GE PLASTICS INNOVE AVEC LE NORYL® PKN, UNE RESINE POUR LES EMBALLAGES PASSANT DIRECTEMENT DU CONGELATEUR AU MICRO-ONDE

DeSter.ACS, un fabricant à façon d’emballages alimentaires, utilise le grade de NORYL PKN4766 pour le couvercle transparent à charnière de ses boîtes micro ondables et le grade PKN 4765 pour la barquette de couleur noire. Pour John Squire, directeur marketing et développement chez DeSter, « c’est le premier emballage micro ondable de la profession et il est bien reçu par le marché. il nous a permis de répondre avec un grand succès à la demande du marché en termes d’aspect, de facilité d’utilisation et de faible coût ». Bergen op Zoom, septembre 2003 – En réponse à la demande croissante de plats préparés à passer directement du congélateur au four micro ondes, plusieurs nouveautés dans le domaine des plastiques techniques viennent de voir le jour pour des matériaux plus esthétiques, plus économiques et dans le respect de l’environnement.

GE PLASTICS BROADENS VISUALfx™ RESINS PORTFOLIO WITH BLACK AND WHITE EFFECTS

Available in CYCOLAC® ABS resin, Alliage is a versatile metallic effect that offers three-dimensionality in a wide color range. BERGEN OP ZOOM—June 23, 2003—Black and white may seem like primary colors to the general populace, but in the exclusive world of product designers these colors are the next “hot” trend. According to a 2003 color and effects guide developed for GE Plastics by design and strategy consultancy Polymer Solutions Inc., a joint venture between industry design giant Fitch Richardson Smith, Inc., and GE, black and white -- plus all the variations on each -- will be a key consumer product design element over the next year. Responding to this trend, GE Plastics unveiled a new dark and light palette for its Visualfx™ resin portfolio that includes new Earth Elements, Glacial Elements, Alliage™ resin effect and Tempulse™ resin effect.

Substantial order from China: 165 Cincinnati extruders

From the left: Anny Schuerz-Wu (Office Manager Cincinnati Extrusion China),
Wolfgang Hild (Cincinnati Extrusion Manager Export Overseas),
Peter Schuerz (Managing Director Cincinnati Extrusion China),
Xu-Bin (President Dalian Shide Group),
Sun Jing Wen (Legal Counsellor Dalian Shide Group),Wang Gui Bin (Vicepresident and General Manager Dalian Shide Shanghai)

 Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH, Vienna, Austria, has just received the largest order in its history. Dalian Shide Plastic Industry Co., which has already been a customer of the Austrian machine manufacturer for a number of years, has now ordered 165 new extruders. Dalian Shide plans to extend its production capacity to more than one million tons, and thus to become the world’s number one manufacturer of plastics profiles.

Univar Announce New Addition to European Management Team

Karel Gerritsen has been appointed to the European Management Team of Univar. Karel Gerritsen has been appointed to the European Management Team of Univar. Before joining Univar in January 2003 as IT Manager for Europe, Gerritsen held a number of IT management positions with the Unilever Group, most recently as International IT manager for Bestfoods Europe.

DSM Engineering Plastics lance le Stanyl® PA46 High Flow™

Ce nouveau grade de polyamide vient compléter la gamme phare des produits DSM et apporte moulabilité, résistance élevée à la température et au gauchissement des applications exigeantes, dont celles de l’électronique. Ce nouveau grade de polyamide vient compléter la gamme phare des produits DSM et apporte moulabilité, résistance élevée à la température et au gauchissement des applications exigeantes, dont celles de l’électronique.

Distrupol adds new reach to its European operations

Jorge Coutinho, Commercial Director for Spain & Portugal. Distrupol has announced the establishment of sales offices to serve Spain and Portugal. This latest development is a substantial investment and represents a significant expansion of Distrupol’s operational area. While part of the company’s planned long-term business strategy in Europe, it’s timing coincides with a surge in polymer demand in these markets.

Rhodia Engineering Plastics receives Business-of-the-Year Award from Michigan Chapter of French-American Chamber of Commerce

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsFarmington Hills, Michigan, Oct. 1, 2003 – Rhodia Engineering Plastics was named as a 2003 co-recipient, along with Daimler-Chrysler Corporation, of the Business of the Year Award, presented annually since 1996 by the Michigan Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce. Rhodia Engineering Plastics President Jean-Claude Steinmetz accepted the award in a ceremony held this evening at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Dearborn, Michigan. Rhodia Engineering Plastics is a business unit of Rhodia SA, headquartered in Paris, France.

Great Lakes presskit Polyurethanes Expo

Great LakesORLANDO, FLORIDA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) attended the Polyurethanes Expo in Orlando, Florida, held October 1-3, 2003.