SYNETIX APPOINTED AS EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR GREAT LAKES' CATALYST GRADE ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE FOR USE IN POLYESTER MANUFACTURE

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 December 4, 2001 - Zürich, Switzerland – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) and Synetix, the catalyst business of the ICI Group, announced today, at the Polyester 2001 congress, that Synetix has been awarded an exclusive global distributor agreement for Great Lakes’ catalyst grade antimony trioxide for polyethyleneterephthalate (PET).

Akcros Chemicals Invests in the Production of Solid Stabilisers

AkcrosAs part of its strategy of meeting the growing demand for PVC Stabilisers combining high performance with low volatility and odour, Akcros Chemicals will invest in increased production of the INTERLITE® ZP range of solid mixed metal soap stabilisers at its Eccles, UK, facility.

Reservas de K confirman la importancia internacional de Interplas

Reed ExhibitionsLa exposición más grande de plásticos y caucho que tendrá lugar el próximo año se llama Interplas 2002. Las expectativas de esta feria, ya de por sí excepcionales, se han mejorado aún más gracias a las iniciativas de márketing de Reed Exhibition Companies en la K’2001 de este año.

Rhodia Engineering Plastics se mantiene en la cima del desarrollo con su gama de poliamidas TECHNYL STAR™

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsRhodia Engineering Plastics ha lanzado, con ocasión de K’2001, tres nuevos grados de poliamida pertenecientes a su gama de alta fluidez TECHNYL STAR™.

New Managing Director: Kupron Prototypes expands into small series production

Mr. R. de Palma & Mr. R. Antwerpen holding PROTO Kupron Prototypes has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, Rob Antwerpen, who is set to build on the company’s well-established position as the leading producer of large representative prototypes for the automotive industry.

The “open standard” is a myth, claims Attachmate

AttachmateAccording to Attachmate, the enterprise application integration solutions provider, open standards do little to help businesses. Rather than having freedom of choice, for the majority of companies, open standards mean being indefinitely locked in to a vendor’s own software.

Distrupol wins exclusive distributorship for Basell Moplen® PP resins in the UK, Ireland and Nordic markets


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“We welcome the appointment as Basell’s distributor”, says Distrupol CEO, Steve Bradbury. “It enables us to continue applying the knowledge we have developed in the products, and it maintains continuity in the relationships we have built with the processors and moulders using them.
 Leading European polymer distributor, Distrupol, has announced its appointment as exclusive distributor for Basell Moplen® polypropylene resins throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordic region.

Rapid Granulator captures significant orders at K’2001

Rapid Granulator AB recorded a 50 percent increase in machine orders taken at K’2001, compared with the previous exhibition in 1998. Rapid Granulator AB, the leading global supplier of granulator solutions for plastics recycling, recorded a 50 percent increase in machine orders taken at K’2001, compared with the previous exhibition in 1998, which had established a sales record for the company.