05.10.2011
Clariant completes first OBA run in Spain
Muttenz, October 5, 2011 - Clariant announces the successful completion of its first production runs of Optical Brightening Agents (OBAs) at its facility in Prat, near Barcelona, Spain. The site produces dyes, pigment preparations and chemicals for the European and global paper market.
04.10.2011
Clariant sells its Polysilazane coatings business
Muttenz, October 4, 2011 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the sale of its Polysilazane coatings business including the production site in India to AZ Electronic Materials (AZ) for a consideration of approximately EUR 4 million.
03.10.2011
Diana Naturals – company within the Food division of DIANA Group- chooses Azelis as distributor for the BENELUX market
Diana Naturals announces its partnership with Azelis to distribute all its portfolio products –except Health & Nutrition- for the BENELUX (Belgium-Netherlands-Luxemburg) territory from 2011 October the 1st.
29.09.2011
DSM DYNEEMA COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF IP RIGHTS FROM HOFFMANN AIR CARGO EQUIPMENT
The Netherlands, September 29, 2011 - DSM Dyneema has completed the outright purchase of IP rights related to the manufacture of light weight air cargo pallet nets made with Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™ , from Hoffman ACE (based in Friedberg, Germany). The IP rights were previously jointly owned by DSM Dyneema and Hoffmann.
29.09.2011
Milliken nucleating agent helps SEM Plastik win clear cup contract for milkshakes
Ghent, Belgium – Leading Turkish sheet extrusion and thermoforming company, SEM Plastik, is using a newly formulated polypropylene to fullfil an important contract for high-clarity, high-stiffness polypropylene cups for milkshakes at a global fast-food company in the country. The improved properties of the material are largely due to the incorporation of Hyperform nucleating agent HPN-600ei into the material. Hyperform Nucleating agent HPN-600ei is a high performance nucleating agent manufactured by additives specialist Milliken & Company.
29.09.2011
Clariant’s EasyWhiteTan proves its versatility in post-tanning
Muttenz, September 29, 2011 - Clariant’s new EasyWhiteTan system not only meets the demands of the wet-end tanning process but the leather produced can also be easily used in post-tanning or retanning operations.
28.09.2011
JEC Asia Innovation Awards 2011 winners to showcase groundbreaking composites applications in the region
JEC Composites today announced the winners of the JEC Asia Innovation Awards 2011, the annual award program organized by JEC Group that recognizes breakthrough composites processes and application developments across the Asia Pacific region.
28.09.2011
ResMed erleichtert Patienten mit dem Atemtherapiesystem der Reihe S9™, das Komponenten aus Cycoloy* und Lexan* Kunststoffen der Spitzentechnologie von SABIC enthält, das Atmen
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Niederlande – 28. September 2011 – SABICs strategische Geschäftseinheit Innovative Plastics gab heute bekannt, dass ResMed zur Verbesserung der Eigenschaften, Ästhetik und Nachhaltigkeit des neuen Schlafapnoe-Geräts der ResMed S9™ Serie Cycoloy* und Lexan* Kunststoffe ausgewählt hat. ResMed ist ein führender Hersteller von medizinischen Atemgeräten zur Diagnose und Therapie schlafbezogener Atemstörungen. Die Polycarbonat-/Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol-(PC/ABS)-Kunststoffe von SABIC mit halogenfreien, flammhemmenden Eigenschaften und hoher Fließfähigkeit werden zum Formen des komplexen, dünnwandigen Gehäuses des S9™ eingesetzt. Der robuste, biokompatible Kunststoff Lexan mit seiner hervorragenden Oberflächenqualität kommt für die Abdeckung des S9™ und den Klappdeckel des Atemluftbefeuchters H5i™ zum Einsatz. Dank beider Materialien konnte ResMed ein von Kunden bevorzugtes ansprechendes, ästhetisches Design erzielen. Die ResMed S9™ Geräteserie der neuesten Generation zeigt, wie das breite und stets wachsende Portfolio von hochleistungsfähigen Materialien und Serviceleistungen von SABIC die Kunden aus dem Gesundheitswesen dabei unterstützt, neue und innovative Technologien zu entwickeln.
