SONOCO ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR PAPER-BASED TUBES AND CORES IN EUROPE

SonocoBrussels, Belgium - - Sonoco (NYSE:SON) will increase prices for its paper-based engineered carriers (tubes and cores) by 7.5% to 12% in Europe, effective June 10, 2002, it was announced today by Charles F. Paterno, vice president – Sonoco Europe.

GREAT LAKES TO FEATURE NEW POLYMER ADDITIVES AT CHINAPLAS 2002

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, Indiana—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) announced today that the company will feature recent additions to its range of flame retardants and polymer stabilisers for polyurethanes, styrenics, polyolefins, and engineering polymers at Chinaplas 2002, an international exhibition for the plastics and rubber Industries to be held June 25-29 of this year in Shanghai, PR China.

GREAT LAKES TO FEATURE NEW POLYMER ADDITIVES AT CHINAPLAS 2002

A few application areas
(Photo Great Lakes-GLPR067E0502) INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) announced today that the company will feature recent additions to its range of flame retardants and polymer stabilisers for Polyurethanes, Styrenics, Polyolefins and Engineering Polymers at Chinaplas 2002, an international exhibition for the Plastics and Rubber Industries to be held 25 June to 29 June 2002 in Shanghai, PR China.

Innovative Verpackungssysteme von conTeyor sparen Zeit, Kosten und Verpackungsmüll in der Lkw-Fertigung

Fig. 1: Der MAN TG 460 A Ultra (Photo MAN, für high resolution photograpie: helga_ischimbet@mm.man.de)

 Bei der Verpackung mehrere Bauteile für ihre als „Truck of the Year 2001“ ausgezeichnete, Trucknology® Generation A (TG-A) getaufte Lkw-Zugmaschine hat sich die MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG für eine Reihe ergonomischer, wirtschaftlicher und umweltgerechter Materialflusssysteme der conTeyor Multibag N.V. (Belgien) entschieden. Fig. 1

Interplas Steering Committee - a think tank of the polymer industry

(from left to right): 
Kate Harrington-PMMDA/Coolmation, Greg Farrett-EMG, Bob Hawkins-PMMDA/Munchy, Jim Hughes-REC, Andrew Cluley-IoM, Ben Watkins-REC, Syreeta Tranfield-REC, Brian Thorne-PMMDA/BA Thorne Machinery, Ian McIlwee-BPF, Matthew Sheerin-REC, Justin Tadman-REC, Sandy Weaver-PMMDA

Other members are:
Ted Waller-PMMDA/Demag Hamilton, Paul Dukes-Atofina, Simon Murray-Polymer Engineering,
Julia Moore-GTMA, Mark Blackburn-Ultra Polymers


The Interplas 2002 steering committee is a valuable asset to the Reed Exhibitions organising team. Drawn from the plastics and rubber industry, the members of the committee represent the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Polymer Machinery and Manufacturers Association (PMMDA), the Institute of Materials (IoM), the Gauge and Tool Makers Association (GTMA), and exhibitors from the polymer materials, ancillary equipment and machinery sectors.

(Photo Interplas PR020 - Steering Committee)

 The Interplas 2002 steering committee is a valuable asset to the Reed Exhibitions organising team. Drawn from the plastics and rubber industry, the members of the committee represent the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Polymer Machinery and Manufacturers Association (PMMDA), the Institute of Materials (IoM), the Gauge and Tool Makers Association (GTMA) and exhibitors from the polymer materials, ancillary equipment and machinery sectors.

Omnexus Leichte Integrationstechnologie als “Best Practice” auf dem Enterprise Application Integration Forum Ausgezeichnet

OmnexusATLANTA (14. Mai, 2002) – Die von Omnexus für seinen weltweiten Kunststoff eMarktplatz entwickelte UltraLite Technologie stand im Mittelpunkt des Programms der letzten Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Konferenz in Mainz, Deutschland. Die Präsentation, gehalten von Omnexus CTO Bill Murphy, stellte die technologische Lösung des Problems der Mehrfacheingabe, mit dem sich Online Käufer konfrontiert sehen, in den Mittelpunkt.

PEEK-OPTIMA® Polymer für Einheilkappen in der Dentalchirurgie gewählt

InvibioUm die Einheilkappe seiner aufzementierten Kronenaufbausysteme (COC Abutments) zu verbessern, hat sich Lifecore Biomedical aus Chaska (Minnesota, USA) für PEEK OPTIMA® Polymer von Invibio Inc. entschieden. Der biokompatible Kunststoff substituiert dabei Titan.

GREAT LAKES ANNOUNCES START-UP OF SAUDI-BASED ANTIOXIDANT PRODUCTION UNIT

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, Indiana –Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE: GLK) today announced the start-up of a production unit for hindered phenolic antioxidants at Gulf Stabilizers Industries (GSI), the company’s joint venture in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The production of Anox™ 20 and Anox™ PP18 complements the broad range of customized Anox™ No-Dust Blends (NDB) manufactured at the facility.