Eastman Announces List and Off-List Price Increases for Glycol Ether Solvents and Glycol Ether Ester Solvents

Eastman ChemicalEastman Chemical Company has announced list and off-list price increases on selected glycol ether solvents and glycol ether ester solvents effective March 1, 2003. The increases are for the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Toyota erteilt Freigabe für neues Lacksystem von Akzo Nobel

Akzo NobelSassenheim, Niederlande, Februar 2003 – Die Toyota Motor Corporation hat alle drei neuen Sikkens Plus® Lackprodukte von Akzo Nobel, Autocryl Plus, Autobase Plus und Autoclear Plus, freigegeben. Die Sikkens Plus Reihe wurde auf Basis der neuen Super-Dispersant-Technologie entwickelt. Diese sorgt nicht nur dafür, dass sich die Produkte leichter verarbeiten lassen, sondern dass auch bedeutend weniger Material benötigt wird, um vollständige Deckkraft zu erzielen.

Distrupol continues to invest in support of DuPont distributorship

Andy Canning Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, continues to strengthen its sector leadership by investing in people. While increasing the overall strength of Distrupol’s professional team, the latest appointments announced by the company reinforce support for the DuPont Engineering Polymers product range, for which Distrupol was recently awarded the exclusive distribution contract for the UK and Ireland.

MILLIKEN CHEMICAL TO SHOWCASE BREAKTHROUGH POLYMER ADDITIVES AT PLAST 03

- Gent, Belgium – Milliken Chemical, the global leader in clarifying and colouring agents for polypropylene (PP), will use its presence at PLAST 03 exhibition (Hall 21, stand D16), 6-10 May in Milan, Italy, to profile its latest breakthrough advances in polymer additive technology.

Distrupol targets leadership role in commodity and engineering plastics distribution in France

DistrupolDistrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has recently moved into new premises at Vincennes (in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France). Dedicated to polymer distribution these new premises represent another significant step in establishing Distrupol as a leading French polymer distribution operation following the re-branding of the former Lambert Rivière polymer distribution business last year.

Barlo Plastics Produkte spielen eine Rolle im neuen James Bond-Film, "Die Another Day" ("Stirb an einem anderen Tag")

Zwei Produkte von Barlo Plastics präsentierten sich im neuen James Bond-Film „Die Another Day“ ("Stirb an einem anderen Tag"). Das Material wurde von dem Spezialausrüster Silwood Plastics (Großbritannien) empfohlen und geliefert.
 Zwei Produkte von Barlo Plastics präsentierten sich im neuen James Bond-Film „Die Another Day“ ("Stirb an einem anderen Tag").

Eastman increases Specialty Plastics prices

Eastman ChemicalEastman Chemical Company today announced a global increase in the prices of its specialty plastics products effective March 1, 2003. A price increase of US$0.24 per kilogram will affect the DuraStar® polymer, Eastalloy® polymer, Eastar® copolyester, Eastman® copolyester, Ecdel® elastomer, Embrace® copolyester, Provista® copolymer and Cadence® copolyester product families. A price increase of US$0.18 per kilogram was announced for Eastapak® polyester, Eastar® polyester and Eastman® polyester. Eastobond® copolyester will increase US$0.44 per kilogram.

Borealis expands distribution agreement with Ashland

BorealisBorealis today announced that as of March 1, 2003, it will extend the current distribution agreement with Ashland to also include polypropylene for small and medium size automotive and household appliance customers in the Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland and the UK in addition to the Nordic countries.