NEW MULTI-PURPOSE FASSON ADHESIVE FOR DURABLE GOODS LABELLING

Fasson S8030 complements the growing professional Fasson Durables package of labelstocks for functional, safety, warning, and identification labels used on electronic, automotive, and domestic appliances and other electrical goods. Leiden, The Netherlands - A new multi-purpose solvent acrylic label adhesive specially suited to the needs of today's electronic products market has been launched by Avery Dennison. Fasson S8030 complements the growing professional Fasson Durables package of labelstocks for functional, safety, warning and identification labels used on electronic, automotive, and domestic appliances and other electrical goods.

PPG天津六萬平米新廠房正式投產

PPG Industries天津,2007年10月31日,世界領先的塗料製造商PPG工業集團今天在天津舉行了其新廠房的投產慶典。PPG在天津市和開發區政府的大力支持下,在原有四萬平米廠房的基礎上,進一步投資擴建了約六萬平米的廠房,以便更大程度地滿足客戶的需求。天津經濟技術開發區管委會副主任倪祥玉先生等政府領導出席了會議。PPG工業集團高級副總裁William Wulfsohn先生、亞太區總裁Viktor Sekmakas先生、中國區副總裁延彩明女士及包括各事業部高層的亞太領導團隊悉數出席了慶典。

ROHM AND HAAS AWARDED GRANT TO DEMONSTRATE NEW CATALYST TECHNOLOGY FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION

Rohm and Haas CompanySHANGHAI, CHINA, November 1, 2007 -- Rohm and Haas was pleased to accept a grant in the amount of $752,000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program. The grant supports Rohm and Haas's development of a newly commercial polymeric catalyst technology, AMBERLYST™ BD20 specialty catalyst. The AMBERLYST™ BD20 technology allows the production of biodiesel from inexpensive low-quality feed stocks without sacrificing the purity needed in the end product.

DSM Biomedical Chairs Session on Antimicrobial Surfaces at BioInterface 2007

DSM Biomedical's ComfortCoat™ combines antimicrobial activity with lubricious functionality.SAN MATEO, Calif. – Oct. 31, 2007 – At the BioInterface 2007 Workshop and Symposium, Aylvin Dias, Ph.D, R&D program manager for DSM Biomedical, will chair a double session on antimicrobial surfaces with emphasis on biofilms, biofouling and biocidal approaches. This session will be attended by a number of industrial and academic opinion leaders to discuss the latest developments on and challenges to medical device associated infections. During the session, Dr. Dias will introduce ComfortCoat™, DSM’s new coating that addresses catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).

Milliken’s Tegris™ composite rides the waves of success

Milliken’s Tegris™ composite is riding the waves of success as the material behind one of the lightest, toughest personal watercraft available on the kayak market. The use of Tegris to produce Legacy Paddlesports’ Ultimate™ Kayak results from significant product and process developments for Milliken’s 100% polypropylene (PP) composite and close collaboration between Milliken and Legacy Paddlesports of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.Milliken’s Tegris™ composite is riding the waves of success as the material behind one of the lightest, toughest personal watercraft available on the kayak market. The use of Tegris to produce Legacy Paddlesports’ Ultimate™ Kayak results from significant product and process developments for Milliken’s 100% polypropylene (PP) composite and close collaboration between Milliken and Legacy Paddlesports of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

DUPONT PERFORMANCE ELASTOMERS ANNOUNCES THAT VITON® AND VAMAC® WILL JOIN TO FORM “V SOLUTIONS”

Dupont Performance ElastomersDuPont Performance Elastomers (DPE) has announced that effective January 1, 2008, in order to serve its customers more effectively, DuPont™ Vamac® ethylene acrylic elastomers and Viton® fluoroelastomers will be combined within DPE. The new market-facing group, called V Solutions, will provide customers with a broader range of solutions, greater flexibility and improved efficiency when evaluating materials and developing solutions for sealing and hose applications.

Latest Borpact innovation for robust transparent packaging film

The MAP trays produced from Borpact are particularly suitable for chilled foodsBorealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has developed the first polypropylene (PP) heterophasic copolymer packaging film grade that offers outstanding ductility together with excellent transparency. The grade is characterised by unique stiffness, heat and impact resistance combined with high gloss and low haze. This provides the high clarity of PP homopolymers together with the tough, non-brittle performance of heterophasic copolymers. New Borpact™ BC918CF will create opportunities for converters and end-product manufacturers of cast-, blown film and thermoformed applications such as pouches, label and lidding films.