10 Dec 2004
Husky’s Robert Schad announces retirement plans
BOLTON, Ontario – Robert Schad is stepping down as President and CEO of Husky Injection Molding Systems, the global company he founded in a Toronto garage more than 50 years ago.
9 Dec 2004
LEXAN* EXL RESIN TOE CAPS KEEP WORKERS LIGHT ON THEIR FEET
New safety shoes from leading personal protection equipment supplier Bacou-Dalloz have toe caps injection molded in LEXAN EXL polycarbonate. The toe caps provide the protection of conventional steel versions at a fraction of the weight, making the shoes significantly more comfortable to wear.
9 Dec 2004
QUADRANT ENGINEERING PLASTICS PRODUCTS NOW OFFERS ERTACETAL STOCKSHAPES IN SEVEN STANDARD COLOURS
TIELT, BELGIUM – December, 2004 – Quadrant Engineering Plastics (EPP) has introduced a range of standard colours for extruded Acetal stockshapes. The company launched the selection in response to increasing market demand for products that enable and enhance colour identity.
7 Dec 2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES OF ALL BROMINE AND PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide by 20 percent for all bromine-based flame retardants and by USD 0.35/kg for all phosphorus-based flame retardants within its Polymer Additives division, effective for shipments beginning January 1, 2005, or as contracts allow. These price increases are in addition to all other increases previously announced.
7 Dec 2004
GREAT LAKES ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR A RANGE OF POLYMER STABILIZERS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide for a range of its polymer stabilizers, effective for shipments after January 1, 2005, or where contracts allow.
7 Dec 2004
Husky at EuroMold 2004: New PID²-Hot Runner Controller for up to 24 Zones of Control
FRANKFURT - Husky will display its newest line of hot runner temperature controllers at EuroMold 2004 in Frankfurt, December 1-4 (Hall 8, Booth F 41). The new LEC line of temperature controllers provide molders with full-featured hot runner temperature control at an extremely competitive price.
7 Dec 2004
The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman for Plastohm
Plastohm Group’s Packaging Division, a European leader in plastic packaging solutions, has selected The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman for a new high-end, thick-walled bottle designed to appeal to the senses of the user and set to complete its range of bottles for beauty and healthcare applications. Still in the prototyping phase, Plastohm’s new SENSO INTENSE 50 ml container is intended to enhance the company’s high-end SENSO range of containers.
6 Dec 2004
ECMSA back on the European Map
Brussels, December 6th 2004 European Chemical Marketing & Strategy Association (ECMSA) president Fred du Plessis addressed association members at the 2004 AGM. Originally established in 1962 as ECMRA (European Chemical Market Research Association) and renamed in 2000, ECMSA as been greatly impacted by the restructuring and consolidation within the chemical industry over the last several years.
