19-11-2004
GREAT LAKES EXPANDS ELEMENTAL BROMINE AND KEY FLAME RETARDANT DERIVATIVE PRODUCTION
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will add a new bromine supply well for the extraction of elemental bromine at the company’s South Arkansas, USA facility and double the capacity of its polybrominated styrene (PBS) series of performance brominated flame retardants to meet strong industry demand. Expansion of both the elemental bromine and PBS flame retardants will be completed by the end of the first quarter 2005.
18-11-2004
Nanogel® Aerogel from Cabot Corporation wins 100% Detail RIBA Innovation Award
Groundbreaking Nanogel® translucent aerogel insulation material has received the 2004 100% Detail RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Journal Innovation Award. The award recognizes Cabot’s innovative technology for producing the translucent aerogel material that provides “the best translucent insulation for glazing in the world.” The RIBA Journal is the official magazine of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
17-11-2004
Univar announce Swedish consolidation plans
Univar plans to enhance and improve the overall cost effectiveness of its Swedish operation.
17-11-2004
Pour la toiture de ses serres, un leader mondial de l’horticulture opte pour les panneaux de polycarbonate LEXAN ZigZag pour leur meilleure transmission lumineuse
Bergen op Zoom, Pays-Bas - novembre 2004 — La première application commerciale du LEXAN* ZigZag*, un panneau de polycarbonate révolutionnaire de GE Advanced Materials Specialty Film & Sheet, vient d’avoir lieu aux Pays-Bas. La société Corn. Bak BV, un des principaux horticulteurs et exportateurs de bromélias, a adopté ce matériau pour la rénovation de la couverture de trois de ses serres, soit une surface de 3 800 m².
16-11-2004
ISP pharmaceutical division announces price increase
ISP pharmaceutical division will implement an average price increase of 7 to 10% for pharmaceutical alginates. These increases apply to pricing worldwide and will take effect on December 1, 2004, or as contracts allow. Over the past year, raw material costs have increased substantially due to reduced harvests leading to a tight supply of some seaweeds. Further, energy, water, transportation and environmental compliance costs increased dramatically in 2004 and are forecasted to significantly increase again in 2005. Although ISP has implemented aggressive cost containment measures as well as improved operating efficiencies, these actions have been insufficient to offset these substantial cost increases.
16-11-2004
Interplas maps out a bright future
The UK’s leading plastics and rubber show, Interplas, has now booked its space at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, for October 7-9, 2008. Interplas is also looking at exciting opportunities for 2006 and 2007 that will compliment the 2008 show.
15-11-2004
Le revêtement polyéthylène Borcoat™ protège un pipeline majeur de petrole brut en Turquie
Le polyéthylène (PE) Borcoat™, matériau de revêtement pour tubes acier fabriqué par Borealis, a été choisi pour protéger contre la corrosion la partie turque du pipeline Baku-Tbilissi-Ceyhan, long de 1 760 km, qui, traverse la Géorgie pour relier L’Azerbaijan à la Turquie d’où le brut est expédié vers les marchés mondiaux.
15-11-2004
Nilit lance un fil antimicrobien pour joggings et vêtements de plein air
Nilit Ltd., fournisseur international de fils et de microfibres, lance le Sensil Bodyfresh, un fil qui renferme l’agent antimicrobien Alphasan® de Milliken destiné à protéger les vêtements de sport contre les odeurs.
