09-12-2004
QUADRANT ENGINEERING PLASTICS PRODUCTS PROPOSE MAINTENANT SEPT COULEURS STANDARD POUR SES DEMI-PRODUITS ERTACETAL
TIELT, BELGIQUE – Décembre 2004 – Quadrant Engineering Plastics (EPP) vient de mettre sur le marché une gamme de couleurs standard pour ses demi-produits en acétal extrudé, en réponse à une demande croissante de produits rendant possible ou améliorant l’identification par la couleur.
07-12-2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES OF ALL BROMINE AND PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide by 20 percent for all bromine-based flame retardants and by USD 0.35/kg for all phosphorus-based flame retardants within its Polymer Additives division, effective for shipments beginning January 1, 2005, or as contracts allow. These price increases are in addition to all other increases previously announced.
07-12-2004
GREAT LAKES ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR A RANGE OF POLYMER STABILIZERS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide for a range of its polymer stabilizers, effective for shipments after January 1, 2005, or where contracts allow.
07-12-2004
Husky at EuroMold 2004: New PID²-Hot Runner Controller for up to 24 Zones of Control
FRANKFURT - Husky will display its newest line of hot runner temperature controllers at EuroMold 2004 in Frankfurt, December 1-4 (Hall 8, Booth F 41). The new LEC line of temperature controllers provide molders with full-featured hot runner temperature control at an extremely competitive price.
07-12-2004
Plastohm s’appuie sur le Glass Polymer™ de Eastman Chemical Company pour compléter ses solutions de flaconnage haut-de-gamme pour les marchés de la beauté et de la santé
Plastohm Division Emballage (DE), un des leaders européens des solutions d’emballage plastique , a sélectionné le Glass Polymer™ de Eastman pour compléter son offre aux marchés de la beauté et de la santé par un nouveau flacon haut-de-gamme à parois épaisses, axé sur l’appel à la sensualité de la consommatrice. En phase de prototype, le nouveau flacon SENSO INTENSE de 50 ml est destiné à enrichir le haut de gamme de la ligne SENSO de Plastohm.
06-12-2004
ECMSA back on the European Map
Brussels, December 6th 2004 European Chemical Marketing & Strategy Association (ECMSA) president Fred du Plessis addressed association members at the 2004 AGM. Originally established in 1962 as ECMRA (European Chemical Market Research Association) and renamed in 2000, ECMSA as been greatly impacted by the restructuring and consolidation within the chemical industry over the last several years.
06-12-2004
Borealis polypropylene chosen for heating and air conditioning pipe installation in La Scala refit
Milan, Italy’s world-famous La Scala opera house will reopen on December 7 after the completion of a massive renovation project that has kept its curtains closed for almost three years. Spectators will be kept in more comfort than ever before, thanks in part to the installation of a new heating and air conditioning system that uses plastic pipes and fittings made from Borealis polypropylene. The existing metal pipe installation has been entirely replaced.
06-12-2004
New plastics compound breaks the transmission path of diseases
A wide range of durable products for use in public institutions and the home can now be made in a Polygiene™ a high-quality plastic compound proven to kill the SARS corona virus as well as a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and molds. Polygiene is also effective against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA. Better known as the ‘superbug,’ MRSA has claimed numerous victims in hospitals in Europe and North America.
