CLARIANT MASTERBATCHES ANNOUNCES NEW E-BUSINESS CONNECTIVITY: WEB PORTAL, ONLINE MARKETPLACE AND ERP INTEGRATION

OmnexusMUTTENZ, Switzerland – July 28, 2003 – Clariant Masterbatches, the world’s leading supplier of color and additive masterbatches, has announced new cost and efficiency savings for its customers through the development of an extensive new e-business system. In conjunction with business partners Accenture, Omnexus and Elemica, Clariant Masterbatches has worked on a program to significantly decrease the time necessary to place or track an order. The new e-business offerings are available now for Clariant customers in Europe with roll-outs planned for North America and Asia during the following year.

DOW CORNING TO INTRODUCE NEW GENERATION OF INSULATOR COATING AT IEEE 2003

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Insulator coated with Sylgard® HVIC and covered with iron ore dust  Midland, Mich. (August 1, 2003) – Dow Corning Corp. will launch its Sylgard® brand High Voltage Insulator Coating Plus (HVIC+), a new generation of high voltage insulator coating, at the IEEE/PES Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition held in Dallas, Texas, September 8-10, 2003 (Booth #1556, Hall B).

OMNEXUS CUMPLE TRES AÑOS DE CRECIMIENTO Y PROGRESO EN FAKUMA

OmnexusFRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Alemania (14 Octubre, 2003) —El mercado electrónico global Omnexus de plásticos cumple tres años desde el lanzamiento de su plataforma de comercio electrónico en la Feria de este año de Fakuma. Fundada por Bayer, BASF, Dow, DuPont y Ticona para construir una plataforma estandarizada para el comercio electrónico en la industria de los plásticos, Omnexus ha crecido para representar los productos y servicios de más de 20 compañías del plástico de todo el mundo a través de una creciente gama de innovadores servicios en línea que benefician tanto a clientes como a proveedores.

Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain to Build Joint Glass Reinforcement Facility in Mexico

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsToledo, Ohio, July 30, 2003 – Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain stated today that they will locate their previously announced joint manufacturing venture in Xicohtencatl, Tlaxcala, Mexico, adjacent to a Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America facility. This joint venture will deliver the highest quality glass fiber reinforcements products to the growing composites marketplace. Construction is expected to begin in early August.

Big parts for small series: SPG Group introduces PRE-TENSION™ Tool

. SPG Group, leading manufacturer of high precision tooling systems, has introduced the PRE-TENSION™ Tool. Using technology developed in-house, this proprietary mould system was engineered specifically for the automotive industry, and is capable of producing large car parts such as bumpers. The whole process can be completed in a record 8 weeks, meeting the automotive industry’s highest quality demands.

Bosch concentrates on Technyl® for oil separators

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Rhodia Engineering Plastics Freiburg, Germany, June 25, 2003 – System supplier Bosch Waiblingen Kunststofftechnik, in collaboration with Rhodia Engineering Plastics’ Application Development Centre Automotive in Freiburg, has developed housings and other elements manufactured using Technyl® reinforced polyamide for two new oil separator concepts for diesel engines. DaimlerChrysler is currently considering using the stand-alone solution of this oil separator with three hose connections for its A-Class diesel models.

Fasson: ideas that work for you

Avery Dennison“Fasson. Ideas that work for you” is the theme for the Avery Dennison Roll Materials team at this year's Labelexpo Europe. They are focussed on using their show presence to welcome exhibition visitors to take a seat and enjoy a 'no obligation' discussion of their labelling needs - now and in the future. The aim is to identify a solution that offers the unique Fasson combination of innovation, optimal product/price performance ratio, and service, for converter and end-user alike.

Eurocom signs new partner in Germany

EurocomLondon & Munich 16 July, 2003: Eurocom PR Network, Europe’s largest independent specialist tech PR group has confirmed today that it has signed up SCHWARTZ Public Relations, Munich as its new Partner in Germany. This replaces former Partner Globalcom.