Clariant launches new silicone-free and deco-cosmetics concepts for personal care

ClariantNovember 2, 2009 - Specialty chemicals expert Clariant continues to simplify ingredient and formulation choice for its personal care customers with the launch of two concept groups categorizing silicone-free and decorative cosmetic products.

Joint Initiative Develops Breakthrough In Thermoset Direct Compounding Technology

DSM Composite ResinsStuttgart, Germany - October 30th, 2009 - At a joint press conference held during the Composites Europe show, a breakthrough in direct compounding technology – from raw materials to composites and parts - was presented that is set to extend the production of thermoset composites into high volume, complex and large parts and open up new market opportunities for composite applications that are not feasible with today’s thermoset processing technologies.

Las nuevas resinas de copolímero Lexan* HFD de SABIC Innovative Plastics de alta fluidez, elevada ductilidad e increíble rendimiento y aportan una mayor libertad de diseño

Pantalla facial fabricada con la resina Lexan* HFD de SABIC Innovative Plastics.BERGEN OP ZOOM, Países Bajos – 28 de octubre de 2009 – SABIC Innovative Plastics ha presentado hoy una nueva tecnología de copolímeros: las resinas especiales de copolímero Lexan* HFD, un material innovador que ofrece a los clientes una elevada fluidez en el procesado sin las tradicionales disminuciones de robustez y una mejorada ductilidad sin afectar la fluidez del material fundido. Estos materiales se basan en la incomparable transparencia, la extrema robustez y el elevado rendimiento por los que es conocida la resina de policarbonato (PC) Lexan. El nuevo material abre la puerta a una gran variedad de nuevas opciones de diseño, especialmente en áreas de aplicación claves en las que se requieren piezas de paredes finas, geometrías complejas y productos con elevada resistencia a impactos que puedan soportar temperaturas muy bajas sin comprometer la transparencia.

Las nuevas resinas de copolímero Lexan* de SABIC Innovative Plastics rompen moldes para proporcionar un rendimiento extremo en los diseños más avanzados y complejos

Reflector de faro, fabricado con la resina Lexan* XHT de SABIC Innovative Plastics.BERGEN OP ZOOM, Países Bajos – 28 de octubre de 2009 – Con el fin de satisfacer los requisitos de rendimiento cada vez más exigentes para los nuevos y vanguardistas diseños de aplicaciones, así como para ayudar a los clientes a reducir los costos de los sistemas, SABIC Innovative Plastics ha desarrollado un portafolio de resinas de copolímero de policarbonato (PC) Lexan* de rendimiento extremo. Fruto de más de una década de investigación científica sobre polímeros, este nuevo portafolio de resinas Lexan de alta gama permite que los clientes de SABIC Innovative Plastics disfruten de un número de opciones de diseño mucho mayor para crear las soluciones de nueva generación que diferencien sus productos, hagan crecer sus actuales cuotas de mercado, permitan la expansión a nuevos mercados y áreas de aplicación y aumenten su productividad y rentabilidad globales.

DSM wins Innovation in Environment Award for lightweight air-cargo container panels

DSM wins Innovation in Environment Award for lightweight air-cargo container panelsRoyal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that it is awarded the international AVK award in Innovations and Environment for a new, light weight version of air-cargo containers. The containers help airlines to cut carbon emissions by 28,000 ton a year, the equivalent of taking more than 8500 cars off the road.

Bio Base Europe Training Centre on Track for 2011 Opening

Unique state-of-the-art training and educational facility will complete second phase of Bio Base Europe plan, consolidating Europe’s leading centre of expertise for the bio-industry.Gent, 27 October 2009 – Bio Base Europe, the Biopark Terneuzen and Ghent Bio-Energy Valley joint initiative launched in April 2009, has said its new bio-focused Training Centre is on course to open in early 2011. The Bio Base Europe initiative will be the first of its kind to include both a Pilot Plant and a Training Centre dedicated to bio-based industry and aims to support and accelerate the development of a sustainable bio-based economy in Europe. It is the largest Interreg project ever granted to the Dutch-Flemish border region and is set to transform the region into the main bio-economy gateway in Europe.

Distrupol signs up for Cabot Masterbatch in Ireland

DistrupolDistrupol Ireland has signed a contract with Cabot Corporation for the distributorship of their range of masterbatches in Ireland, starting 1 August, 2009. The range includes Cabot’s black, white, grey and additive masterbatches trading as PLASBLAK®, PLASWITE®, PLASGREY® AND PLASADD® respectively.

Revelop – the new UK name for servicing ancillary equipment of all brands

As of this month Revelop Ltd. will take over all engineering and spare parts activities of distributor PL Machinery for all brands, while the latter will focus entirely on selling new and refurbished equipment. Also based in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire, Revelop is headed by Neal Northwood who has more then 20 years of experience in the plastics machinery industry. Plastics processors, packaging and plastic recycling companies in the UK only need to remember a single name for the spare parts and support of all their dryers, granulators, blenders material loading systems and temperature control.