16 Feb 2011
Clariant plans acquisition of Süd-Chemie AG
• Accelerating profitable growth
• Addition of future technologies with high growth potential
• Enterprise value of EUR 2.0 billion (CHF 2.5 billion)
• Family shareholders convert Süd-Chemie shares into Clariant shares
16 Feb 2011
Clariant successfully completes restructuring in 2010; profitability to further improve in 2011
• Full-year sales up 13% in local currency and 8% in CHF
• Operating income margin before exceptional items of 9.8% compared to 4.1% in 2009
• Cash flow from operations of CHF 642 million after CHF 757 million in the previous year
• Net debt reduced from CHF 545 million in 2009 to CHF 126 million
• Net income amounted to CHF 191 million compared to a net loss of CHF 194 million in 2009
• 2011 Outlook: Clariant expects a stable business environment in 2011, with growth mainly coming from the emerging markets. Based on this scenario, Clariant forecasts local currency sales growth in the low single-digit range and an EBITDA margin before exceptional items above that of 2010.
15 Feb 2011
ROPES WITH DYNEEMA® KEEP “PUSH COMBINATIONS” TOGETHER
The Netherlands, February 15, 2011 - Ropes made with Dyneema®, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), are proving a safe and secure alternative to steel wire rope for connecting barges and vessels in “push combinations” working on inland waterways.
15 Feb 2011
Afa Dispensing Group consolidates business with expansion and R&D success
Afa Dispensing Group (Afa), a world leader in technologically advanced liquid dispensing systems, celebrates on-going growth as it moves into 2011.
15 Feb 2011
SABIC Partners with SCHÜTZ to Develop High-Performance, Cost-Effective Granulated HDPE for Intermediate Bulk Containers
Sittard, the Netherlands – February 15, 2011 – SABIC, a global plastics industry leader, today announced that its high-performance SABIC® HDPE ICP4907S material for industrial containers is now commercially available. The breakthrough high-density polyethylene (HDPE) – developed collaboratively with SCHÜTZ, a global leading producer of industrial packaging - is designed for blow moulding of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) up to 1000 litres and more. SABIC® HDPE ICP4907S resin combines outstanding stiffness/impact-balance with optimal environmental stress crack resistance and chemical resistance. Most significantly, this material delivers improved melt flow for excellent processing performance and potential system cost reduction.
14 Feb 2011
GASTECH 2011:
REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS AND COSTS WITH EFFECTIVE INSULATION
Rockwool Technical Insulation
14 Feb 2011
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Valox* and Xylex* Resins Help GE Healthcare Nail Ever-Toughening Requirements for New Medical Equipment
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – February 14, 2011 – At MD&M West 2011, SABIC Innovative Plastics announced that GE Healthcare, a global leader in medical technology, has selected Valox* resin for the housing and Xylex* resin for the storage bins of its new Optima XR220amx1 mobile x-ray machine to meet the increasing demands being placed on medical equipment. These high-performance resins helped GE Healthcare address toughening requirements for enhanced patient safety and outcomes, more-efficient care delivery and cost-effectiveness with this innovative device, which brings diagnostic radiology to the patient’s bedside. SABIC Innovative Plastics offers a broad and growing portfolio of healthcare materials that provide solutions to changing regulatory, design and performance requirements facing its customers in the medical equipment sector.
10 Feb 2011
DSM Dyneema social media competition in full sail
At just about the halfway stage, DSM Dyneema’s campaign to recruit 40 sea-faring skippers to test rigging made with Dyneema® and share their experiences online through social media is picking up a high response. 300 skippers so far have registered, with over 2,000 crewmembers and almost 700 Facebook fans following the competition.
