10-02-2006
Borealis promotes innovation in Italy’s utilities sector
The importance of reliable infrastructure in the supply and distribution of essential goods such as water and gas took centre stage at a workshop for the Italian pipe industry organised by Borealis in Genoa, Italy on February 3, 2006. In many European countries water loss due to leakage in the distribution network remains a significant problem. In the last few years the rate of loss has risen from 10 to 35 percent of the total volume of distributed water, the European Environment Agency reports.
09-02-2006
CHEMTURA RAISES ORGANOTIN INTERMEDIATES PRICES
Middlebury, CT- Chemtura (NYSE:CEM) will increase the price for Organotin Intermediates by 20 percent, effective February 15, 2006 or as contracts allow.
09-02-2006
Stadium Seating is Crystal Clear at the Winter Olympic Games Thanks to Eastman's DuraStar Copolyester
CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Eastman Chemical Company's DuraStar copolyester has been selected by La Metaltecnica srl F.lli Venelli, a well established manufacturer of stadium and sports arena seating systems, for use in the manufacture of stadium seats for the Palasport Olimpico stadium in Torino.
08-02-2006
El nuevo grado de polipropileno Borealis Borpact™ para envasado presenta unas propiedades ópticas excepcionales
Borealis presenta a los transformadores de films y envasadores un nuevo grado de polipropileno Borpact™ que ofrece grandes soluciones a la industria del envasado, gracias a una combinación única de resistencia a las bajas temperaturas, elevada rigidez, gran resistencia al calor y excepcionales propiedades ópticas. El nuevo Borpact BC914TF es ideal para la fabricación de envases de alimentos, bolsas, films de precintado pelables y films de etiquetado para botellas. Con este nuevo desarrollo, Borealis lleva el polipropileno a nuevos sectores, como el del etiquetado o el de las bandejas de envasado en atmósfera modificada (EAM) para carne y fruta.
07-02-2006
Enovate® for Insulation Foam: The Energy Efficient Advantage Exhibiting at UTECH 2006 in Maastricht
Brussels, February 7th 2006 - In the European Union, 40 percent of CO2 emissions originate through the use of energy in buildings. As the conservation of energy has become a top priority, Honeywell´s Enovate ® blowing agent for insulation foam offers a powerful solution and will be presented at this year´s UTECH show in Maastricht, the Netherlands, March 28th - 30th (Stand 1760).
02-02-2006
Borealis evaluates possible closure of HDPE plant in Norway
In an extraordinary Board meeting in Borealis AS today, it was decided to inform the Borealis AS Supervisory Board in an extraordinary meeting February 13 about the ongoing evaluation of the future of the Borealis high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Bamble, Norway. A potential closure of the plant in 2006 is one of the options being considered.
01-02-2006
GE and the City of Torino Unveil Monument in Piazza Solferino to Commemorate Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — February 1, 2006 — GE, a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games, and the city of Torino today unveiled an Olympic-themed monument dedicated to the residents and visitors of the city for the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Torino Mayor Sergio Chiamparino and president of GE Italy Giuseppe Recchi attended the event at the GE Ice Plaza in Piazza Solferino, in the heart of Torino’s historic city center, where the structure will remain through the Games. The monument is a gift from GE’s 300,000 worldwide employees to the city.
01-02-2006
DSM Dyneema Achieves ISO 13485 Certification for Dyneema® Purity Fiber Operations
Urmond (NL), January 31 – DSM Dyneema, the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber, today announced its Dyneema® Purity operations have been certified under the international ISO 13485:2003 standard. Dyneema® Purity, an ultra-high-molecularweight polyethylene fiber that is, weight for weight, 15 times stronger than steel, is used in high-performance medical applications such as orthopedic surgery sutures. Supplementing the ISO 9001 standard, ISO 13485 provides certification of a quality management system dedicated to medical devices.
