04-07-2006
Jean Claude Steinmetz Appointed As Rhodia Vice President, Automotive and Transportation Markets
Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 2006 – On June 1, 2006, Jean-Claude Steinmetz was appointed as Rhodia Vice President in charge of the Automotive and Transportation Markets. In his new position, he will have the mission to accelerate Rhodia’s development and penetration efforts in both markets. He joined Rhodia in 1999 as President of Rhodia’s Engineering Plastics business, and most recently was Vice President of Rhodia’s Engineering Plastics and Industrial Yarns Strategic Business Unit. He will report directly to Yves Boisdron, Rhodia Group Executive Vice President, Strategy.
04-07-2006
Trexel Inc. and Rhodia Polyamide Announce Global Co-Marketing and Development Agreement; Rhodia Will Introduce New TECHNYL® XCell 6.6 and 6 Polyamide Grades Optimized for Trexel’s MuCell® Process
Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 2006 – Officials from Trexel Inc. and Rhodia Polyamide today announced that they are working in partnership through an arrangement that involves the establishment of an exclusive multi-year global co-marketing agreement, where Rhodia will actively develop and commercialize new material technology optimized for the MuCell® process, and where Trexel will work with Rhodia for polyamide applications.
04-07-2006
Rhodia Polyamide Announces Introduction of New TECHNYL® XCell 6.6 and 6 Polyamide Grades Optimized for Use with Trexel’s MuCell® Process
Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 2006 – Officials from Rhodia Polyamide’s Engineering Plastics Business Unit present at NPE 2006 today announced the introduction of new TECHNYL® XCell 6.6 and 6 polyamide grades optimized for use with Trexel’s MuCell® process. These new grades are the first technology deliverables from Rhodia as part of their newly signed global co-marketing and development agreement, where Rhodia will actively develop and commercialize new material technology optimized for the MuCell® process, and where Trexel will work exclusively with Rhodia for polyamide applications. These new resins will be available in industrial quantities during the third quarter of 2006. However, they are available immediately in trial quantities.
04-07-2006
Los violines Vivo2 de Ted Brewer dan la nota con sus imponentes efectos de color, obsequio de la resina Lexan* Visualfx* de GE
BERGEN OP ZOOM, PAÍSES BAJOS - 4 de julio de 2006 - Policarbonatos (PC) de color azul cristal, violeta intenso o transparentes como el agua, con el brillo de un diamante: no estamos hablando precisamente de violines tradicionales. Producidos artesanalmente por Ted Brewer, un reputado diseñador de violines transparentes del Reino Unido, los ultramodernos violines Vivo2 incorporan los efectos especiales de la resina Lexan* Visualfx* de GE Plastics, que les dotan de un deslumbrante impacto visual y un sonido excelente. Ted, que originalmente tallaba a mano sus instrumentos en un bloque acrílico, recurrió a GE Plastics cuando la alta demanda de sus violines le obligó a pasarse al moldeo por inyección. Los expertos en color de GE Plastics le ayudaron a convertir su visión de los modelos Vivo2 en una llamativa realidad.
29-06-2006
RoHS實施在即，熱電再簽大單
中國上海（2006年6月29日）–世界領先的分析儀器研發和製造公司熱電公司近日從臺灣富士康公司喜獲大單，為其華南檢測實驗室提供23台ARL QUANT’X螢光能譜儀，用來快速分析電子產品中的塑膠和合金是否含有RoHS指令規定的有害元素，以限制有害物質在電子產品中的應用。ARL QUANT’X螢光能譜儀是市場上性價比最高的能量色散X螢光能譜儀（EDXRF），可以實現RoHS和WEEE法規所需的無可比擬的檢測靈敏度和必不可缺的自由度，國內很多省市如浙江、南京、山東、河南等地的技術監督局都已經採用該儀器進行RoHS檢測。
28-06-2006
Synventive amplía su gama de productos con nuevas boquillas y cilindros para aplicaciones cavidades múltiples y pequeñas
‘s GRAVENDEEL, PAÍSES BAJOS - 28 de junio de 2006 - Synventive Molding Solutions, conocida hasta ahora por sus sistemas de canal caliente medianos y grandes destinados especialmente a la industria automovilística, ha ampliado su gama de productos para incluir tamaños de inyectada de hasta tan sólo 0,1 g. Ya se han suministrado muchos moldes de cavidades múltiples para la producción de componentes de los sectores de la automoción, la electricidad, el envase y embalaje y la tecnología médica ―en su mayoría en forma de bloques cámara caliente con placa base, puente y controladores de temperatura incluidos― con estas nuevas boquillas y cilindros.
27-06-2006
CHEMTURA INTRODUCES MORE EFFICIENT FIREMASTER® FLAME RETARDANT PRODUCTS
MIDDLEBURY, CT – Chemtura Corporation (Crompton/Great Lakes) has introduced Firemaster® 600 and Firemaster® 602, two new flame retardants for flexible polyurethane foam that are approximately 10% more efficient than Firemaster® 550 and Firemaster® 552. Each of these new products exhibits outstanding scorch resistance, minimal effect upon foam processing, physical properties and cigarette smolder as well as a favorable environmental profile. FiremasterR 602 is specifically recommended for mechanically cooled foams. Chemtura is a leading global manufacturer of fire retardants, which reduce or eliminate the flammability of a wide range of combustible materials.
27-06-2006
PROTECTIVE VESTS MADE WITH DYNEEMA® GIVE DUTCH LAW ENFORCEMENT TRIPLE THREAT PROTECTION AND GREATER COMFORT
URMOND (NL), 27 June 2006 - The first of 25,000 new protective vests for Dutch Law Enforcement was presented today to the Royal Dutch Police Services (KLPD). The vests, manufactured by BSST GmbH of Germany in cooperation with Ten Cate Advanced Composites of The Netherlands, feature an innovative design incorporating Dyneema® fiber and Dyneema® Unidirectional (UD) sheet material from DSM Dyneema.
