K 2007
| Düsseldorf |
24 - 31 Oct 2007
The following companies featured on PressReleaseFinder will organise a press conference during the exhibition:
24th October
25th October
26th October
27th October
29th October
Please find below the K 2007 related press releases issued to date:
Note: also check Pre K Press Briefing releases. For archive material, see K 2004 or K 2001 press releases.
18 Jun 2008
NEW HYDRAULIC HOSES HAVE ARNITEL® TPE-E CORE FOR SUPERIOR LIFECYCLE PERFORMANCE
Many manufacturers of hydraulic hoses are now using a new material for the core. This is Arnitel®, a thermoplastic ether ester block copolymer elastomer (TPE-E), from DSM Engineering Plastics. DSM Engineering Plastics is a business group within the DSM N.V. Performance Materials cluster.
4 Jun 2008
FOR AUTO INTERIORS, TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH RELIES ON DSM FOR BROAD, VERSATILE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO, RESPONSIVENESS AND EXPERTISE
TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH, a manufacturer of automotive air registers and other interior components, depends on DSM Engineering Plastics to meet the varying needs of Tier 1 suppliers and automotive OEMs. DSM Engineering Plastics, as a top solution provider to TRW, offers a broad and deep portfolio of high-performance materials, exceptional technical expertise for application development, and the agility to respond to requests for special orders or rapid delivery.
7 May 2008
DSM’S AKULON® ULTRAFLOW PA6 BENEFITS MANUFACTURERS OF FURNITURE COMPONENTS
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Akulon® Ultraflow PA6 for use in the furniture industry. This new and innovative material offers manufacturers many benefits and value added performance. It can be used for a wide range of furniture components – including back supports; arm rests; frames and bases for chairs; shelf brackets; cupboard hinges; castor brackets and attachments; connection corners.
9 Apr 2008
STANYL® TAKES THE HEAT
Rosenbauer, the world leader in mobile fire protections and civil defence solutions, recently introduced “Heros-Xtreme”, a new fireman’s helmet, tested and approved according to EN 443:1997 and prEN 443:2006.
27 Mar 2008
康耐視攜系列新品參加國際機器視覺展
(2008年3月20日，上海) 全球領先的機器視覺系統及感測器供應商康耐視公司（Cognex）今日攜其旗下的一系列新品參加了在上海舉行的中國國際機器視覺展。包括Checker® 232型視覺感測器、In-Sight® Micro 視覺系統以及DataManTM 100V Verifier檢驗器等產品在該展會上一經亮相即獲得了參觀者的關注和問詢。
12 Mar 2008
PHILIPS ADOPTS DSM’S XANTAR® FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF LIGHTING ENCLOSURES
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Xantar® C (PC/ABS) for the manufacture of lighting components. The Xantar® C material is now being used for the production of end caps for Centura 2, an important new range of luminaires from Philips.
5 Mar 2008
INTRODUCING STANYL® DIABLO OCD2100
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced new high performance grade of STANYL® for under the bonnet applications.
11 Feb 2008
DSM’S XANTAR® C RESIN HELPS NEDTRAIN KEEP ROLLING STOCK ON TRACK WITH AFFORDABLE, ECO-RESPONSIBLE CLADDING
DSM Engineering Plastics recently announced that its XANTAR® C CE 407 resin allows NedTrain, a provider of train car maintenance and overhaul services, to supply state-of-the-art cladding systems for walls and ceilings in passenger coaches. The DSM resin not only provides aesthetic yet durable, and low-maintenance cladding systems, but also complies with strict flame, smoke and toxicity regulations. Further, XANTAR® C CE 407 resin is environmental friendly as it contains the newest flame retardant technology. Finally, this resin helped NedTrain achieve its goal of cost savings in both the production and maintenance of claddings.
