27-01-2007
Reichhold names Univar to distribute Vinyl Ester Resins in the UK
January 26, 2007 – Reichhold has named chemicals distributor Univar as the company’s new distribution partner for vinyl ester resins in the United Kingdom (UK) under the brand names DION® and HYDREX®.
24-01-2007
Borealis présente un tout nouveau film PP siliconable
Borealis, leader et créateur de solutions novatrices dans le domaine des plastiques, vient de mettre au point un nouveau grade de film polypropylène (PP) offrant de nouvelles opportunités de rentabilité dans la production de films destinés aux adhésifs et aux emballages. Le nouveau BA110CF permet l’extrusion de films aux performances supérieures à celles des produits standard. Ce produit de pointe permet de n’utiliser qu’un seul film pour tous les processus de siliconage. Les transformateurs voient ainsi leurs coûts réduits étant donné qu’il n’est plus nécessaire de recourir à différents films selon le siliconage requis pour un produit particulier.
22-01-2007
FAVORABLE RULING IN PATENT LAWSUIT FOR DSM DYNEEMA
Urmond (NL), January 26, 2007 – The “Tribunal de Grande Instance” of Paris, France, has ruled in favor of DSM Dyneema, the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, in a patent infringement lawsuit instituted against Hangzhou Pivot International Co. Ltd., of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
22-01-2007
Borealis: les avantages s’empilent sur le marché du seau d’emballage
Borealis, qui compte parmi les chefs de file des solutions novatrices et créatrices de valeur dans le domaine des plastiques, offre aux sociétés de conditionnement en seaux une occasion unique d’accroître leur productivité et d’optimiser leurs processus en fabricant des produits esthétiques, dotés d’excellentes propriétés d’empilabilité et de résistance aux impacts. Le nouveau polypropylène BH374MO a été spécifiquement mis au point pour répondre aux exigences de qualité, de rentabilité et d’écologie des entreprises de transformation et équipementiers. Grâce à ce nouveau matériau, les seaux sont plus légers, plus faciles à stocker et transporter, et plus performants.
18-01-2007
LEADING CANADIAN SALMON FARMER SELECTS NETS WITH DYNEEMA®
DSM Dyneema is pleased to announce that GMG, the manufacturing division of Cooke Aquaculture, a Canadian leader in salmon farming, has selected nets made with ultra-strong Dyneema® fiber to support the company’s expansion into the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador. Cooke’s Cold Ocean Salmon division has ordered mesh for twenty 150m containment nets made with Dyneema®, manufactured by Badinotti (Italy). The nets, which will be constructed in Canada by GMG, feature the exceptionally strong, lightweight Dyneema® fiber, which makes them easier to handle, prevents fish escapes and extends net life.
17-01-2007
Borouge and Borealis celebrate five years of production in the UAE
Borouge and Borealis, the leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe, celebrate Borouge’s fifth year of production.
16-01-2007
CHEMTURA PETROLEUM ADDITIVES FORMS EXCLUSIVE MID-EAST DISTRIBUTORSHIP WITH AVIATION TECHNOLOGY & TURBINE SERVICES
Chemtura Corporation’s Petroleum Additives business group has named Aviation Technology and Turbine Services, Inc. (ATTS) of Marlton, NJ, as exclusive distributor of its Hybase line of magnesium sulfonate fuel additives (M-14D and derivatives) in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, and Oman.
16-01-2007
PPG Spares No Effort in Protecting Cultural Relics Making the Ancient Pagodas Reappear Glitter
Dec. 15 2006 Shanghai, China -- Wutai Moutain Xiantong Pagoda is one of the most important Buddhist site in China，while its 5 ancient pagodas have lost the surface luster with age. Hence in September 2006 the travel administration department operated a reparation project, to which the key is gold foil painting on the pagoda surface. To ensure the firm fixation of gold foil with high glitter performance, PPG’s etching primer coatings was chosen for rust resistance, and specialized varnish was chosen to protect the surface of pagodas safter fully painted by the pure gold foil.
