23 Mar 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics Showcases Latest Breakthrough Material Technologies at Plastimagen 2010 for Key Growth Sectors in Mexico
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – March 23, 2010 – At Plastimagen Mexico 2010, SABIC Innovative Plastics is showcasing high-performance materials that can help accelerate growth in Mexico’s major manufacturing sectors and also provide a competitive advantage to smaller, local customers. At booth #4500, the company is exhibiting a broad range of highly advanced materials targeting Mexico’s vibrant automotive, aerospace and electronics industries, as well as solutions to replace traditional materials in re-emerging sectors such as furniture and lighting. SABIC Innovative Plastics offers Mexico an unmatched value proposition: a diverse product portfolio, local manufacturing in Tampico (Cycolac*, Cycoloy* and Geloy* resins) and San Luis Potosi (Valox* resins and LNP* specialty compounds), as well as distribution centres in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Laredo, Texas and a dedicated, in-country team of experts providing support to customers across the country.
22 Mar 2010
Borouge reflects upon its Water for the World™ achievements on World Water Day 2010
Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, reflects on its Water for the World™ achievements of last year, and looks forward to the next 12 months on World Water Day, March 22, 2010.
22 Mar 2010
European Technology Executives More Confident - Eurocom Worldwide Survey
Two thirds (67%) of senior global technology executives are more confident about prospects for the sector over the next 12 months, according to the latest annual IT confidence survey conducted by Eurocom Worldwide, the Global PR Network in association with its member agencies around the world. In last year's survey just 13% were more optimistic about prospects and almost half (48%) less confident facing into 2009.
19 Mar 2010
STANYL® FORTII™ USED IN OPTICAL DISK DRIVES FOR COMPUTERS
FCI, a globally leading supplier of interconnect products, has approved halogen-free V-0 Stanyl® ForTii™ for their FPC Connectors product line of Optical Disk Drives and is currently expanding the usage on various other connectors and sockets.
18 Mar 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* Resin Serves Up High-End Performance for Food Handling Equipment, Saving Time and Money
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – March 18, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin offers the highest performance across a balance of properties of virtually any thermoplastic in the global plastics industry. Time and time again the material proves to be the ideal recipe for top-end food service and food processing applications. This advanced PEI technology consistently gives manufacturers superior performance vs. competitive materials and easily meets global regulatory agency requirements for food contact, as well as UL 94 flammability ratings. As SABIC Innovative Plastics continues to deliver Ultem resin grades with enhanced performance characteristics – such as transparency, colorability and extreme high-heat performance – food service and food processing OEMs can rely on Ultem resin is a top choice for their specific new product requirements.
18 Mar 2010
High-Temp, Ultra-Tough Ultem* FR Resin from SABIC Innovative Plastics Helps Launch New ActiFry® Low-Fat Deep Fryer with Sizzling Speed
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – March 18, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin turned up the heat to support the successful U.S. launch of Groupe SEB®’s T-fal® ActiFry® low-fat deep fryer. In the face of toughening food contact regulations for the appliance’s fryer basket in the United States, the French manufacturer turned to SABIC Innovative Plastics for a material offering regulatory compliance as well as color customization, excellent high-temperature resistance and the freedom to integrate parts for system cost reduction. As the only available material meeting all these requirements under a tight launch window, Ultem resin enabled Groupe SEB to design an ActiFry model appropriate for the U.S. market. SABIC Innovative Plastics, renowned for working side-by-side with customers in various industries to help them achieve business success, is now actively supplying innovative, high-performance materials to the food service and processing industry.
18 Mar 2010
At Chinaplas 2010, Songwon will demonstrate it’s leadership as a global supplier of Polymer additives and will announce a series of new major initiatives in China
Ulsan, Korea – March 18, 2010 – Songwon Industrial, a leading, global developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will demonstrate its continued commitment to meeting the rapidly increasing needs and importance of its customers in China at the Chinaplas tradeshow in Shanghai on 19 - 22 April, 2010. Songwon can be found on stand number: W3L61.
17 Mar 2010
Belden selects IAC Communica and Profitek as Authorized Solution Partners in South Africa
Belden, one of the world’s leading suppliers of signal transmission solutions, has announced the formal appointment of IAC Communica and Profitek as Authorized Solutions Partners for its range of Hirschmann™ brand industrial automation and networking products and solutions within the South Africa market.
