14-10-2003
INNOVATIVE NORYL® PKN RESIN FROM GE PLASTICS DESIGNED FOR FREEZER-TO-MICROWAVE PACKAGING
Bergen op Zoom - September 2003 - Based on growing demand for ready to cook; freezer to microwave meals, a number of exciting new products and technologies have just been created to address the increasing market for more aesthetically versatile, cost efficient, and environmentally sensitive materials.
14-10-2003
GE PLASTICS BROADENS VISUALfx™ RESINS PORTFOLIO WITH BLACK AND WHITE EFFECTS
BERGEN OP ZOOM—June 23, 2003—Black and white may seem like primary colors to the general populace, but in the exclusive world of product designers these colors are the next “hot” trend. According to a 2003 color and effects guide developed for GE Plastics by design and strategy consultancy Polymer Solutions Inc., a joint venture between industry design giant Fitch Richardson Smith, Inc., and GE, black and white -- plus all the variations on each -- will be a key consumer product design element over the next year. Responding to this trend, GE Plastics unveiled a new dark and light palette for its Visualfx™ resin portfolio that includes new Earth Elements, Glacial Elements, Alliage™ resin effect and Tempulse™ resin effect.
13-10-2003
Substantial order from China: 165 Cincinnati extruders
Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH, Vienna, Austria, has just received the largest order in its history. Dalian Shide Plastic Industry Co., which has already been a customer of the Austrian machine manufacturer for a number of years, has now ordered 165 new extruders. Dalian Shide plans to extend its production capacity to more than one million tons, and thus to become the world’s number one manufacturer of plastics profiles.
13-10-2003
Univar Announce New Addition to European Management Team
Karel Gerritsen has been appointed to the European Management Team of Univar. Before joining Univar in January 2003 as IT Manager for Europe, Gerritsen held a number of IT management positions with the Unilever Group, most recently as International IT manager for Bestfoods Europe.
09-10-2003
DSM Engineering Plastics lanza Stanyl® PA46 High Flow™
Este nuevo grado de poliamida completa la familia de productos estrella de DSM y aporta moldeabilidad, alta resistencia térmica y resistencia al alabeo al sector de la electrónica y a otras aplicaciones exigentes.
06-10-2003
Distrupol amplía el campo de acción de sus operaciones en Europa
Distrupol ha anunciado la apertura de oficinas de ventas para dar servicio a España y Portugal. Esta última ampliación constituye una inversión substancial y representa una significativa expansión de la zona de operaciones de Distrupol. Aunque forma parte de una estrategia empresarial en Europa planeada desde hace tiempo, coincide en el tiempo con un auge de la demanda de polímeros en esos mercados.
02-10-2003
Rhodia Engineering Plastics receives Business-of-the-Year Award from Michigan Chapter of French-American Chamber of Commerce
Farmington Hills, Michigan, Oct. 1, 2003 – Rhodia Engineering Plastics was named as a 2003 co-recipient, along with Daimler-Chrysler Corporation, of the Business of the Year Award, presented annually since 1996 by the Michigan Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce. Rhodia Engineering Plastics President Jean-Claude Steinmetz accepted the award in a ceremony held this evening at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Dearborn, Michigan. Rhodia Engineering Plastics is a business unit of Rhodia SA, headquartered in Paris, France.
01-10-2003
Great Lakes presskit Polyurethanes Expo
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) attended the Polyurethanes Expo in Orlando, Florida, held October 1-3, 2003.
