NEW GLOBAL MDO FILM LAMINATE SETS NEW STANDARD FOR THE HOME AND PERSONAL CARE MARKET

Avery Dennison’s new high-performance Global MDO film offers clarity, conformability, sustainability and productivity. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR080)LEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — Avery Dennison is introducing Global MDO - the latest addition to its innovative Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) film product line. The new film laminate bridges the gap between the high-performing MDO film range and PE85 film and features major productivity and sustainability improvements -- including a significant reduction in web breaks, up to 50 percent less ooze, an inherently printable film and double the amount of labels per roll -- balanced with the on-shelf label clarity demanded for Home and Personal Care applications.

AVERY DENNISON PLACES THINSTREAM™ TECHNOLOGY WITH LEADING CONVERTERS IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

Avery DennisonLEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — Avery Dennison and Gallus announce that Eurostampa Industria Grafica s.p.a. in Bene Vagienna, Italy, will be the first recipient of a Gallus Cold Die Unit with Avery Dennison ThinStream™ technology. Eurostampa is a family-run business focusing on wine and spirits, ready to drink containers, chocolate, food, beer, cosmetics, mineral waters, tubes and cartons.

AVERY DENNISON’S REVOLUTIONARY THINSTREAM™ TECHNOLOGY ENABLES DIE-CUTTING OF LINER TWICE AS THIN AS MARKET MINIMUM

Avery Dennison’s revolutionary Thinstream™ technology enables die-cutting of liner twice as thin as market minimum. (Photos: Avery Dennison, PR081)LEIDEN, the Netherlands — 28 September 2011 — A revolutionary new die-cutting technology, called Avery Dennison ThinStream™, developed by pressure-sensitive label material manufacturer Avery Dennison, allows the die-cutting of labels with a liner as thin as 12 microns, half of the current minimum in the market. ThinStream technology also eliminates die strikes, one of the industry’s top quality concerns. The patented technology for ThinStream has been licensed to the Gallus Group, which has created the Gallus Cold Die Unit to accomplish this major advance in die-cutting technology.

Clariant adds anti-microbial masterbatches to MEVOPUR® family

ClariantMuttenz, September 28, 2011 - Clariant announces the addition of anti-microbial masterbatches based on MedX anti-microbial agents from SANITIZED® AG to its dedicated MEVOPUR® range, to support the development of medical devices with surfaces that are active against bacteria. Independent testing of the active ingredients by Sanitized has shown them to be effective against antibiotic resistant strains.

Nexeo Solutions highlights European capability and points the way forward at Fakuma 2011

Nexeo SolutionsNexeo Solutions new independent chemicals, plastics, composites and environmental services distribution company is one of Europe’s largest stocking distributors of prime thermoplastic resins.

A SABIC megerősíti helyi jelenlétét és ügyfeleinek nyújtott támogatását, országos szintű vezetője kijelölésével Magyarországon

Nyéki Anikó új országos szintű vezetőnek történő kinevezése a mai napon, Magyarország vezető SABIC műanyaggyártó vállalata élére. (Fénykép SABIC, PR033)>A hollandiai, Sittardban – 2011. szeptember 27. – a SABIC kijelölte országos szintű vezetőit szerte Európában, hogy elérhetővé tegye ügyfelei számára azokat az előnyöket, amelyeket a SABIC globális tőkéje és helyi szakértelme jelent. Nyéki Anikó nemrégiben lett kinevezve Magyarország országos szintű vezetőjévé, amely kinevezés kapcsolódik azon célunkhoz, hogy szorosabb együttműködést alakítsunk ki a SABIC üzleti és értékesítési tevékenységei között a poliolefinek (polimer üzleti tevékenység) és a hőre lágyuló műszaki műanyagok terén. Az új struktúra közös szemléletet fog biztosítani, amely a helyi piacok és ügyfelek igényeinek támogatására összpontosít majd.

SABIC reinforces local presence and customer support by appointing Country Leader in the UK

Michael Allen was today appointed as the new Country Leader for leading plastics producer SABIC in the UK. (Photo SABIC, PR033)>Sittard, the Netherlands – 27 September 2011 – SABIC has appointed Country Leaders across Europe to ensure that customers take full advantage of SABIC’s global assets and local expertise. Recently, Michael Allen was appointed as the Country Leader in the UK; this appointment is connected to our aim to establish a closer cooperation between SABIC’s business and sales operations in polyolefins (Polymers business) and engineering thermoplastics. The new structure will ensure a common approach that will be focused on supporting the needs of local markets and customers.

SABIC refuerza la presencia local y la asistencia al cliente nombrando Country Leader en España

Daniel Gambús ha sido nombrado Country Leader al frente del productor de plásticos SABIC en España. (Foto SABIC, PR033)>Sittard, Holanda – 27 september 2011 – SABIC ha nombrado Country Leaders en todos los países de Europa donde tiene oficinas de ventas para que los clientes puedan aprovechar al máximo tanto los activos mundiales de la empresa como su experiencia local. El Country Leader nombrado recientemente para España es Daniel Gambús. Este nombramiento se ha llevado a cabo con la intención de establecer una colaboración más estrecha entre las unidades de negocio y las oficinas de ventas de poliolefinas (unidad de Polímeros), termoplásticos de ingeniería y productos químicos. La nueva estructura garantizará un enfoque común que se centrará en responder a las necesidades de los mercados y de los clientes locales.