.Borealis, a leading provider of innovative value-creating plastics solutions, has worked with two key Tier One suppliers Faurecia and Valeo and OEM PSA Peugeot Citroën to contribute to the prestigious style and finish of the acclaimed Peugeot 308 interior.

Amrop International expands its operations in Brussels in line with increasing customer demand

Carine Chisu joins Amrop International in Brussels as Partner. Carine has a background in HR, sales and administration both in the private and public sectors. Amrop International is a leader in executive search. Brussels, October 1, 2008 - Amrop International, a member of the global Amrop Hever Group, one of the world’s largest executive search organisations, is expanding the team in Brussels with two new members: Carine Chisu and Saida El Maslouhi.

ANDEROL® SPECIALTY LUBRICANTS HELP BUZZIMARINE RACERS CAPTURE 2008 VICTORIES

Designer/Champion Fabio Buzzi specifies high-performance Anderol Specialty Lubricants for his marine racer designs, including the Blue FTP FB, which captured the 2008 Round Britain Race. The race is the world’s longest off-shore competition, a nonstop, 1164 nautical-mile endurance test. Winning time: 20 hours, 36 minutes, 47 seconds.The waves, the weather and the grueling pace make offshore racing one of the most punishing tests of high performance. This year, Designer, Engineer and Champion Fabio Buzzi has proven to be the man with the edge: his marine racers have won two of the biggest challenges of the high seas—The Round Britain Race and the Cowes Torquay Cowes Race. His long-time technical partner, Anderol Specialty Lubricants, protected the engines.

UIB ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF BWA WATER ADDITIVES - A LEADING WATER TREATMENT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER

David Cartmell, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of BWA.(Manama, September 30, 2008) – United International Bank B.S.C.(c), an investment bank headquartered in Bahrain, today announced its acquisition of the UK based BWA Water Additives (“BWA”), a leading water treatment solution provider from Close Brothers Private Equity Limited.

KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL JOINS DSM DYNEEMA’S GLOBAL LICENSING PROGRAM FOR PROTECTIVE GLOVES

DyneemaURMOND (NL), 30 September 2008 - DSM Dyneema today announced that Kimberly-Clark Professional has joined its licensing program for protective gloves made with Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.

Borealis demonstrating ground-breaking solutions for polyolefin-based automotive applications at IZB supplier show

The interior quality and visual appeal of the new Skoda Fabia are enhanced with the use of three different Daplen PP grades, for the dashboard visible structural parts integrated into the dashboard and door panels – as well as for the trunk cladding. An award-winning, pioneering all-polypropylene (PP) rear-seat carrier will be one of several innovative applications that Borealis will demonstrate at IZB, the International Suppliers Fair in Wolfsburg, Germany on October 29-31.

SABIC Demonstrates Leadership in Innovative, Lightweight Composites for Automotive Industry

Transmission Seal Ring Made with LNP* Lubricomp* LCL-EM Composite>BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 29, 2008 – SABIC Innovative Plastics and SABIC PP Automotive are introducing SABIC’s expansive, world-class portfolio of lightweight, high-performance thermoplastic composites for automotive applications. These reinforced materials range from LNP* Thermocomp* and LNP Verton* specialty compounds for demanding interior and underhood applications, to the global introduction of SABIC® STAMAX resins for door modules and instrument panel carriers, to the newly introduced AZDEL IXIS® 157 composite for vehicle hoods and roofs. SABIC’s broad portfolio of composites enable the use of technologies such as in-mold decoration for special effects, and heat and cool molding for improved surface finish. The company is a global leader in thermoplastic composites with strong insight into the future needs of the automotive industry.