DSM ELASTOMERS PRESENTE « ACCESS », SON SYSTEME EXCLUSIF D’INFORMATION CLIENTS

DSM ElastomersIl y a un an, DSM Elastomers achevait la mise au point de son propre Système d’Information Clients, baptisé « Access ».

Wellnomics ramps up management to take on the world

WellnomicsMedia release - 8 May 2007, Wellnomics Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand: Christchurch based ergonomic software developer Wellnomics® Ltd has announced the appointment of key members of its management team to support the company's expansion into new markets for the Wellnomics Risk Management suite of software.

WorkPace® Creators Launch Wellnomics® Risk Management Ergonomics Software

WellnomicsPress release, 20 December 2006, Wellnomics Ltd: Wellnomics Ltd, maker of the popular WorkPace® Breaks & Exercises software, has recently launched a new ‘whole health’ approach to workplace ergonomics with the introduction of Wellnomics® Risk Management software.

CHEMTURA NAMED SUZANO’S SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR ‘06

Waldir Lima, Suzano Commercial and Logistic Director; Sergio Merighi, Chemtura Brazil; Paula Pizzonia, Chemtura Brazil; Soraya Jericó, Chemtura Brazil; Cristina Cardoso, Chemtura Brazil; Joerg Duebel, Chemtura USA; Nilson Fernandes, Chemtura Brazil; Chris Bond, Chemtura USA; Claire Cruz , Chemtura USA; João Nogueira, Suzano Co-President and Investors Relationship Director.Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) is honored as 2006 ‘Supplier of the Year’ by Suzano Petroquimica of Sao Paolo, Brazil, the Latin American leader in the production of polypropylene resins. Chemtura is one of the world’s largest producers of plastics additives.

Borealis announces EUR 113 million Q1 net profit

Borealis• Borealis announces EUR 113 million net profit for the first quarter, a 13% increase over previous quarter
• Continued investments strengthen European asset base
• USD 3 billion in new Borouge 2 contracts to support growth in the Middle East and Asia

GE SELECTS SABIC TO ACQUIRE
PLASTICS UNIT FOR $11.6 BILLION

GE PlasticsMay 21, 2007 New York, NY – GE (NYSE: GE) and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) today announced that they had reached agreement for SABIC to acquire GE Plastics for a purchase price of $11.6 billion. Announcement of the acquisition was made by Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE and Mohamed Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and CEO of SABIC.

“As a global operating company, SABIC has a long-term, strategic interest in the people, communities, customers, products, plants and technology of GE Plastics,” said Mr. Al-Mady, in making the announcement. “This acquisition represents another important step in SABIC’s growth and diversification to become one of the world’s leading manufacturing companies.”

“This business is complementary to our existing business without any overlaps. SABIC’s intention is to grow the business globally”, he added. “SABIC is well-positioned to do this, while adding high-performance plastics to the product range SABIC currently offers to customers.”

Borouge and Borealis’ Daplen achieves technological breakthrough in fully integrated fender

Borouge and Borealis have delivered the foundation for a technological breakthrough to the automotive industry with the development of Daplen™ EF314E used in the world’s first fully integrated fender module.Borouge and Borealis, the leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe, have 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.

Découvrez le monde de la couleur chez Distrupol à Go Plast

A l’occasion du salon Go Plast 2007, Distrupol lancera son service de compoundage de coloration sur le marché français. A l’occasion du salon Go Plast 2007 (Angers, du 12 au 15 juin, stand C15), Distrupol lancera son service de compoundage de coloration sur le marché français. Distrupol Colour est une structure spécialisée dans la fourniture de thermoplastiques techniques et respectant d’étroites tolérances de coloration à l’ensemble du marché européen. Elle utilise du matériel informatique de dernière génération pour le contretypage et un laboratoire de coloration dédié qui lui permet de développer rapidement et efficacement des colorations pour des volumes de production à partir de 25 kg seulement.