20 Oct 2004
QUADRANT ENGINEERING PLASTIC PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING AND TEST APPLICATIONS
TIELT, BELGIUM – k 2004 – Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP) has developed four new products to extend the production life and reliability of applications in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) and in test and handling components. The company has also announced a development grade of an ultra high purity product available on a limited basis for co-development projects prior to commercialization planned for mid-2005.
20 Oct 2004
FACOM NUTZT ARNITEL® TPE VON DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS FÜR ERGONOMISCHE HANDWERKZEUGGRIFFE
Bei den ergonomischen, rutschfesten Griffen einer hochwertigen Serie von Handwerkzeugen hat sich Facom für Arnitel® entschieden, ein thermoplastisch-elastomeres Ether-Ester-Blockcopolymer (TPE-E) von DSM Engineering Plastics. Facom, ein führender Anbieter von Handwerkzeugen und Werkstattausrüstungen in Europa (www.facom.de), ist eine Unternehmensgruppe der Fimalac (Frankreich). DSM Engineering Plastics ist eine Geschäftseinheit von DSM N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: DSM).
18 Oct 2004
Milliken & Company Guides Its Customers to Antimicrobial Protection Step-By-Step
A leading producer of whirlpool tubs set a goal of reducing cleaning chores for consumers by guarding against biofilm growth inside the tub’s piping. A commercial ice machine maker wanted to reassure restaurants that everything possible was being done to inhibit the growth of microbes. And a textile company was looking to create a new type of yarn that would reduce odors in socks.
14 Oct 2004
Avebe signs agreement with Fiske Food Ingredients for starch products distribution in Denmark
Fiske Food Denmark, a Univar company and leading specialist distributor of food and beverage ingredients, is now distributing starches for the food industry produced by the Dutch farming co-operative Avebe. The move follows the recent signing of a distribution agreement for Denmark between the two companies.
14 Oct 2004
HONEYWELL TO BUILD REFRIGERANT MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CHINA
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today plans to build a manufacturing plant for non-ozone depleting refrigerant products in Qingpu, Shanghai, China. The new facility, expected to be operational in November 2004, was announced during a groundbreaking ceremony in Qingpu attended by Honeywell officials, key customers and Chinese dignitaries.
13 Oct 2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES CLEAR BRINE FLUIDS PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) announced today it will increase list prices in all regions for calcium bromide, zinc bromide/calcium bromide solution, sodium bromide, dry calcium bromide and dry sodium bromide effective October 15, 2004.
13 Oct 2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICE FOR DECABROMODIPHENYLOXIDE FLAME RETARDANT
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it is increasing off list prices for Great Lakes DE-83™ (decabromodiphenyloxide) flame retardant by $0.20/kg worldwide with all shipments effective November 1, 2004, where contracts allow.
13 Oct 2004
MRSA ‘superbug’ meets its match in new plastics moulding compound. Healthcare bathroom accessories now debuting in Perstorp’s Polygiene™
A plastics compound that has already been shown to significantly reduce the risk of transmission of SARS is also effective against MRSA bacteria, medical tests have demonstrated. Products made from the compound, aimed at the healthcare sector, are now coming onto the market in the U.K.
