13 Oct 2008
Belgian chocolate maker Leonidas successfully uses Forane® 427A in refrigeration equipment at one of its plants
Leonidas has chosen Arkema’s Forane® 427A refrigerant fluid, a 100% HFC* blend, for the conversion of existing equipment running on R-22, an HCFC generation refrigerant fluid.
13 Oct 2008
Arkema, a world major in Fluorochemicals
With efficient and competitive industrial facilities in Europe, Asia and North America, strategic partnerships, strong commercial positions, and an innovative R&D, Arkema is a major world player in Fluorochemicals.
10 Oct 2008
Momentive Performance Materials Announces Completion of its New Addisil* HCE family for extrusion
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — OCTOBER 10, 2008
Momentive Performance Materials, a leading manufacturer of custom heat-cured elastomers, liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and RTV adhesives, today announced the completion of its new Addisil* elastomers family of addition heat-curable elastomers (HCEs). The new elastomers feature next-generation properties that offer regulatory compliance, high clarity, enhanced mechanical performance and superior productivity.
10 Oct 2008
杜邦高性能弹性体推出KALREZ® 8900部件，帮助提高半导体热处理工艺中设备运转时间和晶片产量
（瑞士日内瓦，2008年10月10日）—在2008欧洲半导体设备与材料产业展览会上，杜邦高性能弹性体公司（DPE）重点推出专为半导体热处理过程开发的最新Kalrez® 8900全氟弹性体部件。Kalrez® 8900部件实现了在更高温度半导体制造过程中更长的密封寿命，减少了昂贵的设备停工时间，降低了设备拥有成本。
10 Oct 2008
PPG兩項“綠色”創新產品榮獲“研發100大獎”
美國密歇根州特羅伊，2008年10月9日 – 全球領先的交通工具塗料製造商PPG工業公司榮獲了兩項2008年度“研發100大獎”，獲獎產品分別為“綠色邏輯（Green Logic）”塗料絮凝劑和Zircobond汽車前處理技術。該獎項由R&D雜誌頒發，每年評出100項最佳科技創新產品。
9 Oct 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’.
9 Oct 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.
9 Oct 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.