14 Jan 2008
DSM INTRODUCES BREAKTHROUGH POLYMER
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced the development of PA4T, a new polymer which extends the portfolio for high performance engineering thermoplastics. DSM Engineering Plastics is the inventor and global market leader in high performance polyamides with Stanyl® , a polyamide 46.
12 Dec 2007
ARNITE® XG FOR WHITE GOOD CONNECTORS
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced a halogen-free material specifically designed for connectors in unattended appliances. ARNITE® XG PBT, meets the requirements in IEC 60335-1.
3 Dec 2007
Songwon forms a strategic cooperation with W. Zink GmbH to deliver One Pack Systems in Europe
Ulsan, Korea, November 19, 2007 – Songwon is pleased to announce the cooperation with W. Zink GmbH of Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany, which combines the strength of each partner to deliver both the quality and the quantity in One Pack Systems (OPS) that the European market demands. This will allow Songwon’s customers to have immediate access in Europe to several thousand tons of capacity based on a range of technologies.
3 Dec 2007
BorSafe proves its value to durable pipe systems around the world
Pipe producers and fittings manufacturers from Europe to China are recognising the processing and long-term performance benefits of recent introductions to the BorSafe™ product range from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions. BorSafe polyethylene (PE) pressure pipe and fitting grades reflect Borealis’ commitment to contributing to better, safer and more durable pipe systems for drinking water, sanitation and gas distribution.
27 Nov 2007
Borstar enhanced film covers help protect Thailand’s shrimp and fish farms
Strong and durable polyethylene film from Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is helping Thailand’s shrimp and fish farmers with pond covers that last longer and require less maintenance.
20 Nov 2007
Nepol drives innovative truck developments
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has played a pioneering role in the development of the first-ever injection moulded truck bumper and front panel. The structural components for IVECO’s latest Stralis truck were developed using Nepol™ GB303HP, a long glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene (PP) solution from Borealis. Nepol replaces unsaturated polyester glass fibre used in other techniques reducing production complexity while meeting the high mechanical and environmental-friendly requirements specified by IVECO.
19 Nov 2007
Songwon to produce high purity Isobutylene in their new world class facility in Maeam, South Korea
Ulsan, Korea, November 5, 2007 – Songwon is to invest $20 million at its Maeam facility in South Korea to produce high purity IBL (Isobutylene). This will be the first large scale commercial production of IBL from TBA (t-butanol) in the world with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year. The operation is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2009.
13 Nov 2007
New Bormod achieves step change in food packaging productivity
In response to the needs of the food packaging industry for more efficient and higher quality packaging, Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has launched Bormod™ BJ368MO. This new injection moulding polypropylene (PP) grade offers sturdy performance, faster productivity and light weight properties. The new solution can be used to produce consumer food containers for products such as refrigerated salads, margarines, and fresh and frozen dairy products.
9 Nov 2007
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY LICENSES ITS OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMER TECHNOLOGY TO GLS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TPES
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – Oct. 24, 2007 – GLS Corp., a global leader in the development, manufacture, and supply of high-performance, custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), today announced that - through a licensed agreement with The Dow Chemical Company - it has been granted rights to provide processors with TPEs incorporating the benefits of OBCs. GLS will globally market the new co-branded OBC-based TPEs under the GLS brand, DYNALLOY® OBC Compounds, and with The Dow Chemical Company’s tag line “Powered by INFUSE™ olefin block copolymers.” In addition to six standard grades of DYNALLOY® OBC Compounds, launched here today at Kunstoffe 2007 (K 2007), GLS will offer customers the ability to customize OBC-based TPEs to achieve specific performance properties.
