26-02-2008
PPG Aerospace window repair operation approved by China aviation authority
PPG Industries’ (PPG:NYSE) aerospace transparencies business has recently received approval by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China to overhaul and repair framed aircraft cockpit windows, and it has begun operations in Suzhou to serve airlines operating in China.
25-02-2008
Borealis crée une commission consultative spécialisée en sciences et techniques
Borealis, l'un des principaux fournisseurs de solutions plastiques innovantes et génératrices de valeur, annonce la création d’une commission consultative spécialisée en sciences et techniques afin de donner un nouvel élan à son évolution progressive de programme d’innovation. Les nouvelles activités de la commission seront coordonnées par Walter Kadl, un ancien membre du conseil d’administration de Borealis, et comprendront d’illustres spécialistes des plastiques, le Professeur Paolo Galli, le Professeur Manfred Raetzsch, et le Professeur Hans-Gerhard Fritz. La commission se concentrera sur la recherche et le développement relatifs aux catalyseurs, procédés et applications.
22-02-2008
Sidel at Interpack 2008:Innovations safeguard health and the environment
Sidel, one of the world’s top suppliers of complete bottling lines, will take part in Interpack, packaging’s biggest trade show, in Dusseldorf from April 24th-30th. At its 1,000-sq-meter booth, Sidel will present its newest packaging solutions, from bottle design to palletizing.
21-02-2008
PPG acquires NanoProducts Corporation
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has recently acquired the assets and intellectual property of NanoProducts Corporation, Longmont, Colo., a producer of nanoproduct materials and a developer of nanoproduct technology. Terms were not disclosed.
21-02-2008
Borealis demonstrates award-winning innovations to automotive industry
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, will demonstrate the award-winning benefits of its pioneering polypropylene (PP) solutions to key decision makers in the automotive industry at the VDI “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” International Conference from March 5-6, 2008 in Mannheim, Germany.
19-02-2008
LARGEST PLASTIC PIPE CONFERENCE EVER
Budapest. Organisers of the XIV Pipes Conference expect this year’s event to be the largest ever. The conference brings together the global plastic pipe community and will be held from 22 – 24 September 2008 at the Marriott Hotel in Budapest.
18-02-2008
Rohm and Haas Appoints New China President
Shanghai, China, February 18, 2008 –Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) announces today that Du Hua is appointed as Rohm and Haas China President, based in the company’s China Research Development Center (CRDC) in Shanghai. Du Hua is also appointed a Vice President of the company and a member of its global Leadership Council. He is transitioning to his new responsibilities immediately.
