05-02-2008
Larrie Rose, president of Belden Europe, will retire
Belden has announced that D. Larrie Rose, Vice President, Operations and President, Belden Europe, will retire at the end of February 2008, after a 35-year career with the Company. The Company has appointed Henk Derksen as interim managing director. Mr. Derksen is Vice President, Finance, for Belden Europe.
05-02-2008
QUADRANT CMS MET AU POINT LES COMPARTIMENTS DU SYSTEME MULTI AIRBAG DE LA NOUVELLE CITROEN C5
TIELT, BELGIQUE – Février 2008 – La société Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems (Quadrant CMS) de Tielt en Belgique, en étroite collaboration avec l’équipementier automobile de première monte TRW-Dalphimetal de Madrid, a développé les trois compartiments d’airbag de la nouvelle Citroën C5. Destinés à loger les airbags conducteur, passager et genoux, ces trois compartiments sont réalisés en Akulon®, un polyamide 6 de DSM modifié choc et renforcé à 40% fibre de verre.
04-02-2008
PPG sets aggressive energy and greenhouse gas emissions goals
As part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced recently it has set a goal to reduce its total energy intensity by 25 percent from 2006 to 2016 and its total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 10 percent from 2006 to 2011.
04-02-2008
Milliken Chemical expose des solutions haute transparence à Interpack 2008
En présentant leurs dernières formulations d’additifs aux transformateurs et prescripteurs à l’occasion d’Interpack 2008, Milliken Chemical, une division de Milliken & Company, dévoilera son concept transparent destiné à répondre aux demandes constantes du secteur de l’emballage pour des baisses de coûts tout en améliorant la qualité, la fonctionnalité et l’esthétique des produits finis. En se rendant Hall 10 stand A06, les visiteurs peuvent découvrir les nouvelles opportunités offertes pour développer des emballage innovants avec une réelle avancée en transparence, pour profiter de matériaux à coûts réduits, pour améliorer la performance de la production et du produit fini ou encore pour élargir les possibilités en design d’emballage.
02-02-2008
Rohm and Haas Company Partners with The Natural Step International to Implement Strategic Sustainable Development Practices Across the Company.
Shanghai, China—February 2, 2008—Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) announced today that it has embarked on a comprehensive journey to develop and implement strategic, sustainable development practices across all areas of its businesses and operations. In launching this initiative, the company has formed a partnership with The Natural Step International, a leading global, environmental non-government organization that specializes in developing systematic, science-based approaches for organizations to become more sustainable. Through participation in its Core Funding Partner Program, The Natural Step will assist Rohm and Haas Company in incorporating sustainable objectives in all of its business, research and development, and operating practices.
30-01-2008
ROHM AND HAAS INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION VISIONPAD™ CMP PAD FOR SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION
SHANGHAI, CHINA, January 30, 2008 - Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies, a leader and innovator in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology for the global semiconductor industry, today announced the VisionPad™ 5000 CMP pad, the latest addition to its advanced VisionPad platform. Specifically designed for defectivity reduction in shallow trench isolation (STI) and interlayer dielectric (ILD) applications, the new pad targets volume manufacturing of memory and logic chips at 65 nm and below.
29-01-2008
PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass to add third furnace
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. announced their respective boards of directors have approved the addition of a third furnace at the PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. joint-venture manufacturing site in Zibo, China. The joint venture is a 50-50 arrangement for manufacturing glass-fiber reinforcement.
29-01-2008
CHEMTURA RAISES PRICES 10% ON WESTON®, MARK® LIQUID PHOSPHITE ESTERS
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase the price of its Weston® and Mark® Liquid Phosphite Esters by 10%, effective on all deliveries on or after February 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. The price increase is the result of a continued increase in raw material and energy costs. The following products will be affected:
