12.12.2007
ARNITE® XG FÜR STECKVERBINDER IN ‚WEISSER WARE‘
DSM Engineering Plastics hat ein halogenfreies Material eingeführt, das speziell für Steckverbinder in unbeaufsichtigt arbeitenden Haushaltsgeräten entwickelt wurde: Arnite® XG, ein Polybutylenterephthalat (PBT), das die Vorgaben der IEC 60335-1 erfüllt.
11.12.2007
CHEMTURA ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASES FOR CERTAIN BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS, MARK® TIN PVC HEAT STABILIZERS AND EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL PVC PLASTICIZERS
In response to significant raw material cost inflation and mounting regulatory expenses, Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase prices on a range of polymer additives used primarily in the Building & Construction and Consumer Products industries. Specific product lines affected are:
11.12.2007
PPG加入“能源之星”計畫，全面實施能源管理計畫
PPG工業集團（紐約證交所代碼：PPG）日前剛剛加入了“能源之星（ENERGY STAR）”計畫，該計畫由美國環境保護署和美國能源部聯合啟動，旨在通過推行節能產品和實踐，實現節約成本和保護環境的目標。
11.12.2007
Viton® Fluoroelastomers Help Seal Success Of Bmw Sauber F1 Team
Formula 1 Grand Prix motor racing is tough. Tough on drivers, and tough on components. At speeds up to 350km/h, engines rev up to 19,000 r.p.m., cornering forces can pull over 4g, and brake discs reach temperatures in excess of 1,000°C. It’s an environment that puts vital components to the supreme test — and one that would wreck the working parts of a normal car. In the super-competitive world of F1, failure is unacceptable.
11.12.2007
Office Depot entrusts European mail distribution to Spring Global Mail
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11 December 2007 – Office Depot, one of the world’s largest sellers of office products, has chosen Spring Global Mail as its sole supplier for European mail distribution. The contract, worth EUR 180 million over a three year period, will see Spring managing the distribution of 175 million catalogues each year across ten European countries.
11.12.2007
AVERY DENNISON GRAPHICS AND REFLECTIVE PRODUCTS ERNENNT JELLE KROES ZUM GENERAL MANAGER
Leiden, Niederlande - Avery Dennison hat Herrn Jelle Kroes zum General Manager von Avery Graphics and Reflective Products Europe mit Sitz in Hazerswoude (Niederlande) ernannt. Er wird dem Global Vice President und General Manager, Frau Helen M. Saunders, direkt unterstellt sein.
07.12.2007
ROHM AND HAAS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR PACKAGING AND BUILDING MATERIALS IN ASIA-PACIFIC
SHANGHAI, CHINA, December 7, 2007 - Rohm and Haas’s (NYSE: ROH) Packaging and Building Materials business today announced a price increase for all products sold in the Asia-Pacific Region to the adhesives, plastic additives, textiles, non-woven, graphic arts, paper and leather industries. The increase of 10% for all tin-based heat stabilizers, and between 5-10% for all other products including acrylics and modified acrylics, styrenics and modified styrenics, polyurethanes, polyesters and complementary technologies, will take effect from January 1, 2008 or as contracts allow.
07.12.2007
CHINA AND WIND TURBINE BLADES
Wind energy is a booming industry in China as the country searches for cost-efficient solutions to meet the almost insatiable demand for energy of its fast growing economy. “In fact, China has one of the world’s largest potentials for wind energy with the wind turbine business growing at 40% per year between 2000 and 2006, and with 105% growth in 2006 compared to a global increase of 25% per year”, explains Rob van de Laarschot, New Business Development Manager, at DSM Composite Resins.
