07-05-2008
PPG marine coatings first to be approved under IMO performance standard
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) protective and marine coatings (PMC) business recently announced that SigmaPrime 700 and SigmaPrime 700 LT coatings will be applied to a vessel being built in Korea for Chandris Hellas that will be the first built in full compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ballast tank coatings regulation titled Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC).
07-05-2008
霍尼韦尔着力开发在恶劣环境中保护光电太阳能电池的材料
美国新泽西州莫里斯镇，2008 年 5 月 6 日讯——霍尼韦尔公司（纽约证券交易所代码： HON）今日宣布，该公司开发出能够在恶劣环境下保护光伏 (PV) 太阳能电池的新型材料。
07-05-2008
DSM’S AKULON® ULTRAFLOW PA6 BENEFITS MANUFACTURERS OF FURNITURE COMPONENTS
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Akulon® Ultraflow PA6 for use in the furniture industry. This new and innovative material offers manufacturers many benefits and value added performance. It can be used for a wide range of furniture components – including back supports; arm rests; frames and bases for chairs; shelf brackets; cupboard hinges; castor brackets and attachments; connection corners.
06-05-2008
PFG Fiber Glass starts third furnace in China
SHANGHAI, China, May 6, 2008 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) announced it started a third furnace May 2 at the PFG Fiber Glass (Kunshan) Co. Ltd. operation in Kunshan it jointly owns with Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (TAIEX: Nan Ya). The additional furnace, with 38,000 metric tons of annual capacity, will serve the expanding Asian electronics industries and achieve full production in the coming months.
06-05-2008
PPG wins 2008 Automotive News PACE Award
PPG, the world's leading manufacturer of transportation coatings, was named a 2008 Automotive News PACE Award winner for Green Logic paint detackifier.
06-05-2008
Borealis increases net profit in Q1 2008
• Despite increasingly challenging market conditions, Borealis achieves EUR 130 million net profit for the first quarter, a 15% increase compared to first quarter of 2007
06-05-2008
PPG’s first quarter sales increase 41 percent, setting all-time record
PPG Industries recently reported record sales for the first quarter of $3.7 billion, surpassing the prior year’s first quarter results by 41 percent. First quarter net income was $100 million, or 61 cents per share, comprising net income from continuing operations of $87 million, or 53 cents per share, and income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $13 million, or 8 cents per share.
06-05-2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics se lance dans le film ignifugé non halogéné afin d'aider les équipementiers du secteur de l'électronique à répondre aux normes environnementales toujours plus strictes
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 6 mai 2008 – Soucieux de respecter les contraintes environnementales plus strictes, telles que la directive sur les Restrictions en matière d’utilisation des substances dangereuses (RoHS), plusieurs fabricants mondiaux de produits électroniques réduisent volontairement les additifs halogénés dans leurs produits, dans l’intérêt de l’environnement. À cette fin, SABIC Innovative Plastics, lance aujourd’hui le premier film thermoplastique fabriqué sans l’utilisation d’ignifuges bromés ou chlorés : le film EFR 735. Le film EFR 735 illustre la collaboration étroite de SABIC Innovative Plastics avec ses clients, dans le but de créer des matériaux soucieux de l’environnement qui répondent à la fois aux normes actuelles et futures de l’industrie de l’électronique. Le nouveau film EFR encourage la tendance vers des appareils plus petits et plus minces, combinant performances élevées et épaisseurs très fines.
