01-08-2003
CLARIANT MASTERBATCHES ANNOUNCES NEW E-BUSINESS CONNECTIVITY: WEB PORTAL, ONLINE MARKETPLACE AND ERP INTEGRATION
MUTTENZ, Switzerland – July 28, 2003 – Clariant Masterbatches, the world’s leading supplier of color and additive masterbatches, has announced new cost and efficiency savings for its customers through the development of an extensive new e-business system. In conjunction with business partners Accenture, Omnexus and Elemica, Clariant Masterbatches has worked on a program to significantly decrease the time necessary to place or track an order. The new e-business offerings are available now for Clariant customers in Europe with roll-outs planned for North America and Asia during the following year.
01-08-2003
DOW CORNING TO INTRODUCE NEW GENERATION OF INSULATOR COATING AT IEEE 2003
Midland, Mich. (August 1, 2003) – Dow Corning Corp. will launch its Sylgard® brand High Voltage Insulator Coating Plus (HVIC+), a new generation of high voltage insulator coating, at the IEEE/PES Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition held in Dallas, Texas, September 8-10, 2003 (Booth #1556, Hall B).
31-07-2003
OMNEXUS VA FETER SA CROISSANCE A FAKUMA
ZURICH, Suisse (14 octobre, 2003) —La place de marché électronique de l’industrie plastique marque ses trois années depuis le lancement de sa plateforme de commerce électronique, à l’occasion du salon Fakuma du 14 au 18 octobre. Fondé à l’origine par Bayer, BASF, Dow, DuPont et Ticona pour créer un système de commande en ligne pour l’industrie plastique, Omnexus s’est développé, et représente maintenant plus de 20 industriels par le biais d’un nombre toujours croissant de services en ligne pour le plus grand bénéfice des acheteurs mais aussi des fournisseurs.
30-07-2003
Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain to Build Joint Glass Reinforcement Facility in Mexico
Toledo, Ohio, July 30, 2003 – Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain stated today that they will locate their previously announced joint manufacturing venture in Xicohtencatl, Tlaxcala, Mexico, adjacent to a Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America facility. This joint venture will deliver the highest quality glass fiber reinforcements products to the growing composites marketplace. Construction is expected to begin in early August.
29-07-2003
De grandes pièces fabriquées en petites séries: SPG Group lance le PRE-TENSION™ Tool (système de précontrainte)
SPG Group, l’un des principaux fabricants de systèmes d’outillage de haute précision, vient de lancer le PRE-TENSION™ Tool. Basé sur une technique développée en interne, ce système de matrice breveté a été tout spécialement conçu pour l’industrie automobile et est en mesure de produire de grandes pièces automobiles, telles que des pare-chocs. Tout le processus peut être terminé en 8 semaines à peine et permet de répondre aux exigences extrêmement strictes en termes de qualité posées à l’industrie automobile.
23-07-2003
Bosch concentrates on Technyl® for oil separators
Freiburg, Germany, June 25, 2003 – System supplier Bosch Waiblingen Kunststofftechnik, in collaboration with Rhodia Engineering Plastics’ Application Development Centre Automotive in Freiburg, has developed housings and other elements manufactured using Technyl® reinforced polyamide for two new oil separator concepts for diesel engines. DaimlerChrysler is currently considering using the stand-alone solution of this oil separator with three hose connections for its A-Class diesel models.
21-07-2003
Fasson: ideas that work for you
“Fasson. Ideas that work for you” is the theme for the Avery Dennison Roll Materials team at this year's Labelexpo Europe. They are focussed on using their show presence to welcome exhibition visitors to take a seat and enjoy a 'no obligation' discussion of their labelling needs - now and in the future. The aim is to identify a solution that offers the unique Fasson combination of innovation, optimal product/price performance ratio, and service, for converter and end-user alike.
18-07-2003
Eurocom signs new partner in Germany
London & Munich 16 July, 2003: Eurocom PR Network, Europe’s largest independent specialist tech PR group has confirmed today that it has signed up SCHWARTZ Public Relations, Munich as its new Partner in Germany. This replaces former Partner Globalcom.
