4 Dec 2006
STANYL® PA46 TAKES ON NEW LIFE – IN FIBRES AND FILMS
04 December, 2006 – Stanyl®, a high-heat polyamide 4,6 (PA46) resin from DSM Engineering Plastics, is adding a new market segment, fibre and film, to its existing broad portfolio of injection moulded, high-tech and high-heat engineered applications. As with injection moulded designs, Stanyl-based fibre and film benefit from the material’s unusually high crystallinity and resulting extraordinary mechanical properties, as well as its high melting point. In fibre and film, Stanyl adds a new side: it can be soft and supple.
1 Dec 2006
GE Plastics’ Lexan* HPX Resin Delivers Outstanding Performance to the Intlock ITL-S Disposable Blade in PENTAX’s New Airway Scope
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 1, 2006 — GE Plastics today announced that its Lexan* HPX resin – a tough, high-tech transparent polycarbonate (PC) widely used in critical healthcare applications – has been selected by PENTAX to mold a specialized Intlock ITL-S disposable blade for the company’s new Airway Scope AWS-S100 video laryngoscope. Lexan HPX resin was selected by PENTAX for the material’s exceptional high-performance properties, including outstanding mechanical strength and toughness, incredible smoothness, and excellent transparency.
29 Nov 2006
Borouge and Borealis introduce innovative plastic solutions for automotive applications
Borouge and Borealis are introducing two high performance plastic solutions specially tailored for the automotive industry. The first is Daplen™ ED230HP, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), that Borealis developed jointly with Plastic Omnium, while the second, Nepol™ GB215HP, is a new grade of polypropylene developed with the BMW Group.
28 Nov 2006
Borouge awards approximately USD 1.3 billion Borouge 2 Cracker (EU2) Contract to Linde Engineering
Borouge, the leading provider of innovative plastic solutions, today announced that it has awarded the contract to build its new ethylene cracker to Linde Engineering. The cracker will have a capacity of approximately 1.5 million tonnes per annum and is considered to be the largest gas cracker in the world.
28 Nov 2006
Borouge awards approximately USD 1.3 billion Borouge 2 Cracker (EU2) Contract to Linde Engineering
Borouge, the leading provider of innovative plastic solutions, today announced that it has awarded the contract to build its new ethylene cracker to Linde Engineering; the cracker will have a capacity of approximately 1.5 million tons per annum and is considered to be the largest gas cracker in the world.
28 Nov 2006
VitasheetGroup introduces new range of products for the Packaging Industry
VitasheetGroup, London, 28 November 2006 – “We want to be our customer’s first choice of supply”. This is the commitment Rob Harris, the Managing Director of VitasheetGroup, and his team demonstrated at Emballage 2006 in Paris through a number of new product introductions:
• ViPrint™ Nature, a PP sheet enhanced with natural wood fillers, adds a new dimension to luxury carton applications giving the designer an extended choice of products to meet the latest market trends.
• ViForm™ Clear BLS 434, a PET G/A/G is a new and cost effective solution that broadens the VitasheetGroup PET product range, offering the best of PETG and APET including excellent sealability.
• ViForm™ Bio 9100, (made with NatureWorks® PLA) white sheet for printing with improved die-cutting characteristics. This bio-degradable product can be used in a wide range of applications from luxury cartons to horticulture.
• ViForm™ Decor laminates, a range of new and fashionable finishes for luxury packaging differentiation.
24 Nov 2006
DSM STANYL® PA46 IN RUBBER-CLAD USES OFFERS MORE DESIGN FREEDOM, LOWER COSTS THAN METAL-TO-RUBBER
Sittard, The Netherlands, November 24, 2006 – Stanyl® polyamide 4,6 (PA46) from DSM Engineering Plastics is finding increasing use as replacement for metal in assemblies that have traditionally been made of metal and rubber. Designers gain new design freedom as well as reduced production costs by using Stanyl as the rigid component in such applications as automotive strut mounts, electromechanical anti-vibration and anti-shock mounts, energy-absorption components and exhaust hangers.
