08-02-2008
IMPROVED AERODYNAMICS AND WEIGHT-SAVING FOR BMW M3 WITH SymaLITE® UNDERBODY SHIELDS FROM QUADRANT PLASTIC COMPOSITES
LENZBURG, SWITZERLAND – February, 2008 – Recently upgraded to deliver improved mechanical and acoustical properties, SymaLITE® from Quadrant Plastic Composites has been specified by Tier One supplier Takeo GmbH Automotive Systems, Dietfurt, Germany, for underbody shields for the new BMW. These lightweight panels cover almost the entire underside of the car, offering optimised aerodynamics for improved vehicle handling and fuel efficiency.
07-02-2008
Borealis and Borouge to showcase solutions and asset investments at Wire 2008
Borealis and Borouge, the world’s leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions for the wire and cable industry, will present its active commitment to investing in and providing technically advanced, high quality, cost-effective solutions for the industry at the forthcoming Wire 2008 exhibition. Innovative product developments and capacity investments to meet the needs of the growing wire and cable market will take centre stage at Stand D72 Hall 10 from 31 March – 4 April 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
07-02-2008
Proyectos chinos por 20.000 millones de euros en oferta para socios de inversión europeos en la Cumbre de Contratación Business in China
Londres, 25 de febrero de 2008: China, reconocida ya como el país de más rápido crecimiento comercial del mundo, continúa buscando socios de proyecto que le ayuden a seguir creciendo económicamente y compartan sus recompensas. La variedad y la escala de las necesidades industriales actuales de China suponen grandes oportunidades de negocio para las empresas que se plantean seriamente la entrada en ese enorme mercado. Pero, sobre todo, muchos de los proyectos que se están licitando son de tal naturaleza que tienen potencial para las empresas participantes de convertirse en plataformas estables para su crecimiento futuro y sostenible en China.
05-02-2008
CHEMTURA’S NEW NAUGALUBE® 810 ANTI-WEAR ADDITIVE:
NON-PHOSPHOROUS, NON-SULFUR AND SULFATED ASH-FREE
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) is launching Naugalube® 810, the next generation of non-phosphorous, non-sulfur and sulfated ash-free anti-wear additive, with a friction-reducing benefit. This multifunctional new anti-wear additive is especially targeted for incorporation into GF-5 (2010), PC-11 (2011), ACEA, and OEM oils.
05-02-2008
Larrie Rose, president of Belden Europe, will retire
Belden has announced that D. Larrie Rose, Vice President, Operations and President, Belden Europe, will retire at the end of February 2008, after a 35-year career with the Company. The Company has appointed Henk Derksen as interim managing director. Mr. Derksen is Vice President, Finance, for Belden Europe.
05-02-2008
QUADRANT CMS DEVELOPS MULTIPLE AIRBAG HOUSINGS FOR NEW CITROEN C5
TIELT, BELGIUM – February 2008 – Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems (Quadrant CMS) of Tielt, Belgium, working in close co-operation with Tier-1 automotive supplier TRW - Dalphimetal of Madrid, Spain, has developed all three front airbag housings for the new Citroën C5. The housings for the driver airbag, passenger airbag and knee airbag are moulded in impact-modified Akulon® Polyamide 6 from DSM with 40 percent glass-fibre reinforcement.
04-02-2008
PPG sets aggressive energy and greenhouse gas emissions goals
As part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced recently it has set a goal to reduce its total energy intensity by 25 percent from 2006 to 2016 and its total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 10 percent from 2006 to 2011.
04-02-2008
“Milliken Chemical exhibe soluciones de alta transparencia en Interpack 2008”
Milliken Chemical, una división de Milliken & Company, ve con transparencia cómo se puede responder a la constante presión del sector del envase y embalaje para reducir los costes y aumentar a la vez la calidad, la funcionalidad y la estética de los productos finales, y lo demostrará en Interpack 2008, cuando exhiba a los transformadores y especificadores sus últimas soluciones de aditivos. Los visitantes del stand A06 del Pabellón 10 podrán experimentar en persona las nuevas oportunidades que se les ofrecen para: desarrollar innovaciones de envasado con niveles de transparencia sin precedentes, sacar partido de materiales de menor coste, mejorar la producción y las prestaciones del producto final o abrir nuevos caminos en el diseño de envasado.
