6 May 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics and Habitat for Humanity Help Hurricane Katrina Victims Weather Future Storms with the Protection of Lexan* Panels
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 6, 2010 – After five long years, many Gulf Coast residents are still struggling to get back on their feet following the pounding devastation of Hurricane Katrina and are concerned about what mother nature may dish out this hurricane season. To help, SABIC Innovative Plastics – working with Habitat for Humanity and the Hancock Housing Resource Center – is donating a thousand protective panels made from Lexan* Clear Storm Panel polycarbonate (PC) sheet to 120 low-income families in Bay St. Louis, located in Hancock County, Mississippi (USA). The reusable Lexan sheet panels offer significantly better impact strength than plywood or other protective materials; provide crystal clear transparency; will help the 120 families obtain certificates of occupancy so they can finally return to their homes; and will provide greatly improved hurricane protection for the future. This project is the latest in SABIC Innovative Plastics’ long history of community involvement and volunteerism in cities, towns and villages around the world.
6 May 2010
New colour-through panels from certified wood fibres
Trespa International has introduced Trespa TopLabECO-FIBRE, a panel that combines natural aesthetics with outstanding chemical performance, whilst at the same time making a significant contribution to the preservation of limited natural resources.
4 May 2010
MOOG PORTABLE TEST CONTROLLER OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART FUNCTIONALITY FOR COMPLEX BIAXIAL TEST MACHINE
AMSTERDAM, May 4, 2010 – Moog Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) and a leader in providing leading-edge solutions and products for the test industry, has completed the latest upgrade to a Mayes biaxial tension/compression test machine for the University of Sheffield.
4 May 2010
INTRODUCING SKYSCRAPER NETWORK
Bergen op Zoom, May 4, 2010 – Skyscraper Network is a new global public relations and marketing service for the building industry. The network, which is being launched simultaneously in Europe, North America and China, sets out to provide global business-to-business (B2B) media relations and marketing communications for companies who manufacture or supply architectural, building and interior design products and those who supply services, such as architects and contractors.
4 May 2010
GERMAN CERTIFIED BALLISTIC HELMET, INSERT AND VEST MADE WITH DYNEEMA®
URMOND (NL), 4 May 2010 - DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, will mark its debut at GPEC 2010 with the introduction of new innovations in personal protection, developed by established suppliers to the German law enforcement market and certified to strict German requirements. The new concepts for vests, helmets and inserts are all based on Dyneema® SB (Soft Ballistic) and HB (Hard Ballistic) systems and provide greater protection to German law enforcement officers when it matters. DSM Dyneema can be found at GPEC (General Police Equipment Exhibition and Conference), Leipzig, Germany, 4-6 May 2010, at stand B80.
4 May 2010
3B-Fibreglass is leading the way in glass fibre reinforced composites with a new generation of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) sized glass fibres together with Nanocyl
Battice, Belgium – May 4, 2010 – 3B-Fibreglass has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) together with Nanocyl to develop unique reinforcement solutions combining glass fibre with CNT-based sizing, enabling a breakthrough in the performance of thermoplastic and thermoset composite applications.
3 May 2010
LAUNCH OF DYNEEMA® XBO FIBER AT OTC 2010 TAKES SYNTHETIC ROPES TO A NEW LEVEL
URMOND (NL), 3 May 2010 - DSM Dyneema, the producer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™ for extremely demanding industrial applications, is unveiling its latest development, Dyneema® XBO, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, TX on May 3-6. OTC is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.
29 Apr 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Portfolio of Top-End Automotive Materials Kicks Electric and Hybrid Vehicles into High Gear
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 29, 2010 – At Chinaplas 2010 in booth W2G41, SABIC Innovative Plastics announced a new portfolio of advanced Noryl* and Valox* automotive resins designed to help customers create alternative power train solutions by displacing weight and increasing performance for hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery electric vehicles (BEV). This announcement clearly answers the call to cut fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in favor of cleaner, better and more economical and environmentally responsible propulsion systems. In addition to helping usher in a new era of greener powertrain technologies, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ new materials offer OEMs superior impact strength, toughness, high-temperature resistance and other high-performance properties vs. competitive materials to give these manufactures a huge edge in the high-stakes global automotive arena.
