Innovative packaging providing competitive advantage

Blue Underground, a Los Angeles-based company specializing in the DVD movie releases, has taken advantage of the ideal competitive advantage, combining brand building with unique packaging. Their secret to success is innovative clear tinted packaging that is proving to be a sales booster. Gent, Belgium - Blue Underground, a Los Angeles-based company specializing in the DVD movie releases, has taken advantage of the ideal competitive advantage, combining brand building with unique packaging. Their secret to success is innovative clear tinted packaging that is proving to be a sales booster.

Rhodia Polyamide Announces Further Price Increases for Polyamide 6 and 6.6 Resins and Compounds

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsSt. Fons, France, September 10th, 2004 – Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase of € 200 per metric ton for Rhodia’s PA 66 base resins and Rhodia’s Technyl® polyamide 6 & 66 compounds in Europe. This increase is effective as of September 13th, 2004.

Rotation of Borealis’ Board Chairman

BorealisErling Øverland moves from Vice Chairman to Chairman of the Board of Directors of Borealis, a leading provider of plastics solutions. Erling Øverland, an Executive Vice President on Statoil’s Executive Committee, has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Borealis since 2001.

Steadman, un fabricante británico de techos y revestimientos, va a utilizar el agente soplante Enovate® 3000 de Honeywell

HoneywellHaasrode, Bélgica, 2 de septiembre de 2004 — El agente soplante Enovate® 3000 de Honeywell, un hidrofluorocarbono líquido utilizado como agente soplante en la fabricación de espumas aislantes rígidas, va a ser ahora usado por Steadman & Son Ltd. para fabricar paneles de aislamiento de espuma. Steadman, uno de los fabricantes con más tradición en sistemas de techos y revestimientos dentro del Reino Unido, eligió Enovate® 3000 debido a que no daña la capa de ozono, satisfaciendo completamente el Protocolo de Montreal, y a que no es inflamable. Esta última característica le ha servido a Enovate® para cumplir fácilmente las normas antiincendios establecidas por Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB), una reconocida organización del Reino Unido independiente de certificación de calidad. Igualmente, Enovate® 3000 dota a los paneles de aislamiento de una calidad excepcional si se compara con otros productos de la competencia.

Novamont buys Eastman’s Eastar Bio® technology

Eastman ChemicalNovamont S.p.A. and Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) have announced the sale of Eastman’s Eastar Bio® copolyester business and technology platform to Novamont, a producer of biodegradable materials. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Univar and Texaco joint-venture partners close agreement for the supply of Dureal™

UnivarUnivar NV, the world’s largest distributor of chemical raw materials, and the joint venture partners of Texaco Netherlands have signed a declaration of intent for the installation of Dureal™ storage units and tank installations for AdBlue at the fuel service stations they operateand at companies who use on-site tank facilities.

Milliken Chemical and Domo PPC collaborate in developing an advanced benefit masterbatch for polypropylene

Milliken Chemical and Domo PPC collaborate in developing an advanced benefit masterbatch for polypropylene. Gent, Belgium – Following a year of technical collaboration with Milliken Chemical, the global leader in clarifying and colouring agents for polypropylene (PP), Domo Polypropylene Compounds (Domo PPC), has announced the launch of Tecnoline® P1-602-N2-N, an advanced nucleator masterbatch. Developed specifically to save the injection moulder time and money, Tecnoline P1-602-N2-N represents an important step forward in productivity enhancement.

GLCC LAUREL INCREASES SMOKE SUPPRESSANT AND SPECIALTY FLAME RETARDANT PRICES

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GLCC Laurel, LLC today announced that the company will increase the global price for its smoke suppressant and specialty flame retardants product lines, where contracts allow, for shipments after September 15, 2004. The price will increase $.10 per lb. for zinc borate and ONGARD® 2 and ONCOR® 75RA smoke suppressants and $.20-$.30 per lb. for SMOKEBLOC® smoke suppressants.