14.04.2005
DSM’S STANYL® JOINS OMNEXUS TO ACCELERATE THE REPLACEMENT OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS IN HIGH-END APPLICATION
DSM and Omnexus are pleased to announce that the Stanyl® polyamide 46 product line is joining the Omnexus platform to accelerate its market development.
13.04.2005
Borealis committed to reduce CO2 emissions by using natural gas in Stenungsund, Sweden
Borealis AB, DONG Sweden and Nova Naturgas jointly announced today at a press conference the signature of a deal between DONG Sweden and Borealis to provide natural gas to Borealis in Stenungsund. Under the agreement, 35 million cubic metres of natural gas per year – enough to heat approximately 20,000 houses – will be delivered through a pipeline from the North Sea in Denmark to Sweden.
13.04.2005
GE Advanced Materials’ Upgraded Polymer Compound Development Lab Helps Speed Customer Innovation Process
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 13, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials, Quartz has opened the doors to its newly upgraded Polymer Compound Development Lab, located near Cleveland, Ohio. GE’s investment marks a significant advance in the company’s ability to accelerate product development and innovation cycles for customers by offering joint testing capabilities and more thoroughly researched product recommendations.
13.04.2005
Distrupol adds Fusabond® modifiers to polymer portfolio
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and leading polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has added several new grades of DuPont's range of Fusabond® modifiers to the extensive portfolio of plastics materials available to its customers in the UK and Ireland.
13.04.2005
Distrupol adds plasticizer-free, super-soft thermoplastic polyurethanes to its portfolio for the United Kingdom and Ireland
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has added two new ranges of plasticizer-free, super soft thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) to its portfolio for the United Kingdom and Ireland where the company is the established distribution leader. These are designated Elastollan® HPM and Elastollan® SPF.
12.04.2005
HARRY SPA NUTZT FESTIGKEIT UND GERÄUSCHARMUT VON STANYL® FÜR ZWISCHENGETRIEBE IN MOTORRASENMÄHERN
Mit dem Ziel, den ruhigen und zuverlässigen Betrieb seiner Motorrasenmäher sicherzustellen und deren Fertigungskosten zu reduzieren, hat sich der italienische Gartengerätehersteller Harry SpA beim Material der Zwischengetriebeeinheiten für Stanyl® TW200F6 entschieden, ein 30% glasfaserverstärktes Polyamid 4.6 (PA46) von DSM Engineering Plastics.
12.04.2005
GE Expands Production Capacity to Meet Strong Demand for Advanced NXT* Silane used in Silica Tires
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NEHTERLANDS — April 12, 2005 — GE today announced that it has expanded its capacity for high technology silanes used in the production of silica tires and other high-performance products. Using a proprietary process designed by GE engineers, production start-up commenced in the third quarter of 2004, and last week additional capacity was brought on-line to meet the high demand for this new technology. GE’s NXT* silane is produced at a plant in Texas City, Texas. GE declined to disclose its investment in the new capacity for competitive reasons.
12.04.2005
Revolutionäre neue Technologien von GE bieten Gewichtseinsparung für große Automobilkarosserieteile
BERGEN OP ZOOM, DIE NIEDERLANDE — Zwei neue revolutionäre Thermoplast-Technologieplattformen, die bei GE Advanced Materials in Arbeit sind, leiten ein neues Kapitel in der Tradition des Unternehmens ein, Karosserieaußenteile für die Automobilindustrie zu ermöglichen, die ein Gleichgewicht aus leichtgewichtiger Leistung, zuverlässigen Aufpralleigenschaften und wettbewerbsfähigen Kosten bieten. High Modulus Ductile (HMD) und High Performance ThermoPlastic Composites (HPPC) könnten zwei hochmoderne Materiallösungen für die Automobilingenieure darstellen, die nach Wegen zur Gewichtsreduzierung, flexiblerem Design, besserer Formbarkeit und höherem Aufprallschutz für große Karosserieteile suchen. Diese Technologien wurden entwickeln, um die wachsende Nachfrage der Verbraucher nach stilvolleren Fahrzeugen mit mehr Innenraum, höherer Geschwindigkeit und optimierter Leistung zu bedienen.
