29-04-2005
Univar appoints Patrick Lammers Managing Director of its Dureal business
Univar N.V., one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial chemicals and providers of related specialty services, has announced the appointment of Patrick Lammers as Managing Director of its Dureal division based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
28-04-2005
Univar va commercialiser les huiles de Aarhus United UK dans toute l’Europe
A l’occasion du salon In-Cosmetics 2005 de Berlin, Univar and Aarhus United UK (AUUK) ont conjointement confirmé la signature d’un contrat aux termes duquel Univar devient l’interlocuteur commercial et marketing exclusif des clients européens du secteur de la pharmacie et cosmétologie pour les produits AUUK. Ce contrat, qui inclut la gamme PURE BASICS récemment lancée, concrétise les 10 années de succès de la collaboration entre les deux sociétés au Royaume-Uni et en Irlande.
28-04-2005
International award for scientific papers in the field of engineering and high-performance plastics and composites
Zurich, April 28, 2005 – As a leading global manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic materials and composites in the form of semi-finished and finished products, Quadrant is to confer for the first time an international award for outstanding academic achievement. Graduates who have received a PhD or Master’s degree in the field of «Materials and processes related to engineering and high-performance plastics and composites» between August 1, 2004, and July 31, 2005, are invited to enter. The «Quadrant Award 2005» will be conferred for two scientific papers, with prizes of EUR 15 000 (PhD level) and EUR 5 000 (Master's level).
28-04-2005
Avec deux nouvelles résines hautes performances, GE Advanced Materials revitalise le programme planche de bord
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — Démontrant une nouvelle fois son engagement à apporter des solutions matériaux avancées à des clients automobiles dans le monde entier, GE Advanced Materials, Automotive, a lancé un programme Planche de Bord revitalisé, présentant plusieurs nouveaux grades à hautes performances, alliage PC-ABS (polycarbonate - acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) et résine polycarbonate (PC), ainsi qu’une gamme étendue de ressources et supports techniques de premier plan.
26-04-2005
GE’s New AS4700* Hardcoat System Delivers Durable Protection, High Gloss to Black Polycarbonate Automotive Exterior Parts
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 26, 2005 — Automotive customers who choose to differentiate their product offerings with plastic designs versus metal should not have to sacrifice durable aesthetics and performance. Now, with help from an outstanding new silicone-based weatherable hardcoat system from GE Advanced Materials, they may not have to.
25-04-2005
Upgraded Borflow™ provides an improved liquid barrier solution for hygiene and medical applications
With the introduction of an upgraded range of its Borflow™ low viscosity polypropylene (PP) homopolymers, Borealis has set a new standard in barrier performance for meltblown, nonwoven applications such as diapers and medical gowns.
25-04-2005
AZDEL, Inc. explores potential of new Cage System® molding technology for producing Class A thermoplastic composites
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – AZDEL Inc., a 50/50 joint venture of GE Advanced Materials (NYSE: GE) and PPG Industries, based in Lynchburg, Va., has announced that it is currently evaluating the potential advantages of the Cage System®, an innovative, high-speed composite molding technology developed by the RocTool Company of France, for use with its own AZDEL* composite materials. According to Ken Forden, president AZDEL, Inc: “We are working in conjunction with RocTool to investigate the use of the Cage System for the production of composites with a class A surface finish.”
22-04-2005
Caflon® surfactants from Univar now available across Europe, offering substitutes for banned nonylphenol ethoxylates
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, 15 April 2005 – The European Union ban on nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) and its intermediate, nonylphenol (NP), at one time threatened compromises in surfactant performance for makers of products from detergent to biocides. That situation has changed: Univar N.V., a world leader in chemical distribution, has begun distributing its Caflon® brand of substitutes for NPE surfactants and NP-free intermediates throughout Europe.
