29-09-2008
SABIC demuestra su liderazgo en compuestos innovadores y ligeros para la industria automotriz
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Países Bajos – 29 de septiembre de 2008 – SABIC Innovative Plastics y SABIC PP Automotive introdujeron su extensa y exclusiva cartera de compuestos termoplásticos ligeros y de alto desempeño de SABIC para aplicaciones automotrices. Estos materiales reforzados abarcan desde los compuestos especiales LNP* Thermocomp* y LNP Verton*, ideados para aplicaciones complejas de interiores y motoras, hasta la presentación a nivel mundial de las resinas SABIC® STAMAX para módulos de puertas y portadores de paneles de instrumentos, pasando por el compuesto AZDEL IXIS® 157 para techos y capós de vehículos, que ha empezado a comercializarse recientemente. La amplia cartera de compuestos de SABIC permite el uso de tecnologías como la decoración en el molde para conseguir efectos especiales, así como el moldeado en frío y en caliente, que mejora el acabado superficial. La empresa es líder mundial en compuestos termoplásticos y comprende a la perfección el rumbo que está tomando la industria del automóvil y qué necesidades tendrá a largo plazo.
26-09-2008
ARNITE® XG FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS: FIRST HALOGEN FREE PBT TO MEET BOTH GWT & GWIT ON END PRODUCTS
Arnite® T XG510 PBT Halogen Free (HF) PBT grade has received VDE Approval for electrical insulating materials. This new grade, produced by DSM Engineering Plastics is particularly suited for components like connectors in white goods applications, such as washing machines, dryers and dishwashers.
24-09-2008
Owens Corning Continues Environmental Footprint Reduction with Upgrades to More Energy Efficient, Lower Emitting Technology
Shanghai, China – Sept. 19, 2008– At the China Composites Show in Shanghai, China, Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) today announced that it is continuing conversion of its composite glass manufacturing facilities to its patented Advantex® technology platform. The platform offers a higher performing glass fiber and a significantly smaller environmental manufacturing footprint compared with standard E-glass composite processes. Key environmental and product benefits include:
23-09-2008
Momentive appoints EMG to handle media relations
Bergen op Zoom, September 23, 2008 – Momentive Performance Materials, one of the world's largest producer of silicones and silicone derivatives, quartz and ceramics, has appointed EMG to manage their press relations activities in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa.
23-09-2008
Borealis gains Thumbs Up for new Borstar® RJ900MO polypropylene with a unique combination of superior flow and transparency
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has introduced a new grade of Borstar® random polypropylene (PP) with a unique combination of flow and transparency. Borstar RJ900MO was developed to meet the packaging market need for shorter cycle times, transparency and mechanical properties in applications such as house- and kitchenware and food packaging. The material also offers very good organoleptic properties and low extractables to meet the needs of the packaging producer, filler and end user.
21-09-2008
At ASRT, Orfit® Industries America Introduces Enhanced Fixation Technology for Efficast® Thermoplastic Masks
BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2008 – To increase precision, safety and usability for patient immobilization during radiation therapy, Orfit® Industries America today announced a new fixation technology for its Efficast® thermoplastic masks. At the 32nd American Society of Radiation Technologists (ASRT) Radiation Therapy conference in Boston, Mass., from Sept. 21-23 at the Boston Marriot Copley Place, Orfit Industries America is showcasing new winged “L” profiles that secure Efficast masks for head, neck and shoulders into the high precision slots in the Orfit base plate. Compared to competitive u-shaped or s-type masks with commonly used push pins or that use swivel clamps, these new winged “L” profiles can be easily grasped with the fingers -- make it easier to mold Efficast masks, position them precisely and remove them quickly in case of emergency. Orfit is displaying the profiles as part of its complete immobilization solutions at booth 104.
21-09-2008
At ASTRO, Orfit® Industries America Introduces Enhanced Fixation Technology for Efficast® Thermoplastic Masks
BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2008 – To increase precision, safety and usability for patient immobilization during radiation therapy, Orfit® Industries America today announced a new fixation technology for its Efficast® thermoplastic masks. At the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, Mass., Orfit Industries America is showcasing new winged “L” profiles that secure Efficast masks for head, neck and shoulders into the high precision slots in the Orfit base plate. Compared to competitive u-shaped or s-type masks with commonly used push pins or that use swivel clamps, these new winged “L” profiles can be easily grasped with the fingers -- make it easier to mold Efficast masks, position them precisely and remove them quickly in case of emergency. Orfit is displaying the profiles as part of its complete immobilization solutions at booth 1612.
19-09-2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics y Azdel, Inc. comercializan los compuestos para automóviles IXIS®, que reducen el peso pero no el rendimiento
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Países Bajos – 22 de septiembre de 2008 – En su constante afán por encontrar nuevas formas de aligerar el peso de los vehículos, los fabricantes del sector automotriz y otros clientes han estado buscando una alternativa mejor que el acero, el aluminio y los compuestos termofijos para los grandes paneles de carrocería aerodinámicos y horizontales. Ahora, SABIC Innovative Plastics y Azdel, Inc. han comercializado su nuevo grado de compuesto termoplástico híbrido: el IXIS® 157, un compuesto tipo sándwich reforzado con fibra de vidrio continua para paneles de carrocería horizontales del sector automotriz.
