9 Apr 2012

Clariant Oil Services Helps Teach Financial Skills to Local High School Students

• Clariant employee volunteers to teach students at The Woodlands High School how to manage money
• Conroe ISD relies on community volunteers to impart valuable lessons from corporate world to students

4 Apr 2012

Azelis to represent CP Kelco in Russia

Azelis announces that they have been appointed distributor by leading hydrocolloid producer CP Kelco C&I Division, to service the Personal Care, Pharmaceutical and selected industrial sectors in Russia. The agreement commenced on April 1st. Both companies have enjoyed a successful relationship for many years and the new arrangement supplements existing agreements in France, UK, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria and Turkey.

4 Apr 2012

SABIC Helps Volvo Trucks Accelerate Sustainability with Valox iQ* Resin, the First Up-cycled Plastic Resin Used in a North American Truck

ORLANDO, Florida (USA)– April 4, 2012 – Here at NPE 2012, Booth #29000, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced a major new sustainability milestone with its longstanding customer, Volvo Trucks: the first use of an up-cycled material in a North American heavy truck from post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. Specifically, SABIC’s Valox iQ* polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, which incorporates up-cycled water bottles, is used for the brackets of the side air deflection system for all seven models in the 2012 Volvo VN platform of heavy trucks. Valox iQ resin not only helps Volvo deliver top performance under harsh driving conditions, but also contributes toward greater sustainability. Additional SABIC solutions used to further enhance sustainability and performance in Volvo VN trucks include lightweight Noryl GTX* resin for the fenders, tough Cycoloy* resin for the grille and clear Lexan* resin for forward lighting. This joint achievement by Volvo Trucks and SABIC is the latest in a series of standard-raising innovations delivering environmental benefits.

3 Apr 2012

IP65 WLAN client

Belden has launched from its Hirschmann™ product range an industry-grade IP65 WLAN client called BAT-C. This basic and inexpensive client can be cost-effectively deployed in any WLAN installation where there is no need for high-end clients. Supporting the new IEEE 802.11n transmission standard, the BAT-C has a data rate of up to 150 Mbps. Fast roaming ensures an uninterrupted connection while switching from one radio cell to another. Other features include management and encryption functions, a temperature range of -40° C to +70° C, a 24 V power supply, and a compact design. All this means the client is suitable for a wide range of stationary and mobile WLAN applications in industrial environments. Thanks to its E1 approval, it can also be used to set up a wireless connection from buses and other vehicles to an Ethernet network.

3 Apr 2012

Clariant's Additives Business Exhibits at NPE 2012 for the First Time

• Spotlights FDA-compliant Licocene® performance polymers for food contact applications
• Features Exolit® family of non-halogenated flame retardants
• Hosts the Phosphorous, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association (pinfa)

3 Apr 2012

SABIC Expands Renowned Lexan* Polycarbonate Portfolio with New High-End Materials for Consumer Electronics, Appliances and LED Lighting

ORLANDO, Florida (USA) — April 3, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced here at NPE 2012 (Booth #29000) important new additions to its flagship portfolio of high-performance Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) materials: Lexan CFR (clear flame retardant) copolymer and three new Lexan LUX resin grades. Lexan CFR copolymer addresses rising consumer electronics and appliance manufacturer demand for a clear, sustainable flame retardant (FR) material, and the new Lexan LUX resins offer an excellent solution for light emitting diode (LED) applications such as light guides and lenses. These new Lexan PC materials demonstrate SABIC’s ongoing investment in world-class technologies, technical expertise and portfolio breadth. They also underscore how the company continues to increase PC performance to meet customers’ environmental, high-performance, aesthetic and regulatory requirements. In fact, SABIC’s portfolio of customer-relevant PC materials is the broadest in the global plastics industry.