RHODIA OFFERS BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY SAVINGS WITH NEW GENERATION OF UNFILLED TECHNYLSTAR®

The Rhodia new generation of unfilled TechnylStar® is particularly well suited to small parts made in high volumes like connectors.Lyon, France – November 17, 2010 ---- Rhodia is extending its TechnylStar® high-flow polyamide 66 technology to a new generation of unfilled grades that demonstrate unmet performance in terms of energy consumption reduction.

DSM DYNEEMA SELECTED AS VIP SPEAKER AT UPCOMING INDIA CONFERENCE

DyneemaURMOND (NL), November 17, 2010 - DSM Dyneema has been selected as a VIP Speaker at the upcoming Armored Vehicles India Conference which takes place in New Delhi from November 22nd to 24th 2010.

Clariant adds polyetheramines to Industrial & Consumer Specialities chemicals range

Clariant adds polyetheramines to Industrial & Consumer Specialities chemicals range. (Photo: Clariant)
Muttenz, November 16, 2010 - Increasing demand has lead speciality chemicals expert Clariant to add polyetheramines to its range of industrial and consumer speciality products. A new reactor in the company’s nitril-amine plant in Gendorf, Germany, has just started production to facilitate the portfolio extension.

Songwon announces new and innovative additive formulations that boost properties and reduce emissions

Songwon, a leading additives supplier to the polymer industry, announces the development of a new and innovative range of high heat, low color distortation, and low emission additive formulations for thermoplastics which deliver significant benefits to compounders, molders and end-users. 
(Photo: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – November 16, 2010 – Songwon, a leading additives supplier to the polymer industry, announces the development of a new and innovative range of high heat, low color distortation, and low emission additive formulations for thermoplastics which deliver significant benefits to compounders, molders and end-users.

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Noryl GTX* Conductive Resins Offer Greater Dimensional Stability for Larger Automotive Body Panels

SABIC Innovative Plastic’ New Family of Noryl GTX* Resins Help Create Larger and More Complex Automotive Body Panels>BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – November 16, 2010 – At K 2010, SABIC Innovative Plastics launched its latest high-tech thermoplastic offering – a new family of Noryl GTX* resins – to give global automotive OEMs and tiers a major design advantage. These new conductive blends of polyamide (PA) and modified polyphenylene ether (PPE) cut coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) by 20 to 40 percent vs. previous grades for increased dimensional stability and improved gap and flush management, giving automotive designers greater freedom to create larger top-quality, high-precision body panels than previously feasible, and which integrate into existing processes, including higher-heat online painting systems. These high-performance materials underscore SABIC Innovative Plastics’ strategic focus on helping automotive customers create differentiated designs that also promote system cost reduction and sustainability through weight-out.

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Portfolio of Solutions for Sustainable LED Retrofit Lighting Shines with High-Performance, Style, Long Life at K 2010

LED Light Bulbs Can Be Made Using SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Lexan* (FR) PC Resin and LNP* Konduit* Thermally Conductive Compound>BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – November 11, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics launched a new portfolio of specialty resins and compounds that can optimize the performance, lifespan and aesthetics of light-emitting diode (LED) retrofit lighting. These materials include non-brominated, non-chlorinated flame-retardant (FR) Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) resin and new white LNP* Konduit* thermally conductive compound for LED heat sinks, which adds style to outstanding heat dissipation for extended bulb life. One hundred and thirteen years after the invention of the light bulb, SABIC Innovative Plastics is developing solutions for the latest technological milestone in the evolution of lighting – with materials that promote adoption of these energy-efficient, long-lasting solutions – one of the broadest offerings for LED lighting customers on the market today.

MOOG NEWEST MACHINE CONTROLLER SERIES 600 (MC600) IS FAST, FLEXIBLE AND MODULAR

Moog Machine Controller Series 600 (MC600). 
(Photo Moog, MGPR1010)AMSTERDAM, 10 November 2010 – Moog Inc., a specialist in high performance motion control systems has introduced its latest, advanced new Machine Controller for machines in a variety of industrial applications. Designed specifically to combine flexibility with ease of use for high performance control, Moog’s latest generation controllers are easy to configure and modular in design. The Moog Machine Controller includes a CPU with fast processing speed, a range of digital and high resolution Analog I/Os, sensor modules and integrated temperature control as well as various fieldbus communications modules. For greater flexibility a range of HMI’s (human machine interface) are offered, including one directly-driven by the Controller or a separate PC-based HMI. All modules are programmed in the same programming environment which is the easy-to-use Moog Application Software Suite.

3B and Euroresins announce a strategic collaboration for the distribution of 3B CFM in Europe

3B and Euroresins announce a strategic collaboration for the distribution of 3B CFM in Europe. (Photo, 3B-fibreglass.com, PR019)Battice, Belgium – November 10, 2010 – Euroresins Europe Holding GmbH & Co. KG and 3B-the fibreglass company announce a strategic collaboration following which Euroresins has become the exclusive distributor of 3B’s Continuous Filament Mat (CFM) range for the composites industry in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Baltic States, UK, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Euroresins will serve the small to medium sized composite customers.