06-06-2005
Univar acquires Polish distribution company
Rotterdam, 6th June 2005 - Univar NV, one of the world’s leading independent chemical distributors, has confirmed its acquisition of the distribution company MAPOL Sp.z o.o., based in Warsaw, Poland. MAPOL has been active for more than 10 years in Poland, serving the fruit & vegetables, brewing, food and detergent markets, and is an established leader in the distribution of enzymes. The acquisition of MAPOL will provide a strategic platform for the expansion of Univar’s food ingredient distribution business in the region under the Fiske brand, the company's dedicated pan European food ingredients business.
06-06-2005
Le Centre d'innovation client de GE fête le 5ème anniversaire de ses résines Visualfx* hautes en couleur et de ses services ColorXpress*
BERGEN OP ZOOM, PAYS-BAS — 18 mai 2005 — Après avoir créé pendant 5 ans plus de 33 000 solutions matière hautes en couleur répondant aux exigences d'une large gamme de conceptions client, les experts du Centre d'innovation client de GE ont décidé d'étendre et d'affûter leurs connaissances techniques, commerciales et conceptuelles afin de permettre aux clients de la société d'améliorer leur avantage concurrentiel.
06-06-2005
La nouvelle technologie de GE, qui utilise la résine Cycoloy* EF offre de nouveaux effets métalliques, des performances de ligne de coulée améliorées, et est une excellente alternative aux peintures
BERGEN OP ZOOM, PAYS-BAS — 18 mai 2005 — Afin de satisfaire la demande de ses clients qui souhaitent éliminer les opérations de peinture secondaires et leurs coûts correspondants et réduire l'impact de leurs activités sur l'environnement tout en bénéficiant d'effets spéciaux hautement différenciés, GE Advanced Materials a lancé la technologie de résine Cycoloy* EF (Engineered Filler), une nouvelle charge métallique technique. Forte de ses caractéristiques esthétiques globales largement améliorées et de ses performances élevées, cette nouvelle technologie de résine, fait bénéficier l'industrie mondiale du plastique d'un autre effet fonctionnel, et compléte ainsi la gamme de produits résine à effets spéciaux Visualfx* de GE.
03-06-2005
GE Advanced Materials Is First & Only Manufacturer to Offer Boron Nitride Powders With NSF Registration for Incidental Food Contact
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — June 3, 2005 — The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International has designated sixteen grades of GE Advanced Materials’ boron nitride (BN) powder as acceptable for use in nonfood contact lubricants, ingredients in nonfood and incidental contact lubricants, such as greases, oils, and dry films. The move establishes GE as the only supplier of boron nitride ceramic powders that is compliant with this particular NSF certification.
03-06-2005
Nouvelle application du Glass Polymer® d’Eastman pour l’emballage de cosmétiques haut-de-gamme
Vimal Plastics, spécialiste des emballages cosmétiques basé à New Delhi, a opté pour la résine Glass Polymer® de Eastman Chemical pour l’emballage de « Rose Petals » du parfumeur indien Lotus Herbals qui, avec Reliance Industries, a collaboré au processus de sélection du Glass Polymer pour cette application.
03-06-2005
Univar’s Personal Care, Pharmaceutical and Export (PCPE) business:
This year Univar’s Personal Care, Pharmaceutical and Export (PCPE) business celebrates its 50th Anniversary. The business has its origin in D.F. Anstead Ltd, a company established in August 1955 as a specialist manufacturer of colours for foodstuffs and personal care products. Its two initiating owner-directors, Douglas Anstead, who gave his name to the company, and Drummond Kerr, each had a history in colour manufacturing and their combined expertise proved to be a successful formula in building a business.
02-06-2005
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES OF BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANTS FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SEGMENTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide on Firemaster® 550/Firemaster® 552, Tetrabromophthalic anhydride (PHT4), Tetrabromophthalic anhydride derivatives, and HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane) flame retardants. These price increases are in addition to all other increases previously announced and will be effective for shipments beginning July 1, 2005, or as contracts allow.
02-06-2005
MAN Engines run more quietly thanks to a specially designed rocker cover, molded in TECHNYL® polyamide from Rhodia
Freiburg, Germany, June 2nd, 2005 - The new straight-six cylinder engines from MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG are not only compact and comparatively light, but they also run more quietly thanks to the very rigid one-meter-long rocker cover molded of mineral-filled and glass fiber-reinforced TECHNYL® A218 MT15 V25 polyamide from Rhodia Engineering Plastics.
