06-08-2007
Le vitrage Lexan* Thermoclear* de GE Plastics confère une grande liberté de conception et des performances concrètes pour les stades et les arènes
BERGEN OP ZOOM, PAYS-BAS — 6 août 2007 — GE Plastics vient d’annoncer aujourd’hui que son vitrage Lexan* Thermoclear* avait été choisi pour réaliser la toiture de trois stades pour le tournoi de football UEFA Euro 2008™. Ce vitrage thermoplastique polyvalent est utilisé depuis plus de 25 ans pour la toiture de grands stades et pour le vitrage d’autres structures et offre un ensemble unique d’avantages pour le vitrage des grandes structures complexes comme les stades : légèreté, grande résistance aux chocs et possibilité de créer des formes compactes.
06-08-2007
CHEMTURA NAMES NICOL VP, GLOBAL BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) has appointed James Nicol Vice President, Global Building & Construction Industries. He reports directly to Polymer Additives Group President Anne Noonan.
02-08-2007
GLS CORP. TO LAUNCH NEW TECHNOLOGY SUITE OF BLOW MOLDING TPEs AT K’ 2007
MCHENRY, IL – August 02, 2007 – GLS Corp., a global leader in the development, manufacture, and supply of custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), will introduce a new technology suite of blow molding TPEs at Kunststoffe 2007 (K’ 2007), to be held Oct. 24 - 31 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company will also be showcasing its newest TPE technology breakthroughs, including new high-performance materials with vibration- and sound-damping properties for applications such as power tools and electronics to minimize motor noise, vibration transmission, or shock when dropped.
02-08-2007
CHEMTURA URETHANE PRICE INCREASES FOR EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST
Effective September 1, 2007, or as contracts permit, Chemtura Europe will increase selling prices of most urethane prepolymers and curatives by €0.20/kg in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These changes are directly related to continuously escalating costs for raw materials, energy and transportation.
02-08-2007
PLUS D’ETIQUETTES PAR BOBINE GRACE A DES FILMS D’ETIQUETTES FASSON PLUS MINCES
Leiden, Pays-Bas - Avery Dennison a lancé deux nouveaux produits dans sa gamme de films d’étiquettes autoadhésifs co-extrudés : Fasson FasClear Plus et Primax Plus. Ces deux nouveaux produits proposent des avantages que leurs prédecesseurs ne permettaient pas Fasson FasClear Plus et Primax Plus apportent de la valeur ajoutée en transformation, en distribution et en performance d’emballage. Les transformateurs d’étiquettes de petite largeur et leurs clients peuvent dorénavant bénéficier des économies de coûts qu’entraînent des bobines plus longues pour ces nouveaux produits: plus d’étiquettes par bobine d’impression, diminution du temps d’arrêt des presses pour les changements de bobine, et réduction des changements de bobine sur la ligne d’étiquetage.
02-08-2007
QUADRANT EPP’S TIVAR® DRYSLIDE CHUTE CLADDING GETS DHL OUT OF A STICKY PROBLEM
Tielt, Belgium – August, 2007 – Cladding in low-friction ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene has solved movement problems on package transport chutes at international express courier company DHL’s sorting centers in the USA and in Europe. TIVAR® DrySlide PE-UHMW is produced by Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP), which also took care of retrofitting many of the chutes.
01-08-2007
PPG submits offer to acquire SigmaKalon for approximately €2.2 billion
PITTSBURGH – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced an offer to purchase SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, from global private investment firm Bain Capital. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, is €2.2 billion. Bain Capital has granted a period of exclusivity to PPG Industries and intends to respond to the offer after discussions with appropriate employee representative bodies. Should Bain Capital accept the offer, the acquisition would be subject to customary conditions, including receipt of regulatory approval.
01-08-2007
PPG to acquire Barloworld Coatings Australia
PITTSBURGH – PPG Industries Australia Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), has reached agreement to acquire Barloworld Coatings Australia, the architectural paint unit of South African-based Barloworld, Ltd., a multinational industrial brand management company. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals. Terms were not disclosed.
