2 Sept 2013
DSM and KACO cut weight and costs with crankshaft cover made in EcoPaXX polyamide 410 for next-generation Volkswagen engines
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences Company, together with its automotive component specialist partner KACO, has taken an important step in improving fuel efficiency in cars. The two companies have developed a lightweight multi-functional crankshaft cover in EcoPaXX®, DSM's bio-based polyamide 410, for the latest generation of diesel engines developed by the Volkswagen Group.
29 Aug 2013
SAFEGUARD PRODUCT AUTHENTICITY AND BRAND INTEGRITY WITH AVERY DENNISON’S NEW SECURITY MATERIALS PORTFOLIO
MENTOR, Ohio, August 29, 2013 - From destructible films and papers to void materials, the new Avery Dennison Select Solutions™ Security portfolio of materials is specifically designed to help companies counter product tampering and counterfeiting while protecting consumers and the long-term integrity of their brands.
22 Aug 2013
GE Power Conversion Shows the Marine Industry Overall Efficiency and Effectiveness by Equipping Platform Supply Vessels with Dynamic Positioning and Vessel Automation Technology
PARIS - August 22, 2013 - It's a powerful proposal. Keeping a 90-meter, 4,500-deadweight capacity platform supply vessel (PSV) stationary only a few meters from an oil and gas platform, as it transfers fluids, equipment and personnel in challenging weather conditions, is as much about power as it is about precision.
22 Aug 2013
Corbion Purac at K 2013: unveiling PLA partnerships for new bioplastic applications
Gorinchem, 22 August 2013 - Corbion Purac bioplastics will be exhibiting at the K trade fair in Dusseldorf under the theme 'partnering for bioplastics growth'. To highlight the most recent developments in PLA (Poly Lactic Acid), Corbion Purac will be exhibiting a number of biobased applications resulting from numerous strategic partnerships. Corbion Purac has teamed up with esteemed partners in a number of industries, including packaging, automotive, home interiors and sporting goods, and will be showcasing the resulting applications in Hall 5, stand 5B22.
22 Aug 2013
Songwon Industrial Group announces stable gross profit development for first half of 2013
Key Developments
- Sales and gross profit margin remain stable despite challenging market conditions
- Gross profit for the first half year increases 2.4% to 65,570 Mil. KRW compared to the same period in 2012. The adjusted gross profit encompassing capacity variances is significantly higher than in prior half year (+9.5%)
- Net profit for the first half of 2013 at 8,240 Mil. KRW reflects the solid gross profit performance offset by a range of factors, including increased investments in the expansion of the Group and in performance improvement measures leading to higher SG&A expenses, unfavorable FX impacts as well as higher tax expenses due to expected increasing profits in Korea.
22 Aug 2013
Clariant signs long-term joint development and commercialization agreements with Lummus Novolen Technology on polypropylene catalyst
Muttenz, August 22, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced that its Business Unit Catalysts has signed long-term cooperation agreements with CB&I's Lummus Novolen Technology GmbH business unit. The two companies will combine and ramp up R&D efforts to develop improved polypropylene catalyst and donor technologies. When successful, existing and future Lummus Novolen licensees and other polypropylene producers will be supplied with the new catalyst developed by a new state-of-the-art Ziegler-Natta polypropylene catalyst production line.
20 Aug 2013
Innovation excellence of Polyscope during K-fair 2013
At K2013, Polyscope, the world's leading producer of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymers and compounds, will display some of its most recent developments in engineering plastic applications. In addition, the company is staging a series of technical sessions at its booth in Hall 5/stand E08.
20 Aug 2013
DSM's Stanyl ForTii enables LOTES breakthrough in memory connectors for servers
The leading Taiwanese memory connector manufacturer LOTES Co., Ltd. has selected DSM's Stanyl® ForTii™ H11 polyamide 4T for housings for a new range of connectors for the next generation of computer memories, known as DDR4. These connectors will meet OEM design needs in a range of devices, including servers, desktops, and voice gateways.
