Lyondell’s New Polypropylene-Ethylene Resins Deliver Clarity for Injection and Blow Moulding Applications

Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE:LYO) today announced that its Equistar Chemicals business has introduced two new resins – PP30HF01 and PP33HF04 polypropylene-ethylene copolymer resins – which feature Milliken Chemical’s Millad® 3988 clarifying agent. HOUSTON and Spartanburg, S.C., January 10, 2005 — Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE:LYO) today announced that its Equistar Chemicals business has introduced two new resins – PP30HF01 and PP33HF04 polypropylene-ethylene copolymer resins – which feature Milliken Chemical’s Millad® 3988 clarifying agent.

GE’s LEXAN* HPS7 Resin helps give new wrist fixation device exceptional strength, light weight, and autoclave performance

Rigid fx Orthopedics Corp. selected GE Advanced Materials’ LEXAN* HPS7 polycarbonate (PC) resin to develop its new ClearView™ Wrist Fixation System. The translucent and radiolucent GE material helped enable the creation of a transparent, super-strong device that weighs only 1.9 oz and provides surgeons with an unobstructed intraoperative X-ray view of wrist injuries, as well as postoperative viewing of the healing process. Another significant factor in Rigid fx’s selection of LEXAN HPS7 resin is the material’s ability to help deliver superior impact resistance even after multiple autoclave cycles vs. conventional PCs. Biocompatible, lipid-resistant LEXAN HPS7 resin also offers continued high performance after repeated exposure to gamma or steam sterilization. Individuals unfortunate enough to have suffered a Colles Fracture – a common fracture at the wrist joint due to a fall on an outstretched hand – or other injury requiring wrist distraction may have been surprised to learn how much conventional wrist fixation devices can resemble something out of the dark ages. Now, however, cutting-edge polycarbonate (PC) technology from GE Advanced Materials has helped one healthcare OEM pioneer a new clear, lightweight, radiolucent wrist fixation system for modern times. In fact, the GE resin pushes the performance envelope in several important directions and represents a major step forward in advanced healthcare application design.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICE FOR KP-140 SPECIALTY ADDITIVE

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced a worldwide price increase of 18 percent where contracts allow of its KP-140® specialty additive. The increase takes effect with all shipments from January 10, 2005, or as contracts allow. This price increase is necessary to keep pace with escalating global raw material and energy costs.

Univar introduceert Dureal™ tijdens Truck & Transport Salon in Brussel

De Dureal tankunit zorgt voor het lek- en onderhoudsvrij tanken van de reactievloeistof. Dankzij het interne telemetriesysteem hoeven gebruikers zich geen zorgen te maken over de tijdige levering van een nieuwe voorraad. Tijdens het Truck & Transport Salon, de Belgische vakbeurs voor de transport- en vervoersector die van 14 tot en met 17 januari in Brussel wordt gehouden, presenteert Univar op stand 30B in Paleis 12 van de Expo “Dureal™ the advanced adblue system” , dé oplossing voor vervoerders die overstappen op de nieuwe Euro IV dieselmotoren.

Strategies in China

ECMSABrussels December 21st, ECMSA (European Chemical Marketing and Strategy Association) and CWD (Chemical World Database) announced that they will run a one day conference in Brussels on March 15th 2005 to explore the chemical industry’s experiences of China. Focusing on the actual experience of those businesses that have ridden the China investment boom and the prospects for consumer driven demand for chemicals the conference will set out to explore the pro’s and con’s associated with investment in China. The conference will be held under the auspices of CEFIC and with the support of the VCI. This event is being organised by the chemical industry for the chemical industry.

NEW FASSON SPECIALTY UL-APPROVED LABELSTOCKS JOIN THE FASSON DURABLES RANGE

Fasson AL170 will stick fast in even the worst outdoor conditions.  The product is pre-approved for labels on electronic and electrical goods, according to UL969 .  Leiden, The Netherlands, Two versatile new specialty labelstocks to fulfill the rising market demands extend the existing Fasson Durables product range from Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe: Fasson PVC Outdoor Matt White, with a seven year outdoor life, and Fasson PET Void Check Matt Chrome for tamper-evident labels. The two new products bring an extra dimension to the growing professional Fasson Durables package of labelstocks for every type of functional, durable labelling application. Like all products in the Fasson Durables range, they are offered in a low minimum quantity of just 300 sq m.

AESTHETICS, WEATHERABILITY AND COST REDUCTION SOUNDS GOOD FOR SIRENS

GE PlasticsCost reduction, weight savings, aesthetics and weatherability performance are key drivers in the selection of materials for electronic sirens.

In negotiating the balance between these diverse but interrelated demands, SIRENA chose GE Advanced Materials’ GELOY XTW resin as the optimal solution for the housing of its most recent line of electronic sirens for police, ambulance, fire brigade and other emergency service vehicles.

EMG neemt nieuwe Account Executive aan

Josina van der Velden Bergen op Zoom, 20 december 2004 – Het internationale business-to-business marketingcommunicatiebureau EMG uit Bergen op Zoom breidt het team uit met een nieuwe account executive.