12-02-2003
Distrupol continues to invest in support of DuPont distributorship
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, continues to strengthen its sector leadership by investing in people. While increasing the overall strength of Distrupol’s professional team, the latest appointments announced by the company reinforce support for the DuPont Engineering Polymers product range, for which Distrupol was recently awarded the exclusive distribution contract for the UK and Ireland.
06-02-2003
MILLIKEN CHEMICAL TO SHOWCASE BREAKTHROUGH POLYMER ADDITIVES AT PLAST 03
Gent, Belgium – Milliken Chemical, the global leader in clarifying and colouring agents for polypropylene (PP), will use its presence at PLAST 03 exhibition (Hall 21, stand D16), 6-10 May in Milan, Italy, to profile its latest breakthrough advances in polymer additive technology.
04-02-2003
Distrupol targets leadership role in commodity and engineering plastics distribution in France
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has recently moved into new premises at Vincennes (in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France). Dedicated to polymer distribution these new premises represent another significant step in establishing Distrupol as a leading French polymer distribution operation following the re-branding of the former Lambert Rivière polymer distribution business last year.
03-02-2003
Barlo Plastics aparece en la última película de James Bond, James Bond, "Die Another Day" ("Muere otro dia")
Dos productos de Barlo Plastics aparecen en la nueva película de James Bond, "Die Another Day" ("Muere otro día"). El material ha sido diseñado y suministrado por la firma especializada Silwood Plastics (Reino Unido).
31-01-2003
Eastman increases Specialty Plastics prices
Eastman Chemical Company today announced a global increase in the prices of its specialty plastics products effective March 1, 2003. A price increase of US$0.24 per kilogram will affect the DuraStar® polymer, Eastalloy® polymer, Eastar® copolyester, Eastman® copolyester, Ecdel® elastomer, Embrace® copolyester, Provista® copolymer and Cadence® copolyester product families. A price increase of US$0.18 per kilogram was announced for Eastapak® polyester, Eastar® polyester and Eastman® polyester. Eastobond® copolyester will increase US$0.44 per kilogram.
31-01-2003
Borealis expands distribution agreement with Ashland
Borealis today announced that as of March 1, 2003, it will extend the current distribution agreement with Ashland to also include polypropylene for small and medium size automotive and household appliance customers in the Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland and the UK in addition to the Nordic countries.
31-01-2003
El polímero Victrex® PEEK™ contribuye a minimizar la exposición a la radiación de los equipos de rayos X
Instrumentarium Imaging Ziehm GmbH, de Nuremberg, Alemania, fabrica y distribuye una exitosa línea de equipos móviles de rayos X desde hace 30 años. Sus sistemas Ziehm 8000 y Ziehm Vista, combinados con un revolucionario proceso de formación de imágenes tridimensionales de nombre TACT®, constituyen un paquete de tecnología de altas prestaciones adecuado para una amplia gama de aplicaciones, desde la radioscopia intraoperativa hasta los exámenes en cirugía vascular.
30-01-2003
UTECH Europe: el certamen dedicado al poliuretano más importante de 2003
El foro UTECH Europe 2003, en escena del 25 al 27 de marzo de 2003 en el Netherlands Congress Centre (NCC) de La Haya, es esperado con impaciencia por ser la primera feria importante del sector del poliuretano celebrada en el continente desde marzo de 2000. En los dieciséis años transcurridos desde el primer certamen, el foro UTECH se ha convertido en una fuente de conocimientos muy apreciada, así como en un práctico mercado para las empresas que operan en los sectores del poliuretano y afines.
