Cabot Nanogel® sheds a different light on sporting students

The gymnasium of primery school ‘De Vrijenburgpoort’ in Barendrecht, The Netherlands.

Photo: Paul Gerlings
Architects: George Cornelissen, CITA Architecten, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Daylight has a high intrinsic value, in psychological, ergonomical and economical terms, This is especially true in countries such as The Netherlands, where sunlight is not always readily available. So, when the architects from CITA were asked to design a new school gymnasium, they were keen to bring in as much daylight in as possible. They selected multi-wall polycarbonate sheet filled with Cabot Nanogel. To allow as much light as possible to get in, whilst at the same time blocking annoying and dangerous reflections and glare. Additional advantages include energy savings, sound isolation and reduced risk of breakage.

PPG acquires Sierracin Corporation Strengthens aerospace transparencies business, enhances military offering

PPG Industries(September 28th , 2006 Shanghai China)PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20, 2006 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has acquired privately held Sierracin Corporation, Sylmar, Calif., a supplier of aerospace transparencies, including windshields, windows and canopies. Terms were not disclosed.

PPG Coatings Application Plant for Fasteners, Small Parts Opens on Schedule in Taiwan

PPG Industries(September 28th , 2006 Shanghai China)PITTSBURGH--PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has recently opened Alltech Engineered Finishes in Taiwan - a facility that serves the fastener and small parts industry by applying PPG's electrocoat and dip-spin coatings.

La Sociedad de Ingenieros en plásticos premia la solución monomaterial de Borealis para el sector del automóvil

Las excelentes propiedades mecánicas de Nepol proporcionan la elevada rigidez y la estabilidad dimensional necesarias para cubrir todos los requisitos funcionales de los interiores acabados. 

(Fotografía: BMW A/G) 
Borealis, proveedor líder de soluciones plásticas innovadoras, y el grupo BMW, fabricante de automóviles y motocicletas de gama alta, han desarrollado una nueva solución para los soportes de los salpicaderos de BMW, que incluye un nuevo material y una herramienta de ensayo. Esta innovación contribuirá a reducir los costes del conjunto y los tiempos de desarrollo de los modelos futuros, esto ha significado un segundo premio en la 10ª edición del Automotive Division Award (la de 2006) que otorga la Sociedad de Ingenieros en plásticos, en la categoría de componentes para interiores de vehículo.

DSM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR DYNEEMA® - THE WORLD'S STRONGEST FIBER™

DyneemaRoyal DSM N.V., the largest manufacturer of high performance polyethylene (HPPE) products in the world, today announces its decision to again invest in new production capacity for Dyneema® fiber. The new unit will be built at DSM's facility in Greenville, North Carolina (USA).

LOS NUEVOS APAREJOS LIROS XTR APROVECHAN LAS PRESTACIONES DE DYNEEMA® SK78 COMO BAZA COMPETITIVA PERDURABLE

DyneemaLichtenberg (D). 12-9-2006: LIROS, fabricante de primera fila de cabos de alta calidad para el sector de la vela, presenta una nueva gama de jarcias de labor de altas prestaciones para los regatistas más exigentes: LIROS XTR. Mediante el uso de la fibra Dyneema® SK 78 en toda la nueva gama de productos XTR, LIROS mejora las cualidades de las gamas anteriores y consigue que ofrezcan mejores prestaciones y una vida más larga en las extremas condiciones de la navegación de competición. Se pondrán a la venta en todo el mundo a través de las concesiones establecidas de LIROS a partir del 1 de octubre de 2006.

Borouge highlights high performance Wire & Cable solutions based on Borstar® technology

Borouge Borstar Enhanced LLDPE, MDPE and HDPE jacketing materials provide high performance wire & cable solutions>Borouge, together with one of its owners, Borealis, will showcase its high performance Wire & Cable solutions at Wire China 2006 – one of the world's biggest trade fairs for wire and cable manufacturing and processing technologies.

EMG marks 15 years of effective business communications

EMGBergen op Zoom, September 25, 2006 – This year, EMG, the leading international b2b marketing communications & media relations consultancy, marks its 15th anniversary. The company, which was established by Greg Farrett and Willem van de Velde in 1991, takes a multi-cultural, multi-lingual approach to develop integrated marketing communications programmes for international organisations.