11-03-2003
European Tech Firms voice concern over Iraq
London 11 March, 2003: Senior executives in European technology companies are concerned that a war in Iraq could delay a recovery in the IT market according to a new survey conducted by specialist technology group, Eurocom PR Network. 60% of European technology executives ranked a war in Iraq amongst the top three most serious threats to recovery in the IT market. Over a quarter (26%) ranked it as the number one threat. The study covered 147 executives in technology companies located in 12 countries in Europe as well as Middle East and South Africa and was conducted during February and March.
11-03-2003
Strong interest in Beyond REACH Conference
The European Voice’s one-and-a-half day conference on the consequences of the proposed legislation for a new system to Register, Evaluate and Authorise Chemicals (REACH) is set to be well attended by delegates both from the political world and from industry. Registrations indicate a strong interest from both the chemical and downstream industries.
11-03-2003
Eastman Announces Plasticizer List and Off-List Price Increase
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a global list and off-list price increase of $0.08 per pound on all plasticizer products effective April 1, 2003.
11-03-2003
Distrupol uses Ultralite to establish on-line procurement with Dupont Engineering Polymers
Distrupol is now using a proven, on-line, procurement technology to process customers’ orders for engineering plastics from DuPont that ensures materials are dispatched accurately and in the shortest possible time.
10-03-2003
Victrex® launches Italian link at www.victrex.com
Visitors to the Victrex® website at www.victrex.com can now access a full range of on-line services in Italian. The new link gives end-users and processors quick and easy access to up-to-the-minute information on Victrex® PEEK™ polymers in their preferred language. Existing links include English (UK and USA), Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, German, Korean and Japanese.
04-03-2003
Omnexus UltraLite offre aux acheteurs de plastiques une solution d'integration legere avec leurs fournisseurs
ATLANTA, mars 2003– A la suite des bons résultats d'un an de développement et d'essais auprès de ses clients et fournisseurs, Omnexus – la place de marché électronique mondiale des matières plastiques – a lancé son outil d'intégration UltraLite. Cet outil constitue une solution simple et gratuite pour émettre des bons de commande à partir du système d'un acheteur vers les systèmes ERP de ses fournisseurs en une seule intervention. Facile à mettre en œuvre, UltraLite permet d'éliminer la double saisie des commandes et fonctionne de manière totalement intégrée avec le système d'achat existant du client.
27-02-2003
Borealis turnaround in a challenging year
Borealis today announced its fourth quarter and full year result for 2002. The result shows improved financial performance compared to 2001. Net profit for the Group of EUR 6 million compared to a net loss of EUR 41 million in 2001. Operating profit was EUR 85 million up from EUR 54 million in 2001, and return on capital employed (ROCE) increased from 2% to 3%.