9 Nov 2007
GLS INTRODUCES NEW FAMILY OF TPES BASED ON THE DOW CHEMICAL CO.’S OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMER TECHNOLOGY
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – Oct. 24, 2007 – Here at Kunstoffe 2007, Germany, GLS Corp., a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of high-performance, custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), today introduced a new family of TPEs based on INFUSE™ olefin block copolymers (OBC) from The Dow Chemical Company. The new DYNALLOY® OBC injection-molding and blow-molding grades allow GLS to offer customers a broad array of standard and customized TPE alloys for a wide range of applications. With the new DYNALLOY line, GLS has expanded the existing property and application range of OBC technology with exceptional softness, unique feels, a wider range of flow characteristics in injection molding, and introduced a new blow-moldable grade range. DYNALLOY OBCs offer a silky soft touch feel, excellent colorability, isotropic shrinkage, and flow characteristics enabling use in complex molds with long flow paths.
6 Nov 2007
Smart® pioneers first full PP body panels
Smart® fortwo has become the first commercialised car to have full body panels manufactured from polypropylene (PP). Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has developed Daplen™ ED230HP, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compound, for this pioneering development to meet the cost-effective production targets and aesthetic, safety and environmental requirements of the latest Smart fortwo vehicle.
6 Nov 2007
Milliken Nucleation Innovation Gives Polyolefins A Boost
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, is continuing to expand the performance horizons of polyolefins with its pioneering nucleation technology. To be introduced to a broad audience for the first time at K 2007, Hyperform® HPN-20E makes cost-effective property modification of polyethylene (PE) a first-time reality for converters, resin and master batch producers, while providing a versatile, one-stop optimising solution for polypropylene (PP).
31 Oct 2007
Songwon enters the world of halogen free flame retardants with the introduction of an innovative new product range at K 2007
Ulsan, Korea, October 31, 2007 – Over a period of almost 3 years Songwon Research and Development, headed by Dr. Sangha Kim, have screened more than 100 new molecular structures, resulting in 3 new and innovative halogen free flame retardants suited to a number of key resins and their end use applications.
31 Oct 2007
Milliken’s Tegris™ composite rides the waves of success
Milliken’s Tegris™ composite is riding the waves of success as the material behind one of the lightest, toughest personal watercraft available on the kayak market. The use of Tegris to produce Legacy Paddlesports’ Ultimate™ Kayak results from significant product and process developments for Milliken’s 100% polypropylene (PP) composite and close collaboration between Milliken and Legacy Paddlesports of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
30 Oct 2007
Latest Borpact innovation for robust transparent packaging film
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has developed the first polypropylene (PP) heterophasic copolymer packaging film grade that offers outstanding ductility together with excellent transparency. The grade is characterised by unique stiffness, heat and impact resistance combined with high gloss and low haze. This provides the high clarity of PP homopolymers together with the tough, non-brittle performance of heterophasic copolymers. New Borpact™ BC918CF will create opportunities for converters and end-product manufacturers of cast-, blown film and thermoformed applications such as pouches, label and lidding films.
29 Oct 2007
SABIC Innovative Plastics Ramps up Lexan* Sheet Capacity to Address Growing Customer, Market Demand
Düsseldorf, Germany – Oct. 24, 2007 – SABIC Innovative Plastics is investing significantly to expand production of its Lexan* polycarbonate multi-wall and solid sheet products for the construction and industrial markets across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The company will add production lines in three locations – Vienna, Milan, and Bergen op Zoom – to meet growing demand for Lexan structural glazing, roofing, signage and other applications in Eastern Europe, Russia, and other locations. The new production lines are slated for completion by Q3 2008. Products will include Lexan Thermoclick*, Thermoroof* and Thermopanel* specialty sheet systems, as well as Lexan Thermoclear* multi-wall and Lexan solid sheet products.
29 Oct 2007
180 students debate future of plastics industry at K 2007
• Next generation of industry leaders discuss sustainability issues
K 200726 Oct 2007
Rhodia Automotive: a global offer to reduce the C02 emissions of passenger cars by more than 20 grams per kilometre
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – Rhodia announces that its overall technologies dedicated to Automotive and Transportation contribute to reducing the C02 emissions of a passenger car by over 20g per kilometre.
