BENETEAU AND DSM DYNEEMA COOPERATE TO IMPROVE SAILBOAT PERFORMANCE

DyneemaUrmond, 5 April, 2007 – BENETEAU, the world’s leading builder of sailing yachts, have designated Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, as their material of choice for running rigging and have entered into a cooperation with DSM Dyneema. The cooperation is aimed at improving the sailing performance of BENETEAU yachts through the use of next-generation running rigging made with Dyneema®, ultra-strong, lightweight polyethylene fiber. The high performance rigging, produced by Corderie Henri Lancelin, will be used in the majority of performance cruising sailboats built by BENETEAU, including the complete BENETEAU First range.

CHEMTURA TO PRESENT EXTENSIVE RANGE OF PLASTIC ADDITIVES AND FLAME RETARDANTS AT CHINAPLAS

Chemtura flame retardants are widely used in furniture and automobile foams and fabrics, computer monitor casings, circuit boards, wiring and other applications, including new FIREMASTER® 600 and 602 for approximately 10% greater efficiency.Chemtura Corporation (formerly Crompton and Great Lakes) will present their extensive line of plastics additives for the polyolefins,pvc and engineering plastics industries , and flame retardant products at the 21st International Exhibition on Plastics & Rubber Industries. The Chinaplas Exhibition will take place May 21st through May 24th at Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre Pazhou, Guangzhou, PR China.

INNOVATION WITH DYNEEMA® IN UNDERWATER PIPE-LAYING OPERATIONS

DyneemaUrmond, April 4, 2007 – Allseas Group S.A., a Swiss offshore pipelaying company, has collaborated with DSM Dyneema to improve the safety and speed of underwater pipe-laying using next-generation rope technology. The two companies have worked to replace traditional steel wire rope used to adjust pipelay stingers with a new product from BEXCOropes that is made with ultra-strong, lightweight polyethylene Dyneema® fiber. The new rope, which has been installed on Allseas’ pipe-laying vessel Audacia, enables faster, easier and safer operations.

Brenntag Oil & Gas ofrece una alternativa segura para la presulfuración de catalizadores

Brenntag Oil & Gas Europe ofrece, a través de su socio Lubrizol Corporation, la nueva generación de agentes de sulfidización de 
catalizadores: SulfrZol® 54. Gracias a su Flash Point considerablemente superior, 100 ºC, SulfrZol® 54 es mucho más seguro para trabajar que el DMDS. Además, SulfrZol® 54 no tiene un olor desagradable.Brenntag Oil & Gas Europe, uno de los mayores distribuidores químicos del mundo ofrece, a través de su socio Lubrizol Corporation, la nueva generación de agentes de sulfidización de catalizadores: SulfrZol® 54. Con un punto de inflamación de 100 ºC, este producto es mucho más seguro que los tradicionales agentes sulfurantes, tales como el DMDS (Dimetil Disulfuro). Observando los últimos avances dentro de la industria, los cuales están obligando a las refinerías a aumentar sus niveles de seguridad, Brenntag considera que su producto es el mejor de los disponibles en el mercado. Th. M. Verleun, director comercial de Brenntag Oil & Gas Europe, ha comprobado las diferentes opciones en la activación catalítica.

Belden lanza el Catálogo Maestro completo, versión EMEA

Belden lanza el Catálogo Maestro completo, versión EMEA.Belden, diseñador y fabricante líder internacional de soluciones de cables electrónicos y conectividad de alta velocidad ha lanzado su primer Catálogo Maestro en un único volumen para los mercados de Europa, Oriente Medio y África.

Borealis’ Daplen achieves technological breakthrough in fully integrated fender

Borealis has delivered the foundation for a technological breakthrough to the automotive industry with the development of Daplen™ EF314E used in the world’s first fully integrated fender moduleBorealis has delivered the foundation for a technological breakthrough to the automotive industry with the development of Daplen™ EF341AE used in the world’s first fully integrated fender module. The material, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compound, has been specifically tailored to meet BMW’s exacting specifications for the new BMW X5 regarding improved production cost, safety, high quality aesthetics and environmental performance. The resulting TPO fender is the most complex and highly integrated, class A body application to be seen in production to date.

Introducing XIRAN® SMA co-polymers

Polyscope Polymers produces superior new product with proven weight saving and reduced cycle times for producers of automotive and industrial parts.Polyscope Polymers produces superior new product with proven weight saving and reduced cycle times for producers of automotive and industrial parts.

Polyscope Polymers, Europe’s newest and foremost manufacturer and supplier of Styrene Maleic Anhydride (SMA) co-polymers has introduced its XIRAN® SMA product range. The product is manufactured in Europe, and provides a significantly better alternative for users of existing SMA products. In addition, the product's properties and performance may well provide new opportunities for parts manufacturers who currently use other materials such as Polyamide, PPLGF, PPEPDM or ABS blends. In recent tests for a specific automotive application, XIRAN® delivered a significant weight saving compared to glass reinforced Polyamide as well as a considerable decrease in cycle-time.

Owens Corning JEC 2007 Press Kit

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsJEC Composites Show 2007