2 Nov 2009
Rapid embarks on reconstruction procedure
Bredaryd – 02 November 2009 - Rapid Granulator AB has been granted a suspension of old debts by the District Court of Jönköping Sweden. This has no affect on daughter companies or other partners but is only affecting the Swedish company. The court has granted permission for a so-called reconstruction procedure which – under Swedish law - allows the company to continue its business. This means the company will continue to carry out their business as usual, including the fulfilment of all service contracts, product guarantees and obligations.
2 Nov 2009
Clariant launches new silicone-free and deco-cosmetics concepts for personal care
November 2, 2009 - Specialty chemicals expert Clariant continues to simplify ingredient and formulation choice for its personal care customers with the launch of two concept groups categorizing silicone-free and decorative cosmetic products.
30 Oct 2009
Joint Initiative Develops Breakthrough In Thermoset Direct Compounding Technology
Stuttgart, Germany - October 30th, 2009 - At a joint press conference held during the Composites Europe show, a breakthrough in direct compounding technology – from raw materials to composites and parts - was presented that is set to extend the production of thermoset composites into high volume, complex and large parts and open up new market opportunities for composite applications that are not feasible with today’s thermoset processing technologies.
28 Oct 2009
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Lexan* HFD Copolymer Resins with High-Flow, High-Ductility, Top-Performance Edge for Greater Design Freedom
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – October 28, 2009 – SABIC Innovative Plastics today launched a new copolymer technology: Lexan* HFD specialty copolymer resins, a material innovation that gives customers high melt flow without traditional decreases in toughness; and improved ductility without impacting melt flow. These materials build upon the unmatched clarity, extreme toughness and high-performance for which Lexan polycarbonate (PC) resin is known. The new material opens the door to vast new design options, especially in key application areas where thin-wall parts, complex geometries and high-impact products that can withstand very low temperatures with no compromise on clarity are required.
28 Oct 2009
New SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Lexan* Copolymer Resins Break the Mold to Deliver Extreme Performance for Most Challenging, Advanced Designs
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – October 28, 2009 – To meet the ever-increasing performance requirements for new cutting-edge application designs, and to help customers reduce system costs, SABIC Innovative Plastics has developed an extreme performance portfolio of Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) copolymer resins. The fruits of more than a decade of polymer science labor, this new high-end Lexan resin portfolio gives SABIC Innovative Plastics’ customers greatly expanded design options to create next-generation solutions to differentiate their products, grow current markets, expand into new markets and application areas, and increase overall productivity and profitability.
27 Oct 2009
DSM wins Innovation in Environment Award for lightweight air-cargo container panels
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that it is awarded the international AVK award in Innovations and Environment for a new, light weight version of air-cargo containers. The containers help airlines to cut carbon emissions by 28,000 ton a year, the equivalent of taking more than 8500 cars off the road.
27 Oct 2009
Bio Base Europe Training Centre on Track for 2011 Opening
Gent, 27 October 2009 – Bio Base Europe, the Biopark Terneuzen and Ghent Bio-Energy Valley joint initiative launched in April 2009, has said its new bio-focused Training Centre is on course to open in early 2011. The Bio Base Europe initiative will be the first of its kind to include both a Pilot Plant and a Training Centre dedicated to bio-based industry and aims to support and accelerate the development of a sustainable bio-based economy in Europe. It is the largest Interreg project ever granted to the Dutch-Flemish border region and is set to transform the region into the main bio-economy gateway in Europe.
27 Oct 2009
Distrupol signs up for Cabot Masterbatch in Ireland
Distrupol Ireland has signed a contract with Cabot Corporation for the distributorship of their range of masterbatches in Ireland, starting 1 August, 2009. The range includes Cabot’s black, white, grey and additive masterbatches trading as PLASBLAK®, PLASWITE®, PLASGREY® AND PLASADD® respectively.
