30 May 2006
Introducing Polyscope Polymers BV
Polyscope Polymers (www.polyscope.eu) has announced that it will start manufacturing SMA polymers for the automotive and paper industries. The company, which was founded in 2006 by automotive plastics industry veterans Michael Downs and Josef-Michael Eder together with strategic investors, has attracted major international funding from a consortium of investors led by LIOF and Limburg Ventures and is set to revitalise an existing polymer plant at the Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands, to again produce SMA copolymers.
30 May 2006
GE daje firmie BMW swobodę kreacji przy produkcji luksusowej serii 6, dzięki plastikowym zderzakom o agresywnej stylizacji i niższej wadze
Modele coupe i kabriolety z serii 6, produkowane przez BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke), jednego z czołowych europejskich producentów samochodów, to szczyt luksusu i wydajności. Firma, z siedzibą w Monachium w Niemczech, kładzie duży nacisk na obniżanie wagi i najlepsze w branży wzornictwo, aby wyróżnić swoje samochody i zachować zgodność z przepisami. BMW szukało sposobu na większe wykorzystanie plastiku w serii 6 z 2004 r. i zwróciło się po rozwiązanie do GE - Plastics.
30 May 2006
NEW FASSON LABELSTOCK ADDS A SUBTLE SPARKLE TO WINE LABELS
Leiden, The Netherlands - Fasson MC Perlé -- a special wet-strength pearlescent facestock -- is the latest addition to the Fasson range of self-adhesive materials for wine labelling. It offers a tactile finish as well as a subtle silver sheen for labels on high-value vintages, and joins the existing range of dedicated wine labelstocks in Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe's extensive wine labelling catalogue, Preferred Product Portfolio, and Fasson Ideas Book. Together, these three sources offer a choice of 40 different self-adhesive product combinations for Europe's wine trade.
30 May 2006
Belden CDT introduces new cables for Broadcasting Applications
Belden CDT introduces three cable innovations for use in broadcasting applications: CatSnake™, Brilliance® Assemblies and the smallest AES/EBU multicore in the market. In addition, the company demonstrates the benefits of BananaPeel® - Composite Cables — Without a Jacket!, and HD format transmission distances.
30 May 2006
Distrupol’s Art-to-Part service aids development of award winning cleat lock
When leading UK producer of cleats for sailboats Clamcleats Ltd. was preparing to take the next step in product innovation, the company approached its long-term polymer supplier and technical service partner Distrupol for engineering support. Clamcleats’ objective was to develop a cleat accessory that would offer a new, higher level of control and safety in rope capture and release.
29 May 2006
DSM TAKES TOP FROST & SULLIVAN 2006 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AWARD IN THE FLEXIBLE FILM PACKAGING MARKET
29 May, 2006 – DSM has received the top Frost & Sullivan 2006 award for Business Development Strategy in the flexible food packaging market for DSM’s strategic development of Akulon® polyamide 6 (PA6) in this segment. The global growth consulting company singled out DSM’s rapid market share growth, underpinned by innovations in production that have allowed DSM to compete on both quality and price.
29 May 2006
Belden CDT introduces new cables for Process Automation applications
Belden CDT introduced three new ranges of Process Automation (PA) cables for use in instrumentation, regulation and control technologies in key industries including the oil & gas industry, chemical processing, paper & pulp manufacturers and processors and the metals industry.
