01-11-2005
A New Grade of Eastar® From Eastman Chemicals Supports a Technological Breakthrough In the Drug Delivery Device Sector
CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - SEDAT, design and manufacture company of plastic injection-moulded drug delivery devices, has selected Eastman Chemical’s new grade MN058 of Eastar® for an innovative angiographic syringe that has achieved a technological breakthrough in the medical sector.
28-10-2005
Bekaert acquires Southwest Screens & Filters, a leading player in filter applications for the polymer industry
Bekaert has acquired Southwest Screens & Filters SA for an enterprise value of € 6 million. With production facilities in Sprimont (Belgium) and just outside Jakarta (Indonesia), Southwest realises annual sales of € 10 million. The company employs 125 people and is one of the world players in metal fibre based industrial process filters. These filters are used mainly in the polymer industry for filtering possible impurities out of the molten raw material during the production process, to ensure the good quality of the synthetic fibre or film.
28-10-2005
GE combina la durabilidad de la placa Lexan* Margard* con el Control Solar mejorando el ahorro energético y la protección contra los UV con soluciones excelentes en acristalamiento para el sector transportes
BERGEN OP ZOOM, PAÍSES BAJOS - 28 de octubre de 2005 - Para subrayar su compromiso con la iniciativa ecomagination*, GE - Plastics presenta la nueva placa Lexan* Margard* MR5 IR, el primer producto de GE en placa de policarbonato (PC) con revestimiento duro para la industria de transporte público mundial, que aporta propiedades de absorción de rayos infrarrojos (IR) en las longitudes de onda comprendidas entre 780 y 1400 nm. La eficaz gestión de este material de GE de la radiación térmica de infrarrojos procedente del sol incidente sobre autobuses, trenes y otros vehículos de transporte público y especiales, ofrece la posibilidad de ahorrar energía y, además, protege de la radiación UV, potencialmente peligrosa, sin obstruir el paso de la luz. De esta forma se reduce la acumulación de calor, con el consiguiente ahorro en costes de aire acondicionado en los días calurosos y soleados, y al mismo tiempo se proporciona aislamiento para conservar el calor y, de esta forma, se ahorra combustible en los días fríos o nublados.
27-10-2005
Borealis launches Borstar® PE 2G technology delivering a new generation of products tailored to specific customer needs
Building on the established advantages of its Borstar® bimodal process technology, Borealis has introduced a new generation of proprietary technology - Borstar PE 2G, a multi-modal process that enables the molecular tailoring of polyethylene (PE) to provide solutions that meet the exact needs of the customer.
27-10-2005
Borealis and Novolen enter into license agreement and will jointly develop metallocene single-site polymerisation catalysts
Borealis and Novolen announced today that they have entered into a license agreement allowing Novolen’s metallocene single-site polypropylene (PP) technology rights to be available to Borealis. This agreement grants Borealis access to Novolen’s metallocene PP patent rights to manufacture single-site polymerisation catalysts to produce Borealis metallocene PP solutions. In addition, both parties have entered into joint development agreement to further develop metallocene single-site polymerisation catalysts for use in bulk PP polymerisation processes. Both companies are strongly committed to innovation and play a leading role in the plastics industry.
27-10-2005
First Nanogel® project in the UK
The first Kalwall® + Nanogel® project in the UK has been built in Hemsworth, an old mining-town in Yorkshire. The Wakefield local authorities commissioned Atkins architects to design serviced offices using the very latest thinking and technology in sustainable energy building.
26-10-2005
Univar Pharma Ingredients: Delivering Answers
Bellevue, Wash – When it comes to delivering answers, Univar responds with more pharmaceutical ingredients, tools and services than any other distribution company in the world.
26-10-2005
Gearhouse Broadcast chooses Belden CDT cabling for Qatar stadium projects
Gearhouse Broadcast has chosen high performance electronic cabling from Belden CDT for installations at three new sports stadiums under construction in Doha, Qatar. All three stadiums will be used for the Asian Games Doha 2006.
