HUSKY TO CO-HOST THIXOMOLDING CONFERENCE

Husky Bolton, Ontario, Canada – Husky Injection Molding Systems and Thixomat Inc. will co-host the Third International Thixomolding Magnesium Conference this spring. The three-day conference, to be held from May 22-24 at the Wyndham Bristol Place Hotel in Toronto, will feature the latest developments in Thixomolding technologies, including products and process applications relating to the automotive and consumer electronic industries.

GREAT LAKES ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL ADDITECH 2002 CONFERENCE

Almost 70 representatives of the Middle East Polymer Manufacturers attended ADDITECH 2002

(Photo GLPR064/0402)
 INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - April 19, 2002 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced the success of its ADDITECH 2002 Conference held on April 8th and 9th in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Interplas es mas que una simple exposición

Reed ExhibitionsInterplas 2002 es la exposición internacional más grande de caucho y plástico que se celebra este año y es la 19 edición de una serie de exposiciones que se remontan a 1951. La estrategia para la organización, presentación y etapas del acontecimiento de este año, por Reed Exhibitions, estará coordinado en estrecha asociación con un comité de mando-guía de la industria, que garantizará que la exposición siga dando satisfacción a las demandas tanto de los visitantes como de los expositores.

NEW OMNEXUS surPLUS CENTER CONNECTS PROCESSORS WITH EXCESS INVENTORY FROM BRANDED SUPPLIERS

OmnexusATLANTA (April 15, 2002) – The new surPLUS Center, available through the Omnexus portal at www.omnexus.com, is a searchable catalog containing the listings of excess inventory from a variety of well-known, branded resin producers. Plastics buyers and sellers ranging from small to large companies now have a direct online channel to view this discounted inventory, and buy it directly from the seller.

Distrupol signed as sole distributor for Solvay’s IXEF® and SOLEF® products in the Nordic region

DistrupolAs of 1st of April Distrupol, one of Europe’s leading polymer distributors and a member company of Royal Vopak, became the sole distributor for Solvay’s Ixef® polyarylamide (PAA) and Solef® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) product ranges throughout Scandinavia. This new agreement with Solvay extends an earlier arrangement under which the company handled Ixef® for Sweden and Norway, and later included the distribution of the Benvic® range of PVC blends and alloys throughout the four Nordic countries. It now broadens Ixef® coverage to Denmark, and adds distribution of Solef® products for Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

GREAT LAKES EXPANDS LINE OF HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZERS WITH LAUNCH OF LOWILITE® 92

Photo caption: 
Lowilite® 92 is particularly effective in liquid polymer systems used in the manufacture of coatings and rigid polyurethane (PUR) and is primarily used in polyolefin applications including automotive plastic parts, fibres, plastic crates and films. 
Photo GLPR063/0402 - LL92 Lowilite INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced the launch of Lowilite® 92, a new hindered amine light stabiliser (HALS) that offers UV protection for polymers.

Eastman Continues Consolidation Efforts in Europe

Eastman ChemicalEastman Chemical Company announced another step in its continuing strategy to improve capacity utilization by consolidating manufacturing operations.

Mayor libertad de diseño: Barlo Plastics añade color a la gama de productos Spectar®

Barlo Plastics anuncia una ampliación de la gama de productos Spectar con la posibilidad de producir colores y un nuevos espesores de 12 mm y 15 mm. (Photo BARPR040/0402 - Spectar New Colours) Barlo Plastics anuncia una ampliación de la gama de productos Spectar con la posibilidad de producir colores y nuevos espesores de 12 mm y 15 mm. Barlo Plastics ha obtenido además un certificado pan-europeo de resistencia al impacto para Spectar. Estos nuevos productos se lanzan para realzar aún más las ideas de los diseñadores, al igual que las posibilidades dentro de las nuevas o ya existentes aplicaciones.