Outsourcing Sacrifices Strategy

AttachmateAccording to Attachmate, the e-business integration solutions provider, outsourcing IT can jeopardise long-term strategic ecommerce projects.

Omnexus reduce el tiempo de procesamiento de pedidos de su sistema de abastecimiento electrónico

OmnexusAtlanta, Georgia - Con el objetivo de mejorar sus procesos de emisión de pedidos y a partir de un proceso abierto de interacción directa con el usuario, el mercado electrónico del plástico internacional Omnexus ha decidido acelerar sus procesos de abastecimiento a la industria del plástico, según ha anunciado hoy la compañía. Ya disponible, el nuevo sistema de emisión de pedidos establecerá nuevas distancias en cuanto a velocidad entre el método Omnexus y los sistemas tradicionales de emisión de pedidos por teléfono y fax.

Plastics and Processing Additives divests Lead Stabilisers business

AkcrosDecember 5, 2001- Following the announcement in August of this year, regarding its intention to discontinue its lead stabilizers and related rigid plastic applications business, Akzo Nobel’s business unit Plastics and Processing Additives, which trades as Akcros Chemicals, has signed an agreement for a Management Buy-Out (MBO) by a team of key personnel on December 3, 2001. The MBO-team will form a new company under the name of Allstab, which will continue the Akcros Chemicals operations in Dueren, Dahlem (Germany) and Roermond (Netherlands). Akcros Chemicals will keep responsibility for the Rigids Stabilisers business during the first quarter of 2002 and will transfer the business to Allstab in April 2002.

Akcros Chemicals and PolyOne Formulators UK in new co-operation to speed-up product distribution

PolyOneAkcros Chemicals and PolyOne Formulators UK Ltd., formerly Acrol, have announced a co-operation that will significantly reduce delivery times for Akcros PVC processing additives to UK customers, particularly in respect of small lot orders. As from January 1, 2002, small lot orders of Akcros stabilisers and other additives for PVC industry customers throughout the UK will be distributed by PolyOne Formulators’ established network.

El refrigerante seguro y eficaz de Honeywell AZ-20 ofrece la mejor

El AZ-20 (R-410a) de Honeywell fue elegido el refrigerante óptimo para esta aplicación de gran escala en la pista de patinaje sobre hielo de la localidad holandesa de Breda por su rendimiento energético y su respeto al medioambiente. El proveedor de gases refrigerantes Dehon Service Nederland (Son, NL), el contratista de instalaciones de refrigeración GTI Post Koudetechniek (‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL) y el fabricante de refrigerantes de HFC Honeywell Fluorine Products (Heverlee, B) han formado equipo para crear una instalación de refrigeración que reúne altas prestaciones, rendimiento energético, respeto al medioambiente y seguridad destinada a la nueva pista de 400 m para hockey y patinaje sobre hielo construida en la localidad holandesa de Breda.

Attachmate Announces Web Services Systems Integrator & IT Consultant Recruitment Programme

AttachmateBrussels, 6 December, 2001 – Attachmate, the ebusiness integration solutions provider, today announced that the company is looking to recruit high-calibre Benelux systems integration and IT consultancy partners to implement its Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Web Services solutions within the corporate sector.

Strategic alliance creates winning e-business Channel for global chemical and plastics industries.

OmnexusATLANTA and PHILADELPHIA (December 5, 2001) – Omnexus, the global, neutral eMarketplace created by the plastics industry for the plastics industry, and Elemica, a global integrated hub founded by 22 of the world's largest chemical companies, today announced the formation of a deep, long-term strategic alliance.