04-04-2007
INNOVATION WITH DYNEEMA® IN UNDERWATER PIPE-LAYING OPERATIONS
Urmond, April 4, 2007 – Allseas Group S.A., a Swiss offshore pipelaying company, has collaborated with DSM Dyneema to improve the safety and speed of underwater pipe-laying using next-generation rope technology. The two companies have worked to replace traditional steel wire rope used to adjust pipelay stingers with a new product from BEXCOropes that is made with ultra-strong, lightweight polyethylene Dyneema® fiber. The new rope, which has been installed on Allseas’ pipe-laying vessel Audacia, enables faster, easier and safer operations.
04-04-2007
Brenntag Oil & Gas présente une alternative sûre pour la pré-sulfuration des catalyseurs
Brenntag Oil & Gas Europe, un des plus grands distributeurs de produits chimiques au monde, présente par l’intermédiaire de son partenaire The Lubrizol Corporation la nouvelle génération d’agent de sulfuration catalytique: SulfrZol® 54. Avec un point d’éclair de 100 ºC, ce produit est beaucoup plus sûr que les agents de sulfuration traditionnels comme le DMDS (disulfure de diméthyle). Vu les développements actuels au sein de l’industrie qui obligent les raffineries à augmenter leurs niveaux de sécurité, Brenntag considère ceci comme le meilleur produit disponible sur le marché. Th. M. Verleun, qui dirige Brenntag Oil & Gas Europe, a évalué les diverses options d’activation catalytique.
04-04-2007
Belden lance le Master Catalog complet – version EMEA
Belden, leader international dans la conception et la fabrication de solutions de câbles électroniques à haute vitesse et de connectivité, a lancé son tout premier volume de Master Catalog pour les marchés de l’Europe, du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique.
04-04-2007
Borealis’ Daplen achieves technological breakthrough in fully integrated fender
Borealis has delivered the foundation for a technological breakthrough to the automotive industry with the development of Daplen™ EF341AE used in the world’s first fully integrated fender module. The material, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compound, has been specifically tailored to meet BMW’s exacting specifications for the new BMW X5 regarding improved production cost, safety, high quality aesthetics and environmental performance. The resulting TPO fender is the most complex and highly integrated, class A body application to be seen in production to date.
04-04-2007
Introducing XIRAN® SMA co-polymers
Polyscope Polymers produces superior new product with proven weight saving and reduced cycle times for producers of automotive and industrial parts.
Polyscope Polymers, Europe’s newest and foremost manufacturer and supplier of Styrene Maleic Anhydride (SMA) co-polymers has introduced its XIRAN® SMA product range. The product is manufactured in Europe, and provides a significantly better alternative for users of existing SMA products. In addition, the product's properties and performance may well provide new opportunities for parts manufacturers who currently use other materials such as Polyamide, PPLGF, PPEPDM or ABS blends. In recent tests for a specific automotive application, XIRAN® delivered a significant weight saving compared to glass reinforced Polyamide as well as a considerable decrease in cycle-time.
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DSM Dyneema to co-exhibit with Unitex Group at Bauma 2007, area A7 stand 213
Urmond (NL), April 2 – During the 28th international trade fair Bauma 2007 DSM will showcase its innovative product Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. This ultra-strong polyethylene fiber provides a vast amount of benefits to the building and construction industry. Examples of applications made with Dyneema® are presented at the Unitex Group stand, area A7 stand 213.
02-04-2007
Borealis to showcase plastic packaging solutions at Plastpol
Borealis, a leading supplier of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, will exhibit its latest innovations to visitors of Plastpol, from May 29 – June 1 in Kielce, Poland (Trade Fairs Conference Centre, Hall D). Visitors will be able to experience the benefits Borealis’ polyolefins bring to a wide range of applications especially in automotive and advanced packaging.
