21-02-2011
Clariant’s Pigments Business increases prices
Muttenz, 21 February 2011 – Clariant's Business Unit Pigments, a world leader in organic pigments and dyes, announces price increases across its product portfolio.
21-02-2011
Azelis to acquire S&D Group Ltd, UK
Azelis, the leading pan-European specialty chemicals distributor, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire S&D Group Limited, a leading specialist supplier of raw materials and ingredients to the pharmaceutical, food, personal care and performance chemicals industries.
21-02-2011
Global Executives Optimistic on Tech Sector
London, February 21, 2011 - Senior executives are positive about prospects for the global technology sector over the next 12 months. This is revealed in the latest annual technology market confidence survey conducted by Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, in association with its member agencies around the world.
18-02-2011
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS INTRODUCES GREEN PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
DSM Engineering Plastics, one of the world's leading suppliers of engineering thermoplastics, has introduced a number of innovative Eco packaging solutions that anticipate and proactively address market demands. These include a new solution for reducing lactam pollution in BOPA film production and in co-extrusion of PA6 outer layer(s), and a breathable, cost-effective film to replace highly polluting cellulose in smoked meat applications.
17-02-2011
DSM ENGINEERGING PLASTICS ANNOUNCES PRICES INCREASES FOR STANYL
Due to unprecedented and continued escalations in key raw materials costs (such as adipic, glass fiber, flame retardants and others), DSM Engineering Plastics is forced to increase prices for its Stanyl® product range on top of 2010 price increases.
17-02-2011
DSM acquires majority share in UHMWPE fiber manufacturer in China
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the majority shareholding in Shandong ICD High Performance Fibre Co Ltd. (“ICD”), based in Laiwu, Shandong province, China. Closing of this transaction is expected in the course of 2011.
16-02-2011
REVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL BLAST CHIMNEY FOR ARMORED VEHICLES MAKES INNOVATIVE USE OF HIGH-STRENGTH, LIGHT WEIGHT BALLISTIC MATERIALS MADE WITH DYNEEMA®
The Netherlands, February 16, 2011 - Composite armor systems specialist Hardwire LLC has developed and successfully demonstrated a blast protection system that utilizes Dyneema®, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber, as part of a suite of solutions that significantly improves the ability of light military vehicles to protect occupants from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The Structural Blast Chimney, or SBC, is a result of highly effective cooperative work between several key organizations within the defense industry. Hardwire LLC and UHMWPE producer DSM Dyneema have put considerable effort into helping to meet the U.S. armed forces’ increasing needs for explosion protection while in the field.
16-02-2011
Materiales de SABIC Innovative Plastics ayudan a los fabricantes de productos médicos a ofrecer una respuesta proactiva ante las tendencias del sector
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Países Bajos – 16 de febrero de 2011 – La reglamentación, la seguridad del paciente/profesional y las alternativas más rentables en los cuidados médicos se encuentran entre las prioridades en el sector de la salud. SABIC Innovative Plastics presentó en la MD&M West 2011, sus materiales especiales que ayudan a los fabricantes de productos médicos a ofrecer una respuesta proactiva ante estas tendencias. Los compuestos especiales de la compañía ofrecen nuevas alternativas y estrategias para empresas del sector medico en el cumplimiento normativo y en el creciente aumento de los dispositivos inalámbricos de monitorización que promueven una atención domiciliaria y ambulatoria más cómoda y asequible. SABIC Innovative Plastics está firmemente comprometida con la industria de los productos médicos y está realizando continuas inversiones en tecnologías, gracias a las cuales los clientes pueden afrontar con seguridad los desafíos actuales y futuros del sector.
