19-11-2004
GREAT LAKES EXPANDS ELEMENTAL BROMINE AND KEY FLAME RETARDANT DERIVATIVE PRODUCTION
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will add a new bromine supply well for the extraction of elemental bromine at the company’s South Arkansas, USA facility and double the capacity of its polybrominated styrene (PBS) series of performance brominated flame retardants to meet strong industry demand. Expansion of both the elemental bromine and PBS flame retardants will be completed by the end of the first quarter 2005.
18-11-2004
Nanogel® Aerogel from Cabot Corporation wins 100% Detail RIBA Innovation Award
Groundbreaking Nanogel® translucent aerogel insulation material has received the 2004 100% Detail RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Journal Innovation Award. The award recognizes Cabot’s innovative technology for producing the translucent aerogel material that provides “the best translucent insulation for glazing in the world.” The RIBA Journal is the official magazine of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
17-11-2004
Univar announce Swedish consolidation plans
Univar plans to enhance and improve the overall cost effectiveness of its Swedish operation.
17-11-2004
Firma líder mundial de horticultura selecciona paneles de policarbonato LEXAN ZigZag de mayor transmisión de luz para cubiertas de invernadero
Bergen op Zoom, Holanda – Noviembre de 2004 - Se acaba de desvelar cuál será la primera aplicación comercial de los revolucionarios paneles de policarbonato LEXAN* ZigZag* de GE Advanced Materials Specialty Film & Sheet. Corn. Bak BV, una firma líder mundial en el cultivo y la exportación de plantas de bromelia, ha seleccionado el material para la restauración de las cubiertas de tres de sus invernaderos, un área total de 3.800 m2.
16-11-2004
ISP pharmaceutical division announces price increase
ISP pharmaceutical division will implement an average price increase of 7 to 10% for pharmaceutical alginates. 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. 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.
16-11-2004
Interplas maps out a bright future
The UK’s leading plastics and rubber show, Interplas, has now booked its space at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, for October 7-9, 2008. Interplas is also looking at exciting opportunities for 2006 and 2007 that will compliment the 2008 show.
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.
