03-05-2005
VICTREX® PEEK-Based Dispersion Coatings now available from Armourcote in the UK
Victrex plc has announced that it has licensed Armourcote in the UK for the use of VICTREX PEEK based dispersions which have a patented base recipe and are formulated with powders to produce aqueous-based dispersions made from VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer. Armourcote a major UK based coating company can modify the Polyarletheretherketone-based recipe to enhance specific properties such as abrasion resistance, lubricity, release and color. Armourcote offers the necessary customer and technical service support for the new VICTREX PEEK-based coatings to ensure that the right coating system is specified.
03-05-2005
Recubrimientos en polvo basados en VICTREX® PEEK™, ahora disponibles en todo el mundo
Victrex ha anunciado la concesión de licencia a una red mundial de formuladores de recubrimientos electrostáticos por dispersión y por aspersión de una composición base patentada y polvos exclusivos para producir recubrimientos tanto en polvo como de base acuosa hechos con el polímero VICTREX® PEEK™. Los formuladores pueden modificar la composición basada en poliarileteretercetona para acentuar propiedades específicas como la resistencia a la abrasión, la lubricidad, el desmoldeo y el color. Cada formulador ofrece servicio al cliente y asistencia a la transformación, publicaciones técnicas y los precios de los recubrimientos basados en VICTREX PEEK.
03-05-2005
Adquisición de operaciones de producción de materia prima de Degussa
Victrex plc anuncia la compra de las operaciones propiedad de una filial de Degussa AG relativas a la producción de BDF (la materia prima clave a partir de la cual se produce el polímero VICTREX® PEEK™) por una retribución en efectivo de 16,3 millones de libras. Tras la adquisición de la fase primaria de la producción de BDF en 1999, esta transacción consolida aún más el control por parte de Victrex de la cadena de suministro de BDF
03-05-2005
Nanogel® Aerogel from Cabot Corporation provides the right chemistry
Nanogel® translucent aerogel insulation material was selected by Chemist Dr. Wiesman for the roofing system of a recently completed extension to his pharmacy in Neuhausen, Switzerland.
02-05-2005
GE Drives Full Speed Ahead with Breakthrough Material Solutions for More Fuel-Efficient Cars
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — Since the late 1960s, groundbreaking technologies from GE Advanced Materials have helped the automotive industry build best-selling vehicles offering world-class performance, style, safety, reduced costs, weight, and emissions. These GE technologies have also contributed to significant fuel savings for the consumer. Through science, GE has helped automotive manufacturers build lighter and more fuel-conserving vehicles.
29-04-2005
Maiden flight Airbus A380; DSM’s Stanyl® helps make it the quietest airplane ever built
This morning 11.30am (CET), the Airbus A380 containing an aircraft engine component made from DSM’s Stanyl performed its maiden flight at Toulouse-Blagnac international airport in Toulouse with a six-member test flight crew on-board.
29-04-2005
Distrupol launches a powerful new polymer search tool
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has introduced a significant, web-based customer service enhancement, designed to reduce the time needed for material selection and help cut product development time.
29-04-2005
Upgrades to GE Advanced Materials’ High-Purity Quartz Tubing Spark Higher Levels of Performance for Projector Lamps
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 29, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials, Quartz, once again, has extended the performance limits of quartz lamp tubing for short arc, ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps. Three newly upgraded products from GE represent a significant improvement in high-purity quartz tubing, offering projector lamp manufacturers the potential for improved optical uniformity, excellent dimensional control, and increased lamp life.
