Users of Advanced Medical Polymers Gain Controlled, Consistent, Compliant Color With New Clariant MEVOPUR® Masterbatches

New colors for TOPAS (left) and Tritan polymers are part of the MEVOPUR® family of controlled, consistent and compliant Clariant masterbatches and compounds for medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, 9 March 2011 – Manufacturers of medical devices and packaging who choose newer plastic materials like Eastman Tritan™ co-polyester and TOPAS® cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) now have readily available color options that are pretested and compliant with key standards governing materials used in medical and pharmaceutical applications. Available under the new Clariant Masterbatches brand name MEVOPUR®, these color concentrates and pre-color compounds are produced under specially controlled conditions in ISO13485 certified plants, using raw materials that have been biologically evaluated against USP parts 87 and 88 (Class VI devices) and/or the international standard ISO10993, and spectroscopically analyzed on delivery.

DSM DYNEEMA APPOINTS EUROFIBERS BV AS PREMIUM DISTRIBUTION PARTNER

Contract signed between Eurofibers and DSM Dyneema.
(Photo DSM Dyneema, DYNPR195)The Netherlands, March 7, 2011 - DSM Dyneema has formed a partnership with EuroFibers BV in which they become a Premium Distribution Partner for UHMWPE fiber manufactured by DSM Dyneema. The new agreement becomes effective April 1st 2011 and is specific to Scandinavia, Denmark, United Kingdom, Benelux, France, Italy, Greece and the Iberian Peninsula.

El fabricante chino Leedarson abre un camino en la iluminación LED gracias a sus disipadores térmicos blancos construidos con el compuesto LNP* Konduit* de SABIC Innovative Plastics

Las modernas bombillas LED de Leedarson Lighting que utilizan el nuevo compuesto blanco LNP* Konduit* de SABIC Innovative Plastics para sus disipadores térmicos>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Países Bajos – 7 de marzo de 2011 – SABIC Innovative Plastics ha anunciado que Leedarson Lighting, uno de los principales fabricantes privados de soluciones integrales de iluminación y distribuidor de soluciones de iluminación para el ahorro energético, ha seleccionado LNP* Konduit*, compuesto térmicamente conductivo en una nueva formulación blanca para la fabricación de disipadores térmicos para dos de sus modernas bombillas basadas en diodos emisores de luz (LED). Con sede en Xiamen, China, Leedarson está utilizando el nuevo material compuesto LNP Konduit como sustituto del aluminio en estos disipadores térmicos con el objetivo de lograr sus objetivos fundamentales: un diseño excepcional y color blanco resistente al calor sin necesidad de aplicar pintura secundaria; una mayor productividad gracias a la aplicación del moldeo por inyección; y la conformidad con los requisitos de la industria en términos de aislamiento eléctrico. Mediante la combinación de unas cualidades estéticas superiores y las ventajas aportadas a la producción, materializadas en un excelente rendimiento de disipación térmica, el compuesto LNP Konduit puede ayudar a impulsar la adopción de las soluciones de iluminación LED y ampliar sus beneficios de ahorro energético y menor impacto ambiental.

Protection – be safe and be certain – the technical textiles industry can count on Clariant

At Techtextil 2011, Clariant’s impressive stand – with its striking cubist design – showcase the full range of Clariant’s innovations and experts are on hand to provide help and advice on all that’s possible with advanced solutions for technical textiles that perform and protect. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, 24 May 2011 – ‘Performance that protects – Protection that performs’ is Clariant’s key theme for the 2011 Techtextil show.

Songwon announces a new organization to support its global leadership position

SONGWONUlsan, Korea – March 3, 2011 – Songwon Industrial Group has emerged as a significant global leader in the polymer additives industry. To meet the growing demands of customers worldwide, it is implementing a new organization, effective as of January 1st 2011, which is outlined in the following chart.

70% of Technology Executives Read Print Media for Technology News every Month – But Online News Most Popular – Eurocom Worldwide Survey

EurocomLondon, March 03, 2011 – 70% of executives in technology businesses read print journals at least once a month, and nearly half (48%) read print journals at least once a week. And national newspapers continue to be an important source for technology industry news. These are the findings of the latest annual technology market survey conducted by Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, in association with its member agencies around the world.

Clariant Oil Services to Launch VeriTrax® at CORROSION 2011

ClariantHouston, Texas (USA), 02 March 2011 – Specialty chemicals expert Clariant’s Oil Services business will introduce its VeriTrax® Automated Data Exchange system, an integrated chemical delivery and data management system for providing production chemicals to the oil and gas industry, at NACE CORROSION 2011 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, March 13-17, 2011.

RHODIA INVESTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF CYCLOPENTANONE AT ITS MELLE FACILITY IN FRANCE

Rhodia Aroma PerformanceLyon, France, March 2, 2011 ---- Rhodia invests in its cyclopentanone* production unit and confirms its leadership position in the fragrance markets.