26 Oct 2007
Rhodia introduces a new environmentally improved range of flame retardant products that meet the current and future needs of the global E&E market
Düsseldorf, Germany - October 24, 2007 – Today Rhodia Polyamide used its presentation at K 2007 to introduce halogen and red phosphorous-free additions to its innovative range of TECHNYL® flame retardant polyamide resins. These new products provide environmentally improved solutions for Electrical & Electronic applications that meet key European Community Directives for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS).
26 Oct 2007
Rhodia launches TECHNYL® Heat Performance (HP) PA 6.6 range, giving customers an alternative to PPA in critical applications exposed to increasing under-the-hood temperatures
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – Today at K 2007 exhibition Rhodia announced the launch of TECHNYL® Heat Performance (HP), a new polyamide 6.6 product family that delivers an advanced solution to meet the growing challenge of increasing under-the-hood temperatures. TECHNYL® HP provides superior retention of properties, specifically when exposed to continuous high temperature, than standard solutions currently available in the market. This innovation broadens the field of polyamide usage to higher heat environments where previously only PPA could offer an answer.
26 Oct 2007
Rhodia has created a new PA 6.6-based technology that bridges the gap between standard polyamide and more costly high performance plastics or metal solutions
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – Using K 2007 as its launch pad Rhodia has introduced TECHNYL STAR™ AFX, an innovative PA 6.6-based technology combining superior flowability together with a currently unmet level of reinforcement. In addition to unequalled stiffness and temperature resistance, this innovative technology, based on novel PA 6.6 based chemistry, offers incomparable processability. This innovation broadens the range of applications for which replacement of costly polymer or metal solutions with polyamide 6.6 becomes possible.
26 Oct 2007
Rhodia launches new, advanced MMI* design support to improve reliability of plastic part simulation and accelerate customer innovation
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – At K 2007 Rhodia launches its MMI* new generation of computer aided engineering (CAE) service for parts moulded in polyamide. This tailored approach excels particularly in impact resistance calculations, and puts Rhodia’s polyamides TECHNYL® and TECHNYL® STAR™ in the spotlight. This innovative calculation package rests on quality material data, including high-speed properties, and on multi-scale modelling software Digimat-MF, developed by e-Xstream Engineering.
26 Oct 2007
Extrusion and Blow Moulding applications to benefit from the introduction of TECHNYL® XT High Productivity Polyamide
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide has announced the introduction of TECHNYL® XT, a new family of modified polyamide 6 grades, designed to satisfy the extrusion and blow moulding industries’ needs for higher productivity and energy savings in polyamide conversion.
26 Oct 2007
Rhodia Polyamide introduces TECHNYL® SI a ‘Super-Impact’ Polyamide Range at K 2007
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide announces the introduction of TECHNYL® SI (Super-Impact), a new range of polyamides that balance exceptional impact resistance with good stiffness. Rhodia Polyamide is showcasing this innovation in Hall 6, stand E24 here at K 2007.
26 Oct 2007
Rhodia Polyamide has developed TECHNYL® XCell Polyamide 6.6 and 6 grades optimised for the MuCell® Process
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – At K 2007, Rhodia Polyamide is presenting its TECHNYL® XCell 6.6 and 6 polyamide grades optimised for the MuCell® Process. These new grades are the first technology deliverables from Rhodia as part of its recently signed global co-marketing and development agreement with Trexel Inc. As partners to the agreement, Rhodia actively develops and commercialises new material technology optimised for the MuCell® Process, and Trexel works exclusively with Rhodia for polyamide applications.
