15-11-2004
El polietileno Borcoat™ protege un gran oleoducto en Turquía
El material de polietileno Borcoat™ para recubrimiento de tuberías ha sido elegido para ofrecer protección anticorrosión al tramo turco del oleoducto de 1.760 km Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC), que sale de Azerbaiyán, atraviesa Georgia y llega a Turquía, desde donde el petróleo se distribuirá a mercados de todo el mundo.
15-11-2004
Nilit lanza un hilo antimicrobiano para prendas deportivas
Nilit Ltd., un proveedor internacional de hilos y microfibras, ha lanzado Sensil Bodyfresh, un hilo que incorpora al agente antimicrobiano AlphaSan® de Milliken para combatir los olores en las prendas deportivas.
11-11-2004
ISP Food Ingredients announces price increase
ISP Food Ingredients will implement an average price increase of 7 to10% for food-grade alginates and other hydrocolloid-based functional food systems. These increases apply to pricing worldwide and will take effect on December 1, 2004, or as contracts allow. Over the past year, raw material costs have increased substantially due to reduced harvests leading to a tight supply of some seaweeds and natural gums. Further, energy, water, transportation and environmental compliance costs increased dramatically in 2004 and are forecasted to significantly increase again in 2005. Although ISP has implemented aggressive cost containment measures as well as improved operating efficiencies, these actions have been insufficient to offset these substantial cost increases.
11-11-2004
Rapid EnergyPRO™ ahorra energía y costes utilizando toda la potencia solamente cuando es necesario
Rapid Granulator AB introducirá EnergyPRO™, su nuevo sistema de ahorro de energía en la feria K, la feria europea más importante de la industria del plástico, que tendrá lugar del 20 al 27 de Octubre de 2004 en Duesseldorf, Alemania. El EnergyPRO, es la respuesta de Rapid a las necesidades de la industria para ahorrar energía y costes, utilizando toda la potencia del molino solamente cuando es realmente necesario.
09-11-2004
New Owens Corning Scrap and Waste Reduction Program Helps Customers Reduce Scrap by up to 50 Percent and Direct Costs by up to 12 Percent
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – November 9, 2004 – Responding to customer needs to minimize losses from waste during processing and manage discarded post-production material, Owens Corning (OTC: OWENQ) today announced at the FEIPLAR COMPOSITES 2004 show a comprehensive waste management program named SUGERE (Sistema Owens Corning de Gerencamento de Residuos), which can help customers reduce waste by up to 50 percent, and direct costs by up to 12 percent. The program saves money for producers of thermoset composite products and manages manufacturing leftovers by finding environmentally friendly alternative uses for them.
09-11-2004
Owens Corning OC® Molding Mat/Closed Cavity Bag Molding (CCBM) Speed Composite Part Production up to 300 Percent; Owens Corning Increases Molding Mat Production at Rio Claro Plant
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – November 9, 2004 – Owens Corning today announced at the FEIPLAR COMPOSITES 2004 show, that the company has added an additional line at its Rio Claro facility to meet increasing market demand for the OC Molding Mat reinforcement product, which, used in conjunction with closed cavity bag molding (CCBM), is up to three times faster than processing by hand or spray lay-up.
08-11-2004
BG’s hygeia range of electrical accessories made in Polygiene™, a new antimicrobial compound, kills MRSA
Electrical switches and sockets made by U.K. company BG Electrical Ltd incorporate a special compound, proven to kill the MRSA ‘superbug,’ the SARS virus, and numerous types of virulent bacteria, as well as yeasts and molds.
08-11-2004
El polipropileno BorECO™ es una solución económica que cubre las necesidades futuras de las aplicaciones de canalización sin presión
Borealis se halla a la vanguardia de los grandes avances del polipropileno (PP). Las relaciones que mantiene desde hace tiempo con muchos protagonistas de la industria de la canalización han permitido a la firma convertir las necesidades del mercado en soluciones de PP BorECO™ que beneficien a todos los miembros de la cadena del valor: transformadores, instaladores, empresas de servicios públicos y ciudadanos.
