19 Nov 2012
DSM inaugurates new production unit for Stanyl ForTii
Royal DSM N.V., the global life sciences and materials sciences company, has opened its third production unit for Stanyl® ForTii™ high performance polyamide. The plant is co-located with DSM's two existing plants in Geleen, The Netherlands. The capacity increase is needed to meet the strongly growing market demand for the new polymer, used in electronics, automotive and other markets.
15 Nov 2012
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Selects SABIC NORYL GTX™ Resin for 2013 Outlander Sport and Industry-First 2-Cavity Injection Molded Fenders
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands, November 15, 2012 - SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced that Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has chosen SABIC’s next-generation NORYL GTX™ 989 resin for the front fenders of its 2013 Outlander Sport crossover. The vehicle’s fenders are the first to be produced using 2-cavity injection molding with NORYL GTX resin, allowing MMC to cut cycle times in half and reduce tooling costs. Other major benefits of the SABIC material include weight savings vs. steel for fuel economy gains and sustainability benefits and flexibility to design the first North American fenders with integrated pedestrian head impact absorption brackets. MMC’s adoption of NORYL GTX 989 resin to mass produce the fenders demonstrates the increasing value of NORYL™ and NORYL GTX resin technology to the automotive industry and its importance to customers as a solution to address diverse manufacturing and sustainability needs.
15 Nov 2012
Clariant Announces New Head of Oil and Mining Services Business Unit
- John Dunne brings more than 20 years of business management experience to position
- Dunne, who previously served as general manager with Clariant in the Middle East, will be located in The Woodlands, Texas
15 Nov 2012
U.S. Department of Agriculture lists DSM EcoPaXX polyamide 410 grades in "BioPreferred" Catalog of biobased products
Three grades of EcoPaXX® polyamide 410 from DSM have been given the “Certified Biobased Product” label awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The grades of this high performance engineering thermoplastic have a proven bio-based content of around 70%. This is because the polymer incorporates building blocks derived from castor oil obtained from plants that grow in tropical regions and which are not used for food products.
15 Nov 2012
Trespa® Meteon® Architectural Panels add new Matt finish, Naturals and Wood Decors to their range
WEERT, NETHERLANDS - More innovative, natural looking facades add new dimensions to architectural design.
15 Nov 2012
GE Provides High Efficiency for Data Centers with TLE Series UPS
- TLE Series UPS has Efficiency of up to 96.5 Percent in Double-Conversion Mode
- Provides Substantial Savings in Life Cycle Energy Cost for Data Centers
LONDON—November 15, 2012— GE (NYSE: GE) today announced its new TLE Series Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) with three-level converter technology. The TLE Series UPS provides mission-critical facilities such as data centers, hospitals and financial institutions with efficient, reliable, uninterruptible power in a compact size achieving up to 96.5 percent efficiency.
14 Nov 2012
MOOG INVITES SPS/IPC DRIVES SHOW VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE MOTION CONTROL EXCELLENCE
East Aurora, NY, USA, November 14, 2012 - Moog Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), will be demonstrating a selection of its latest motion control developments at this year's SPS IPC Drives exhibition for electric automation technology, taking place in the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre from November 27 to 29. The company is exhibiting under the banner "Experience motion control excellence,"on Stand 308 in Hall 3.
13 Nov 2012
Clariant Oil Services awarded contract with E.ON E&P UK to provide chemical management services
Houston, Texas (USA), November 13, 2012 – Clariant Oil Services has reached a five-year agreement with E.ON UK E&P Limited, to provide production chemicals and services for the company’s new field development in the Huntington oil field.
