09-10-2008
Rhodia Technyl® Polyamide components chosen for Fiat 500 city car - ‘Car of the Year 2008’
Lyon, France – October 9, 2008 – Rhodia Polyamide confirms that its Technyl® Polyamide Engineering Plastics have been used for a number of components in the new super compact Fiat 500 city car - voted ‘Car of the Year 2008’.
09-10-2008
Momentive’s New SPUR+* Prepolymers Offer High Tensile Strength for Next-Generation Structural Adhesives
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — OCTOBER 9, 2008
Momentive Performance Materials will introduce two breakthrough prepolymers for industrial adhesives formulations at the Adhesive and Sealants Council’s 2008 Fall Convention & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland, October 12th to 14th, 2008. SPUR+ 3100HM prepolymer and SPUR+ 3200HM prepolymer will join Momentive’s highly successful SPUR+ family of silylated polyurethane resins. These high modulus prepolymers are excellent candidates to be considered for use as binding agents that can help formulators of structural adhesives achieve high tensile strength, without primers for most substrates, in both one- and two-part adhesive formulations.
09-10-2008
DSM ELASTOMERS’ NEW REACTIVE EXTRUDER HAS STARTED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION FOR MOTOR OIL ADDITIVES
Heerlen, 09 October 2008 - Following several months of successful tests, commercial production of new high performance EP(D)M grades is now fully operational DSM Elastomers’ new reactive extruder (REX) line and product is now available for shipment to customers. The new REX line is fully integrated in the DSM Elastomers production site in Triunfo, Brazil. The plant uses state of the art technologies for reactive extrusion.
08-10-2008
Rhodia announces a plan to improve the competitiveness of its Polyamide businesses in Europe
Paris, France – October 8, 2008 – Rhodia has today presented a plan to improve the competitiveness of its Polyamide businesses in Europe to its European Works Council. The aim of the plan is to help these businesses adapt to changes in the polyamide market, which is expanding rapidly in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia but is experiencing slower growth in Western Europe.
08-10-2008
Eurocom Worldwide Welcomes Member Agency in Czech and Slovak Republics
Eurocom Worldwide, the Global PR Network, has again added local strength to its worldwide alliance of Public Relations communications agencies. The network recently accepted a membership application from PR Point, a successful PR agency with operations in Czech and Slovak republics.
08-10-2008
Borealis introduces new transparent Borclear™ grade with superior optical properties for use in sterilizable applications
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has introduced a new grade of Borclear™, a unique random copolymer family for highly transparent polypropylene (PP) blown and cast films. Borclear RE936CF was developed for use in food packaging and medical applications and offers film converters and cast film producers a product that provides cost-effective processing and significant end-user benefits including superior optical properties.
07-10-2008
Momentive Performance Materials Helps Oil Industry Explore in New Areas with Launch of Silbreak* 638 Silicone Demulsifier
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — OCTOBER 7, 2008
Momentive Performance Materials today introduced Silbreak* 638 Silicone Demulsifier, a new material that enhances the oil demulsification process, making exploration feasible in conditions once thought to be technically and environmentally too demanding.
07-10-2008
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. Announces Purchase of Certain Assets of Osram Sylvania Products Inc.
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — OCTOBER 7, 2008
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Momentive Performance Materials Quartz, Inc., has acquired certain assets of the semiconductor and lighting quartz products business of Osram Sylvania Products Inc. (“OSPI”), including manufacturing equipment, inventory, intellectual property and customer lists. OSPI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OSRAM Sylvania Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
