25.04.2005

AZDEL, Inc. explores potential of new Cage System® molding technology for producing Class A thermoplastic composites

AZDEL Inc.is currently evaluating the potential advantages of the Cage System, an innovative, high-speed composite molding technology developed by the RocTool Company of France, for use with its own AZDEL composite materials. According to Ken Forden, president AZDEL, Inc: “We are working in conjunction with RocTool to investigate the use of the Cage System for the production of composites with a class A surface finish.” BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – AZDEL Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of GE Advanced Materials (NYSE: GE) and PPG Industries, based in Lynchburg, Va., has announced that it is currently evaluating the potential advantages of the Cage System®, an innovative, high-speed composite molding technology developed by the RocTool Company of France, for use with its own AZDEL* composite materials. According to Ken Forden, president AZDEL, Inc: “We are working in conjunction with RocTool to investigate the use of the Cage System for the production of composites with a class A surface finish.”

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22.04.2005

Caflon® surfactants from Univar now available across Europe, offering substitutes for banned nonylphenol ethoxylates

UnivarROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, 15 April 2005 – The European Union ban on nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) and its intermediate, nonylphenol (NP), at one time threatened compromises in surfactant performance for makers of products from detergent to biocides. That situation has changed: Univar N.V., a world leader in chemical distribution, has begun distributing its Caflon® brand of substitutes for NPE surfactants and NP-free intermediates throughout Europe.

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22.04.2005

Gestatten: Quadrum®. Universelles Displaysystem nutzt „Frosty Sheet“ von Spectar®

Hergestellt werden die Module aus 2 mm dickem „Frosty Sheet“ aus Spectar® copolyester, einem neuen Plattenmaterial von Eastman. CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, NIEDERLANDE - Das internationale Design-Unternehmen Visuality’s mit Sitz in den Niederlanden hat ein innovatives, multifunktionales Displaysystem eingeführt. Material der Wahl ist das neue Plattenprodukt „Frosty Sheet“ aus Spectar® copolyester von Eastman Chemical Company, das außergewöhnliche Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten erschließt.

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21.04.2005

GE’s PolarTherm* XLR Boron Nitride Fillers Offer Outstanding Thermal Conductivity to Help Electronic Devices Beat the Heat

SEM Image of GE’s PolarTherm* XLR Spherical Agglomerates of Boron Nitride Crystals GE Advanced Materials has introduced PolarTherm* XLR boron nitride fillers to help electronics manufacturers effectively dissipate heat from semiconductors where high temperatures can reduce the performance of computers and other electronic devices. GE’s PolarTherm XLR materials are spherical agglomerates of boron nitride crystals that, when loaded into a polymer, can deliver up to two-times the thermal conductivity of other boron nitride fillers. The new products are available from GE in two grades: PTX25, a 25-micron mean-particle size grade, and PTX60, a mean particle size of 60 microns. BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 21, 2005 — A major challenge facing electronics manufacturers in moving to smaller and faster devices is effective heat dissipation from semiconductors. High temperatures in semiconductors can reduce the performance of computers and other electronic devices. GE Advanced Materials has developed PolarTherm* XLR boron nitride fillers to help overcome these challenges. GE’s PolarTherm XLR materials are spherical agglomerates of boron nitride crystals which, when loaded into a polymer, can deliver up to two times the thermal conductivity of other boron nitride fillers.

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21.04.2005

Minutenschnelle Temperierung von Ortbetondecken mit ClimaCool-Heiz-/Kühlsystemen von Wavin RCS

Systemgrafik Heizen – Kühlen – Speichern: Die oberflächennahen Rohre des neuen Hybridsystems ClimaCool CCW für Ortbetondecken ermöglichen eine minutenschnelle Raumtemperierung. Mit dem Ziel der weiteren Reduzierung des Energiebedarfs und der CO2-Emissionen verlangt die vor gut zwei Jahren verabschiedete EU-Richtlinie 2002/91/EG eine deutliche Steigerung der „Gesamtenergieeffizienz von Gebäuden“. Die Verordnung ist bis zum Januar 2006 von allen Mitgliedstaaten in nationale Rechtsvorschriften umzusetzen, die das Gebäude als ein energetisches Gesamtsystem betrachten. Das erfordert neue Konzepte für Heizen und Kühlen. Das ClimaCool CCW-System von Wavin RCS ermöglicht Architekten und Bauherrn dabei schon heute eine ebenso innovative wie ganzheitliche Lösung zur behaglichen Deckenheizung und kühlung bei minimiertem Energieverbrauch und reduzierten Anlagenkosten.

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19.04.2005

Owens Corning Unveils New Development Support Lab to Deliver Next-Generation

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsRio Claro, (São Paulo) BRAZIL, April 13, 2005 – Owens Corning, a world leader in the building materials and composites industries, is expanding its global technical service infrastructure with the opening of a Development Support Laboratory (DSL) at the company’s Rio Claro site north of São Paulo, Brazil. The US-based Fortune 500 multinational’s new facility will focus on creating solutions and fine-tuning designs and processes for new and existing products for customers in Latin America.

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18.04.2005

Glass-free AZDEL* VolcaLite* composite from AZDEL helps combine formability, acoustic performance and improved incineration waste management for automotive headliner

A further advance in composite sheet performance from AZDEL, Inc. comes with the introduction of glass-free reinforced AZDEL VolcaLite composite which brings the added benefit of improved post-consumer incineration waste management in response to specific automotive industry needs. BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – A further advance in composite sheet performance from AZDEL, Inc. comes with the introduction of glass-free reinforced AZDEL* VolcaLite* composite which brings the added benefit of improved post-consumer incineration waste management in response to specific automotive industry needs. AZDEL VolcaLite composite is produced and distributed by AZDEL Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of GE Advanced Materials and PPG Industries established in 1986.

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15.04.2005

GE Advanced Materials’ New NIAX* Silicone L-650 Surfactant Helps Reduce Use of Flame Retardants in Slabstock Foam Applications

GE’s NIAX* Silicone Surfactant for Use in Bedding and Furniture Products GE Advanced Materials’ NIAX* surfactant, although not inherently flame retardant (FR), has been shown to deliver FR performance improvements to foam in small-scale combustibility tests. NIAX silicone L-650 offers a further 10- to 30-percent reduction by weight of flame-retardant use in slabstock foam applications, compared to earlier products. The GE surfactant can be applied in conventional foam manufacturing processes and in those that use carbon dioxide (CO2) as an auxiliary blowing agent. It is an excellent candidate for use in FR grades of foam for furniture, bedding, and automotive products, to reduce the amount of flame retardant required to pass small-scale tests like California Technical Bulletin 117 and MVSS-302. In addition to NIAX silicone’s outstanding FR improvement, this quality may also translate into reduced material costs for manufacturers who use the product. BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 15, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials’ NIAX* surfactant is a brand that is a familiar one to manufacturers versed in flexible slabstock polyurethane (PU) foam applications, particularly those that require the use of combustion modification additives. Although GE’s NIAX surfactants are not inherently flame retardant (FR), they have been shown to deliver FR performance improvements to foam in small-scale combustibility tests.

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