Lithuania-based PR agency Komunikacija and Konsultantai have been selected to deliver PR activities for the European Institute for Gender Equality

EurocomKomunikacija ir Konsultantai (KoKo), Lithuania-based public relations agency and a member of Eurocom Worldwide, announced that it has recently won a 5 months communication service contract with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Koko will coordinate media-related activities, which will be carried out in six targeted European countries – Germany, Latvia, Spain, Italy, France and United Kingdom.

EMG hosts annual EMG Asiacom conference, celebrates 10 years of success in China

EurocomEMG, the leading international B2B and industrial communication specialist celebrated its 10 year anniversary at the Grand Millenium hotel in Shanghai, China. The celebrations followed the annual EMG Asiacom partner and client conference, first launched in 2013, which brought together keynote speakers and delegates from clients and the media under the theme of 'Value Based Communications in a Rapidly Changing Market'.

AVERY DENNISON INCREASES EUROPEAN CAPACITY IN FILM COATING AND LAMINATING WITH PLANT EXPANSION IN GOTHA, GERMANY

From left to right: Gilles Collee, plant manager; Angelo Depietri, vice president and general manager for Avery Dennison Materials Group Europe; Hartwig Harz, Wirtschaftsförderung Gotha. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR267)LEIDEN, the Netherlands - December 4, 2014 - Avery Dennison, a world leader in the production of label and packaging materials, has expanded its coating and laminated capabilities for self-adhesive label and packaging films at its plant in Gotha, in central Germany. The expansion of the plant represents an investment of €7m.

DSM DYNEEMA SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS KEY PATENT BEHIND GAME-CHANGING DYNEEMA® FORCE MULTIPLIER TECHNOLOGY

DyneemaThe Netherlands, 3 December 2014 - The European Patent Office has upheld a key patent held by DSM Dyneema covering its recently introduced Dyneema® Force Multiplier Technology. This radical innovation platform delivers game-changing materials for soft body armor and hard materials for helmets, vest inserts and vehicle armor. Armor made with Dyneema® Force Multiplier Technology is 30 percent lighter than current armor whilst providing the same level of ballistic protection.

Next-Generation Catalyst and Additive Technologies from W. R. Grace and Milliken Combine to Deliver Exceptional Results to PP Producers

Polypropylene Food Contact Application Produced with Grace’s CONSISTA® C601 PP Catalyst and Milliken’s Millad® NX™8000 Clarifier.
(Photo Milliken, MKPR121, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - W. R. Grace & Co. and Milliken & Company today announced that their advanced technologies, used synergistically, are enabling polypropylene (PP) manufacturers to develop new and differentiated resin portfolios featuring enhanced clarity, cleanliness, processability and mechanical performance.

Clariant BU Additives increases prices for Polymer Additives products

ClariantMuttenz, December 3, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces a price increase for its Polymer Additives products. Effective January 1, 2015, prices for Plastics and Coatings products will be increased up to 10% as a result of higher costs. The increase will affect selected products within the Light Stabilizer, Antioxidant, Process Stabilizer and Antistatic portfolios.

TE Connectivity Completes the Acquisition of the Business of China Xiamen Delixing/Sibas

TE ConnectivitySCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - December 1, 2014 - TE Connectivity Ltd. (TE) (NYSE: TEL), a world leader in connectivity, today announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of the business of Xiamen Electric Equipment Co., Ltd. ("Delixing") and Xiamen SIBAS Connectors Co., Ltd. ("Sibas").

DSM DYNEEMA RECEIVES THREE ITMA FUTURE MATERIALS 2014 AWARDS FOR ITS RADICAL INNOVATION: DYNEEMA® FORCE MULTIPLIER TECHNOLOGY

ITMA Future Materials Awards organizers present one of the awards won to Yvonne Engelen (left middle) and Shitij Chabba (right middle) from DSM Dyneema.
(Photo ITMA, DYNPR297)Dresden, Germany - 27 November 2014 - DSM Dyneema announced today that it has won three ITMA Future Materials awards based on its breakthrough Dyneema® Force Multiplier Technology platform. Future Materials honored DSM Dyneema, the manufacturer of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE) fiber, branded as Dyneema®, and a world leader in life protection materials and high-performance fibers, with awards for Best Innovation – Industrial Textiles; Most Innovative Large Company; and Launch of the Year. The awards were presented to DSM Dyneema’s Yvonne Engelen, vice president marketing and sales, and Shitij Chabba, global segment director life protection, at an awards ceremony in Dresden, Germany, on Nov. 26.