26 Oct 2007
Clear PP featuring Milliken’s Millad® technology offers attractive option to PET for glass replacement in packaging applications
Clear polypropylene (PP) clarified with Millad® 3988i from Milliken & Company is a better choice than polyethylene terepthalate (PET) for glass replacement in packaging applications, as Unilever South Africa Foods discovered. Not only does clear polypropylene have the potential to be a less-expensive solution than PET, due to a combination of raw material cost and lower density, but it may also deliver excellent clarity plus the added benefits of improved moisture barrier performance and higher hot-fill temperatures. Seeking to launch a new range of seasonings, with durable lightweight plastic in new bottles for its Robertsons’ line of specialty seasonings, Unilever South Africa Foods selected clear PP featuring Millad 3988i clarifying agent. The material is manufactured during one-stage injection stretch blow molding (ISBM) to create attractive containers.
26 Oct 2007
Milliken Unveils Breakthrough Polypropylene Clarity Innovation at K 2007
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, unveils breakthrough clarity possibilities for polypropylene (PP) with the launch of Millad® NX8000 to K 2007 visitors. Millad NX8000 delivers previously unattainable levels of clarity, improving Clear polypropylene’s ability to substitute clear materials such as plastics and glass in packaging and other unexplored product areas.
25 Oct 2007
Altuglas International has recently appointed the IMCD Group as distributor for its new range of Altuglas® BS acrylic beads throughout most of Europe (excluding Portugal).
Altuglas® BS is used as an additive for paints, varnishes and inks, to produce a wide range of surface finishes such as matt and/or textured.
25 Oct 2007
New acrylic Altuglas® resins for construction-industry mouldings
The Altuglas® grade is co-extruded as a surface layer on a PVC substrate. Its function is to protect the substrate and give it very high resistance to weathering. This enables production of a range of colours that are normally difficult in PVC, with improved scratch resistance and the option of controlled levels of gloss, as well as surface effects with the Altuglas® Frosted and matt grades.
25 Oct 2007
New Altuglas® acrylic resins for external bodyparts in the automotive and caravan markets
Three years after announcing PMMA for the Capstock technology, Altuglas International, through its ongoing efforts in product innovation, has become European leader in this business, and is playing a major role in the success of this technology used to manufacture bodywork panels for the automotive and caravan markets. Altuglas International has developed new PMMA grades for this technology with superior chemical resistance, new visual effects including frosted or matt, and a range of metallic colors for lightweight body panels.
25 Oct 2007
Two-color dashboard skins from Nakan® Drysol PVC: unparalleled appearance and touch !
Made from plasticized PVC, Resinoplast’s Nakan® Drysol powders are processed using the « slush molding » (or rotomolding) technique. This technology is used to manufacture skins for the interior compartment of motorcars, including dashboard, door liner, central console, etc.
25 Oct 2007
Wood-polymer Composites European partnership agreement between Arkema and Beologic
Arkema, Europe’s vinyl compound leading player, will market Beologic’s wood-polymer composites in Europe via its sales network.
25 Oct 2007
Biostrength™: a new range of Modifiers for Bioplastics
Biostrength™700 is a melt strength improver for polylactic acid (PLA). Biostrength™700 substantially increases the melt strength and melt elasticity of PLA, while maintaining high optical clarity. Biostrength™700 improves the processing of PLA for extrusion, calendering, blow molding, thermoforming and foam applications, and is completely transparent in PLA at typical usage levels.
25 Oct 2007
Lucalor® CPVC for transparent applications: the first highly transparent CPVC comes to the market
In order to achieve a transparent CPVC, Arkema’s marketing and R&D teams singled out transparency as the critical issue throughout the production chain. The outcome is a special Lucalor® CPVC resin grade which has been improved upon using an Arkema patented process.
25 Oct 2007
Pebax® Clear: the new material that combines transparency with the unique performance of Pebax® thermoplastic elastomer
The performance of Pebax® is now well established, and this material is now recognized as the lightest thermoplastic elastomer available, offering exceptional flex fatigue resistance, notched impact resistance, spring-back and elasticity return in all temperature conditions.
