07-12-2004
GREAT LAKES ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR A RANGE OF POLYMER STABILIZERS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide for a range of its polymer stabilizers, effective for shipments after January 1, 2005, or where contracts allow.
07-12-2004
Husky at EuroMold 2004: New PID²-Hot Runner Controller for up to 24 Zones of Control
FRANKFURT - Husky will display its newest line of hot runner temperature controllers at EuroMold 2004 in Frankfurt, December 1-4 (Hall 8, Booth F 41). The new LEC line of temperature controllers provide molders with full-featured hot runner temperature control at an extremely competitive price.
07-12-2004
The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman for Plastohm
Plastohm Group’s Packaging Division, a European leader in plastic packaging solutions, has selected The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman for a new high-end, thick-walled bottle designed to appeal to the senses of the user and set to complete its range of bottles for beauty and healthcare applications. Still in the prototyping phase, Plastohm’s new SENSO INTENSE 50 ml container is intended to enhance the company’s high-end SENSO range of containers.
06-12-2004
ECMSA back on the European Map
Brussels, December 6th 2004 European Chemical Marketing & Strategy Association (ECMSA) president Fred du Plessis addressed association members at the 2004 AGM. Originally established in 1962 as ECMRA (European Chemical Market Research Association) and renamed in 2000, ECMSA as been greatly impacted by the restructuring and consolidation within the chemical industry over the last several years.
06-12-2004
Borealis polypropylene chosen for heating and air conditioning pipe installation in La Scala refit
Milan, Italy’s world-famous La Scala opera house will reopen on December 7 after the completion of a massive renovation project that has kept its curtains closed for almost three years. Spectators will be kept in more comfort than ever before, thanks in part to the installation of a new heating and air conditioning system that uses plastic pipes and fittings made from Borealis polypropylene. The existing metal pipe installation has been entirely replaced.
06-12-2004
New plastics compound breaks the transmission path of diseases
A wide range of durable products for use in public institutions and the home can now be made in a Polygiene™ a high-quality plastic compound proven to kill the SARS corona virus as well as a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and molds. Polygiene is also effective against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA. Better known as the ‘superbug,’ MRSA has claimed numerous victims in hospitals in Europe and North America.
06-12-2004
EL ARNITE DE DSM REDUCE LOS TIEMPOS DE PRODUCCION Y DE MONTAJE DE LOS LIMPIAPARABRISAS TRASEROS A LA VEZ QUE DISMINUYE EL PESO DEL VEHÍCULO
Los fabricantes de componentes para automoción se benefician ya del Arnite® TV8 260, un nuevo tereftalato de polibutileno (PBT) con un 30% de fibra de vidrio, ideal para las carcasas de los engranajes que accionan los limpiaparabrisas traseros de los coches todo-terreno y familiares. Comparado con los materiales alternativos convencionales de fundición o de chapa metálica, las carcasas de Arnite ocupan menos espacio, necesitan menos piezas y menos manipulado para su montaje y permiten realizar una mayor variedad de diseños para adaptarse a las líneas más complicadas y de mínimo espacio de los vehículos actuales. Además de reducir el ciclo, la menor densidad del Arnite disminuye el consumo de material en un 10 - 13% en comparación con otros termoplásticos. “Arnite proporciona una excelente rigidez y gran resistencia al impacto con entalla” afirma Richard Frissen, Director de Desarrollo de Aplicaciones, Automoción, DSM Engineering Plastics. “Hasta los detalles más pequeños reducen los gastos generales, como los contactos eléctricos incorporados en el moldeo, lo cual no es factible con metales”.
06-12-2004
Eastman launches apothecary colour series to cosmetic, personal care industry
Eastman Chemical Company has launched its new apothecary colour series of plastic bottles. Made from Eastman’s The Glass Polymer™, the bottles provide superb clarity and gloss - often only achieved with glass - and are available for personal care and cosmetic brand owners in six different “retro-inspired” colours.
