7 Nov 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Lexan* Thermoclear* Sheet Offers Superior Thermal Insulation for Glazing, Helping Customers Reduce Energy Costs
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – November 7, 2008 – The cost of heating and cooling is reaching new levels, causing builders to look for new alternatives to increase the energy efficiency of residences and commercial buildings. A traditional route is installing multi-pane glass windows. However, besides being heavy, breakable and challenging to install, glass is falling behind in the drive for higher insulation values. To address these drawbacks, SABIC Innovative Plastics has developed a new 9-wall Lexan* Thermoclear* sheet as an excellent candidate for applications such as flat glazing of sunrooms, conservatories, and rooflights, shopping centers, office buildings, and factories. This new glazing solution can not only help customers reduce heating and cooling costs, but also cut energy usage and CO2 emissions to benefit the environment. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ high-performance Lexan Thermoclear sheet products give the building and construction industry new ways to meet demands for increased energy efficiency in living and working environments.
7 Nov 2008
MOOG SERVOCONTROLLERS ARE FIRST TO RUN REAL-TIME HARDWARE PLATFORM TAKING AEROSPACE TESTING TO NEW HEIGHTS
East Aurora, N.Y. – November 7th, 2008– Moog, a leader in providing motion control solutions, high performance flight simulation and leading-edge testing systems to the automotive, aviation and aerospace markets, has introduced a combination of communication interfaces based on Real-Time Ethernet. Using the most advanced and proven technology, servo controllers increase their functionality and boost the performance of aerospace testing. They now provide fast graphics, accurate synchronisation of up to 500 control channels, reduced latency time and complete management of a maximum of safety procedures to eliminate any risk on the tested specimen.
6 Nov 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics Expands Investment in Fluid Engineering Center to Develop High-Performance Materials for Water Systems
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – November 6, 2008 – Growing concerns about health and safety risks and increasingly high costs of metal in fluid handling systems are prompting the use of plastic pipes, faucets, valves, boilers and other components. Plastics offer the potential to build cleaner, safer and more cost-effective water systems; however, each material must undergo extensive testing. To provide the most rigorous and sophisticated evaluation of its engineering thermoplastics, SABIC Innovative Plastics has invested in enhancements to its Fluid Engineering Center of Excellence in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. The research center, which opened in 2005, now gives global customers access to a wider array of testing equipment, more extensive and longer-term tests, and expanded scientific resources to help them develop highly advanced, innovative fluid handling solutions.
5 Nov 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics Announces Production Cutback
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – November 5, 2008 – As a result of significantly softening resin demand caused by the global economic slowdown, SABIC Innovative Plastics announced today that it will reduce production across its engineering thermoplastics portfolio by up to 20 percent, effective immediately.
5 Nov 2008
Newly appointed commercial manager for Zeeland Seaports also responsible for Biopark Terneuzen future development
Terneuzen, The Netherlands, 5 November 2008 – In June, as part of the continuing drive to grow its port activities together with its Biopark Terneuzen initiative, Zeeland Seaports appointed Peter Geertse (42) to the post of Commercial Manager. Geertse, whose training is in commercial economics and port and transport management, brings 23 years of shipping and container operations’ knowledge and expertise to the job. His recent experience includes 11 years in a senior management post with the EWL/Europe West Indies Lines and before that with Hamburg Sud.
4 Nov 2008
Rhodia and Dow Corning Drive Green Tyre Innovation with Silica/Silane Agreement
Midland, MI, USA and Paris, France, November 4, 2008 - Rhodia and Dow Corning Corporation have announced an agreement for the development and commercialisation of new silica/silane products to support the tyre industry’s drive for energy efficient, safer motoring.
4 Nov 2008
Soft but strong Borealis polypropylene innovation is a clear winner for thinwall containers and lids
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, launches a new soft and very transparent polypropylene (PP) for the packaging market that will bring new features to the production of high quality, thinwalled packaging and household containers. New Borsoft™ SG220MO is a pure PP solution that simplifies production, adds material cost-saving benefits and delivers the performance benefits essential to the successful production of complex, sturdy, see-through thinwall containers with easy-to-open lids, even in refrigerator environments.