25 Oct 2007
Rilsan® Clear, a successful high performance transparent polyamide offering new design opportunities
Rilsan® Clear fulfills genuine market needs by providing greater flexibility and easier processing than existing solutions, creating new opportunities in a number of markets, including sports and leisure.
25 Oct 2007
Platamid® HX 2656 Rnew:
the first 100% biobased Hotmelt Adhesive
The automotive industry has been working for years to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds in the passenger compartment, i.e. the evaporation of gases from the materials used for the construction of car interiors (VOCs and fogging). Other markets in Technical Textiles are following this trend.
25 Oct 2007
Pebax® RNew: the first engineering thermoplastic elastomer range made from renewable resources
For the past 60 years, Arkema has been the world leader in Amino 11 chemistry, a unique chemical processed from a vegetable source - castor oil - used to produce Rilsan® PA11. This natural vegetable oil is derived from a non-edible and non-GMO crop, and therefore does not compete with food production. The Pebax® Rnew range is based on this particular chemistry. The use of Amino 11 chemistry in this new Pebax® formulation reduces fossil energy requirements as well as emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas.
25 Oct 2007
HUNTSMAN PIGMENTS STRENGTHENS EUROPEAN SALES ORGANIZATION
Huntsman Pigments is strengthening its sales and marketing operation in the German-speaking market with the appointment of Annette Heinrich as area sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
25 Oct 2007
HUNTSMAN PIGMENTS SHOWS CLASSIC COLLECTION OF TIOXIDE® PIGMENTS
Huntsman Pigment’s success in bringing to market its next-generation DELTIO™ titanium dioxide (Ti02) pigment was achieved in no small part thanks to the experience and expertise it has built up over more than seven decades of development and production of its TIOXIDE® pigments. The company is illustrating several of its flagship products on its stand at K 2007.
25 Oct 2007
HUNTSMAN PIGMENTS “CHANGES THE RULES FOR USING TITANIUM DIOXIDE POWDER”
Huntsman Pigments is coming to K 2007 with a revolutionary low dust titanium dioxide pigment that has handling properties far superior to any TiO2 currently available for plastics compounders.
25 Oct 2007
CHEMTURA’S NEW WESTON® NPF 705 PHOSPHITE STABILIZER: “GREENER” COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TNPP
Chemtura Corporation launches its cost-effective, “greener” alternative to TNPP—100% Nonylphenol-free Weston® NPF 705 Phosphite Stabilizer—at K2007, Hall 6, Booth C07, October 24-31, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
25 Oct 2007
CHEMTURA ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE, ACCELERATE GROWTH, BETTER SERVE CUSTOMERS
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CEM) announced that it is implementing an industry-based business model in order to improve performance and accelerate growth. By focusing on end-use markets, Chemtura believes it will be better able to serve current customer needs, anticipate their future requirements and target rapidly growing industry segments.
25 Oct 2007
CHEMTURA DISPLAYS NEW “GREENER” ADDITIVES FOR PLASTICS AT K2007
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM), the world’s largest plastics additives company, is showcasing new “Greener is Better” additives at K 2007, Hall 6, Booth C07, October 24-31, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
25 Oct 2007
CHEMTURA LAUNCHES NEW ADIPRENE® K ONE-COMPONENT URETHANE SYSTEMS
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CEM), a world leader in urethanes, will feature its much-anticipated Adiprene® K one-component, urethane systems to the European market at K2007 in Düsseldorf October 24 – 31, where Chemtura will exhibit at booth C07, Hall 6.
K 200724 Oct 2007
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS OFFERS LIVING SOLUTIONS™
At K 2007, DSM Engineering Plastics is launching a wide range of new materials for existing and new markets. To highlight the company’s approach to sustainability, DSM Engineering Plastics will use the K as a platform to demonstrate its capabilities as a solutions provider, by introducing the concept of Living Solutions™.
