27-02-2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE FLAME RETARDANT PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that effective for shipments after March 29, 2004, where contracts allow, the company will increase the price for all grades of antimony trioxide by $0.15/lb in the Americas and by $330/MT in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. The price for other antimony derivatives will also increase dependent upon antimony content. This price increase is in addition to the increase of $0.25/lb in the Americas and $550/MT in Europe and the Asia Pacific region that took effect January 23, 2004.
26-02-2004
Borealis expands distribution agreement with Ashland for Iberia
Borealis today announced that it has extended its current distribution agreement with Ashland Distribution Company to include polypropylene for small and medium sized automotive and household appliance customers in Spain and Portugal.
25-02-2004
Battenfeld firma acuerdo de cooperación estratégica con el grupo extrusor chino Hebei B&S.
El acuerdo de cooperación estratégica entre las divisiónes de extrusión de Battenfeld y el grupo procesador chino Hebei B&S incrementará el espectro de negocios mutuo en la República Popular de China.
25-02-2004
HONEYWELL REFRIGERANTS EUROPE: NEUE WEBSITE GEHT ONLINE
Haasrode, 25. Februar 2004 – Die deutsche Website von Honeywell Refrigerants Europe, einem der führenden Unternehmen für HFKWs (Fluorkohlenwasserstoffe) Kältemitteltechnologie in Europa, geht online unter der Adresse: http://www.honeywellrefrigerants.com/de/.
24-02-2004
OWENS CORNING ACQUIRES AUTOMOTIVE ASSETS OF LANCASTER FIBRE TECHNOLOGY
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. February 24, 2004—Owens Corning Automotive (UK) Ltd., a member of the Owens Corning family of companies, has acquired the automotive assets of UK-based Lancaster Fibre Technology Ltd. Lancaster Fibre Technology has traditionally supplied automotive solutions to the UK auto industry based on Owens Corning’s Silentex® Noise Control automotive silencer technology. Owens Corning has been a Lancaster supplier and customer for many years.
24-02-2004
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS HA LANZADO UN NUEVO ARNITE® XL PBT, ESPECIALMENTE DISEÑADO PARA LOS EMBELLECEDORES DE LOS FAROS FRONTALES DE LOS AUTOMÓVILES
DSM Engineering Plastics ha lanzado Arnite® XL, nuevo grado de tereftalato de polibutileno (PBT) diseñado para los embellecedores de los faros delanteros de los automóviles. Arnite® XL es muy rígido y resistente, posee excelente fluidez y comparado con otros productos, permite fabricar una pieza determinada con menos material. Más importante todavía, Arnite® XL no emite gases a altas temperaturas, no se deforma y puede metalizarse al vacío sin pretratamiento.
23-02-2004
FLEXPLAY INTRODUCES “EZ-D,” THE 48-HOUR DVD
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—In May 2003, Flexplay Technologies, Inc, a privately held company based in New York, announced that Buena Vista Home Entertainment Division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will use its flexible play DVD technology to make movies available to consumers in test markets beginning this August. GE Plastics is featuring this new innovative application, which uses patented LEXAN material technology, in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition here (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
LEXAN® SLX RESIN NOW AVAILABLE FOR INJECTION MOLDING
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—GE Plastics announced that one of its newest advanced polymers, LEXAN® SLX polycarbonate, is now available in a clear resin grade for injection molding applications. LEXAN SLX 2431 resin offers high light transmission (>83%) and low haze (<1%), enhanced weatherability and five to ten times the gloss retention compared with most standard UV stabilized polycarbonate materials. This new material and applications that use LEXAN® SLX film are on display in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
