PPG and Airbus donate China Daily subscriptions to students

PPG IndustriesTianjin, April 30, 2008 - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) and Airbus have donated one-year subscriptions of China Daily newspapers to 100 less privilleged students from Nankai University and Tianjin University.

SABIC Innovative Plastics lance une nouvelle gamme de materiaux optimises pour revêtements décoratifs en chrome pour l’industrie de l’automobile

Échantillon de tableaux d'affichage avec et sans chromage, fabriqués avec de la résine Cycoloy* et de la résine Xylex*, tous trois montrés sans revêtement
À gauche : Devant de tableau d’affichage sans chromage
Milieu : Devant de tableau d’affichage avec chromage
À droite : Arrière du tableau d’affichage avec chromage
>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 29 avril 2008 – Une grande tendance dans le style de l’automobile est la résurgence du chrome pour l’habillage intérieur, les poignées ainsi que pour d’ autres éléments décoratifs afin d’apporter une touche haute de gamme et luxe. SABIC Innovative Plastics lance sa nouvelle gamme de matériaux innovants optimisés pour le chromage, ses résines Cycoloy* et Cycolac* adapté à la décoration par chromage. Ces matériaux se caractérisent par des déformations extrêmement faibles et une cohésion élevé à la couche métallique permettantaux constructeurs d’ automobiles d’introduire des éléments chromés sur leurs modèles. SABIC Innovative Plastics a longuement collaboré avec les équipementiers et fournisseurs automobiles chinois afin de les aider à se différencier de leurs concurrents grâce à de nouvelles solutions produits.

PPG holds Energy Security & Climate Change Conference

PPG IndustriesApril 28 2008, Pittsburgh - PPG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Chuck Bunch spoke bluntly about the challenges that energy and climate change issues are forcing on industries, businesses and individuals.

阿诺德成型技术:用铝合金代替钢铁

Arnold(2008年4月28日,上海) 日益重要的镁作为结构材料,需要创意性的的材料来为它紧固。阿诺德成型技术的Alufast©铝合金螺丝被广泛地应用于镁合金机壳件、支撑梁和加固件的紧固接合。实践证明,Alufast©铝合金螺丝同镁合金是一对完美的组合。

DSM announces opening of PA4T market development plant

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announced the opening of the market development plant for PA4T, the new polymer for use in electronics and other applications. The plant is located in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands, where DSM has its worldwide R&D center. Since the announcement of PA4T, the new polymer for high performance engineering thermoplastics, in September 2007 numerous trials at selected customers have been completed. The initial results and customer feedback are very positive. With the opening of the market development plant access of customers to PA4T will be extended.

Rhodia has created a new PA 6.6-based technology that bridges the gap between standard polyamide and more costly high performance plastics or metal solutions

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsShanghai, China – April 16, 2008– Using Chinaplas 2008 as its launch pad Rhodia will introduce TECHNYL STAR™ AFX, an innovative PA 6.6-based technology combining superior flowability together with a currently unmet level of reinforcement. In addition to unequalled stiffness and temperature resistance, this innovative technology, based on novel PA 6.6 based chemistry, offers incomparable processability. This innovation broadens the range of applications for which replacement of costly polymer or metal solutions with polyamide 6.6 becomes possible. In April 17 – 20, 2008 Rhodia will display its innovation on Chinaplas (The 22nd International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries).

Rhodia Polyamide introduces TECHNYL® SI a ‘Super-Impact’ Polyamide Range at Chinaplas 2008

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsShanghai, China – April 16, 2008 – Rhodia Polyamide announces the introduction of TECHNYL® SI (Super-Impact), a new range of polyamides that balance exceptional impact resistance with good stiffness. Rhodia Polyamide will display this innovation in Hall W3, stand H01 at Chinaplas which will take place in 17 - 20 April.

Extrusion and Blow Moulding applications to benefit from the introduction of TECHNYL® XT High Productivity Polyamide

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsShanghai, China – April 16, 2008 – Rhodia Polyamide has announced the introduction of TECHNYL® XT, a new family of modified polyamide 6 grades, designed to satisfy the extrusion and blow moulding industries’ needs for higher productivity and energy savings in polyamide conversion.