Eastman and Johnson Matthey Partner on Chiral Ligand Marketing

Eastman ChemicalKINGSPORT, Tenn., Oct. 28, 2003 – Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) has entered into an agreement with Johnson Matthey Catalysts to collaborate on the marketing of Eastman’s proprietary BoPhoz chiral ligands. The arrangement enables both companies to promote and supply BoPhoz ligands throughout all segments of the chemical industry.

First Installation of Nanogel® Translucent Aerogel Daylighting Panels Completed In Europe.

Photo: Scobalit, Switzerland

In Europe, Nanogel® filled polyester panels were used in roofing and façade elements in a recent completed state-owned school in Zurich, Switzerland. Scobalit, Winterthur, produced roofing materials measuring 2000 x 2000mm and façade panels measuring 5000 x 2500mm, both in 50mm gauge, covering 1000m2 and 350m2 respectively.  Swiss building materials manufacturer Scobalit, has completed the first European installation of Scobatherm® Nanogel® daylighting panels filled with Nanogel® Translucent Aerogel from Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT). The panels were produced and installed by Scobalit in a school building project in Zurich.

Cabot Corporation Launches Revolutionary Nanogel® Translucent Aerogel Insulation for Architectural Daylighting

Nanogel® Translucent aerogel is an extremely lightweight and versatile material that delivers thermal insulating and light transmitting factors two to four times better than other products currently on the market, while acting as a diffuser to distribute the light uniformly. Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT) a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has launched Nanogel® Translucent Aerogel, a revolutionary insulation and daylighting product.

Communications central to Distrupol’s Nordic region customer relations

Each year Distrupol brings together key Swedish customers for an update seminar on new product additions and developments. (Photo a Distrupol DISPR041E1003) Each year Distrupol, a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, brings together key Swedish customers for an update seminar on new product additions to its portfolio and developments that exert an influence on business in the Nordic arena.

LNP INTRODUCES NEW KONDUIT® ULTEM® COMPOUND

LNPBERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – June 23, 2003 – LNP Engineering Plastics, a GE Plastics Company (NYSE: GE) headquartered in Exton, Pa., announced that it has added a new high-performance material, KONDUIT® ULTEM® compound, to its established line of KONDUIT thermally conductive thermoplastics. Based on GE Plastics’ ULTEM resin, the new thermally and electrically conductive material combines the exceptional dimensional stability of ULTEM resin with the thermal management performance of LNP’s KONDUIT compounds. This unique combination enables KONDUIT ULTEM compound to improve a component’s thermal performance and extend part life in high-temperature metal-replacement applications.

E92Plus organiseert uniek web-seminar over NetScreen Screen OS 5.0

e92plusIT-security specialist en distributeur E92plus organiseert op 6 november a.s. een uniek live web-seminar over NetScreen’s nieuwste versie van hun Screen Operating System; Screen OS 5.0. Voor end-users en resellers een prima kans om in een kort tijdsbestek kennis te maken met deze state of the art, deep inspection firewall. Het web-seminar start om 14.30 uur en deelname is gratis. Inschrijven kan door een e-mail te sturen naar marketing@e92plus.com, of door te bellen met +31 (0)252 430 940.

Battenfeld miniBEX - with a maxi-success

The BEX 1-60-25D miniBEX equipped with the new control unit Just one year ago, Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany launched its miniBEX - a low-cost extrusion line to manufacture high-end small industrial profiles. The extraordinary sales success of these extrusion lines has now prompted the machine manufacturer to further optimize this machine concept by offering additional functions.