24 Oct 2007
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Automotive Division Announces Goals for Future
Istanbul, Turkey – December 5, 2007 – At Plast Eurasia 2007, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Automotive division announced new goals that build upon its legacy of pioneering high performance materials to solve auto industry challenges. The company continues to make progress towards industrializing recently developed lightweight engineered plastics, composites, and glazing technologies that can help cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions and reduce fuel consumption.
24 Oct 2007
SABIC Innovative Plastics Advances Solar Panel Technology with New Energy Center of Excellence
Düsseldorf, Germany – Oct. 24, 2007 – As part of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ accelerating investments in new application and market development, the company today announced the creation of a new Energy Center of Excellence at the company’s European headquarters in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. The new facility, an expansion of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ existing Fluid Engineering Center of Excellence and part of the company’s Global Application Technology (GApT) organization, aims to help customers use lightweight, high-performance thermoplastics to replace heavy and increasingly costly copper, aluminum, steel, and glass in thermal and photovoltaic solar panels. The center is equipped with leading edge design, molding, and testing equipment, and is staffed by engineers, materials scientists, and application development experts, to help customers utilize the latest in advanced thermoplastic technologies for the mass production of solar panels. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ goal is to be a major contributor in making solar energy for heating and electricity a practical and continuously more affordable option.
24 Oct 2007
Borealis and Borouge invest for future growth
• Investments to meet growing demand in the infrastructure, automotive and advanced packaging markets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia
24 Oct 2007
Borealis and Borouge launch Water for the World
• First global programme in plastics industry addressing water crisis
24 Oct 2007
Borealis releases inaugural Sustainability Issues Monitor
• First public survey and analysis of top sustainability issues for European polyolefin converters.
12 Oct 2007
Songwon introduces new products to extend its current range of Antioxidants and UV Absorbers at K 2007
Ulsan, Korea, October 12, 2007 – Following the introduction earlier this year of a series of new Antioxidant and UV Absorbers, the Songwon Group is pleased to announce a further expansion of its key product ranges tailored to specific industry needs.
4 Sept 2007
Songwon demonstrates its commitment to customer value.
Meet the strengthened team at K 2007
Ulsan, Korea, September 4, 2007 – In September of 2006, Songwon announced a strategic plan that included establishing direct channels to the market, significantly expanding antioxidant capacity, extending the product range, and providing innovation. Over the last year, Songwon has delivered on the first three elements of this strategy. In particular the last step taken to strengthen the regional focus of Songwon has been the establishment of Songwon International-India in August 2007. Songwon is now pleased to announce four new additions to the global team, consistent with the strategic element of driving innovation and customer value.
17 Jul 2007
Milliken Chemical Opens New Doors for Polyolefin Innovation at K 2007
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, will showcase its pioneering steps forward into new plastic product and application areas at K 2007, 24-31 October in Düsseldorf, Germany. Advances set to benefit a wide range of markets, including packaging, automotive, medical and sports, will feature among the “world first” and “next generation” developments to be unveiled for the first time to K visitors by the additives specialist - Hall 05 Stand F27.
12 Jun 2007
Songwon announces introduction of new products
Ulsan, Korea, June 12, 2007 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today the introduction of a series of new products, which are specifically designed for the Polyolefins and Compounding markets. The products are commercially available for immediate shipment. Songwon will be showcasing these new products at K 2007.
6 Jun 2007
VORWERK GROUP PARTNERS WITH QUADRANT CMS FOR FUNCTIONALLY AESTHETIC VACUUM HOSE MODULE
TIELT, BELGIUM – June, 2007 – True to its vision of delivering a combination of product development, production and assembly from a single source, Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems (Quadrant CMS) in Tielt, Belgium, has partnered German vacuum cleaner manufacturer Vorwerk in the design and manufacture of a new polymer-based vacuum hose module. The part, included on Vorwerk’s new “Tiger” vacuum cleaner which was launched globally in early 2007, delivers improvements in terms of functionality, handling and aesthetics.