Rhodia launches Fuel’In by Technyl®, a new range of Polyamide for fuel contact applications

Fuel In by Technyl® logotype.Lyon, France – April 19, 2010 – Rhodia Polyamide announces the launch of Fuel’In by Technyl®, a new product family of Polyamide 6 and 6.6 based solutions for blow-moulding, developed specifically for fuel contact applications.

Rhodia’s new Technyl® eXten offer boosts the bio-based engineering plastics market

Rhodia’s new Technyl® eXten offer boosts the bio-based engineering plastics market.Lyon, France – April 16, 2010 – Rhodia announces the launch of Technyl® eXten in conjunction with Chinaplas, the Engineering Plastics trade show that is being held in Shanghai from the 19th to the 22nd of April, 2010.

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Expression 2011 Palette Transforms LEDs into Design Showstoppers with Classy Eye-Catching Colors, Elegant Effects

LED Lights>BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — April 15, 2010 — SABIC Innovative Plastics has launched its new Expression 2011 palette – a dazzling array of resin colors and special effects for light emitting diodes (LEDs). The colorful new palette is designed to answer customer calls for better, longer-lasting LED life and improved efficiency, and reflects the latest technological milestone in the long evolution of lighting. To expand the design potential of LEDs and encourage adoption of these green light sources, Expression 2011 elements – created based on research into the latest trends – give lighting designers exciting new sources of inspiration and a clear competitive edge. By influencing light transmission, diffusion and color, these materials spark innovation and epitomize SABIC Innovative Plastics’ success in helping customers create stylish, distinctive and differentiated products.

Songwon builds a firm foundation in China creating a series of wholly owned entities and preparing the way for future JV’s to meet customer demands

SONGWONUlsan, Korea – April 15, 2010 – Songwon, a leading additives supplier to the polymer industry, announces a new business structure for China which will be effective in the second quarter of 2010 and will create the foundation from which Songwon will continue to build its presence and customer relationships in China. The new structure will be based on Songwon China Limited, a wholly owned entity of Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. Songwon China Limited will be based in Hong Kong and will form the cornerstone from which other Songwon entities and JV’s will be established.

Owens Corning Press Kit JEC Show 2010

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsFollowing the integration of Saint-Gobain and Owens Corning, Owens Corning Composite Solutions (OCCS)is a global reinforcements actor, a pioneer in the reinforcements, nonwovens and composite fabrics industry, with a long history of product innovation and customer focus.

Owens Corning, ein weltweit führender Hersteller von Glasfaserverstärkungen, kündigt weltweiten Wettbewerb zur Entwicklung bahnbrechender neuer Verbundanwendungen an

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsParis – 14. April 2010 – Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), ein weltweit führender Hersteller von Glasfaserverstärkungen für Verbundsysteme sowie Baustoffe für Privat- und Gewerbegebäude, rief gestern einen weltweiten Wettbewerb zur Bestimmung neuer Anwendungen für Verbundstoffe aus. Die Composite App Challenge wurde im Rahmen der JEC Composites Show in Paris angekündigt. Ziel des Wettbewerbs ist es, einige der dringlichsten Probleme der Gesellschaft von heute zu lösen. Dies soll durch Vorschläge in vier Kategorien geschehen:

DSM expands Composite Resins business into Turkey and neighboring region

DSM Composite ResinsSchaffhausen, CH, April 14th, 2010 - DSM Composite Resins, through its subsidiary Euroresins Kompozit Ürünler Tic. Ltd. Sti, (a.k.a Euroresins Turkey) (ERT) has outlined its future growth plans for Turkey which include closer cooperation with Turkish company Dyo Boya Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. (DYO). The arrangement, which means DSM will obtain a local source of supply of its standard resins in the rapidly growing Turkish polyester market, also involves a transfer of DYO’s existing unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) business to ERT. The entire deal, which will provide a basis for the introduction of DSM’s specialty and innovation grades to Turkey and the broader region, is intended to be completed by end of June 2010 subject to approval by the respective competition authorities.

DSM introduces bio-based performance materials for automotive industry

DSM Composite ResinsRoyal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today introduces two bio-based performance materials for the automotive industry, in response to customers’ increasing demand for sustainable products. This marks an important step in DSM’s aim of creating a portfolio of bio-based performance materials.