Songwon appoints Üçgen Pigmentler ve Polimer Katkıları Tic. Ve San. Ltd. Şti. as their exclusive distributor in Turkey

SONGWONIstanbul, Turkey – August, 2009 – In order to expand their sales network in Turkey, Songwon, is pleased to announce an exclusive agency and distribution agreement with Üçgen Ltd. Şti. This is another step in providing the best possible customer service and follows the additions of Banbury Chemicals Ltd. for South Africa, SUN ACE Australia Pty. Ltd. for Australia and BPC Chemical Technologies for the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and CIS countries.

INNOVATIVE PARTNER FOR MAJOR CAR-MAKERS, RHODIA WILL SHOWCASE CO2 REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AT IAA 2009

Rhodia SilceaLyon (France), July 31st, 2009 --- International chemical company Rhodia will highlight its range of materials technologies designed to address Euro 6 regulations and cut automotive emissions in light passenger and commercial vehicles at this year’s IAA – the Frankfurt Motor Show - Sept. 17th to Sept. 27th – Hall 4.0 / Stand B26.

Clavister rejoint la catégorie «Acteur de niche» du Magic Quadrant de Gartner pour ses firewalls multifonctions dédiés aux PME

ClavisterParis, le 30 juillet 2009 – Clavister, le spécialiste de la sécurité réseaux et des solutions UTM (ou gestion unifiée des menaces), annonce que Gartner le positionne dans la catégorie Acteur de niche du «Magic Quadrant»*, dans le domaine des outils liés à la sécurité. Cette recherche examine le marché des firewalls multifonctions pour les PME. Gartner définit les PME comme des entreprises de moins de 1000 employés.

Clariant Reports Strong Cash Flow Despite Continuing Weak Demand

Clariant• Sales in Q2 down 21% in local currencies and 24% in CHF

DSM DYNEEMA COMMENCES ANOTHER PATENT INFRINGEMENT COURT CASE IN THE EU

DyneemaURMOND (NL), July 27, 2009 - DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, announced today that it has started proceedings in a patent infringement lawsuit before the Court of Milan against Beijing Tongyizhong Specialty Fiber Technology & Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinotex, (a.k.a. Zhong Fang), a Chinese manufacturer of HMPE (high-modulus polyethylene) fiber and EOS 3 S.r.l., an Italian based distributor.

STANYL® FORTII™ FOR SSD HIGH SPEED SATA 6GB/S

Solid State Disk Drives (SSDs) are currently experiencing strong market growth as they contribute to higher data reliability, lower weight and noise, faster access times and power reduction. 
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) are set to be the dominant interfaces to interconnect SSDs to e.g. Notebooks or the strongly growing Netbooks. In these applications, Stanyl® ForTii™ provides an excellent halogen free, flame retardant material. (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR247)Solid State Disk Drives (SSDs) are currently experiencing strong market growth as they contribute to higher data reliability, lower weight and noise, faster access times and power reduction.

Gigabit Uplinks from the Field to the Plant Control Level

New IP67 Gigabit Ethernet Switches from Hirschmann. (Foto Belden, BLDPR107)Belden has expanded its Hirschmann™ product offering to include new IP67 rated switches in the company’s OCTOPUS family of networking devices.

HIGHEST ENGINEERING PLASTIC PERFORMANCE AT ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT

DSM Engineering Plastics has expanded further its Green Portfolio with the introduction of EcoPaXX™, a bio-based, high performance engineering plastic. The new material, which is based on polyamide (PA) 410, has been developed by DSM in recent years, and is now set to be commercialized. 
(Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR253)DSM Engineering Plastics has expanded further its Green Portfolio with the introduction of EcoPaXX™, a bio-based, high performance engineering plastic. The new material, which is based on polyamide (PA) 410, has been developed by DSM in recent years, and is now set to be commercialized.