29-09-2008
SABIC affirme son leadership dans le domaine des composites légers et innovants destinés à l’industrie automobile
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 29 septembre 2008 – SABIC Innovative Plastics et SABIC PP Automotive présentent leur portefeuille produits SABIC en matière de composites thermoplastiques à faible densité et hautes performances destinés aux applications de l’automobile. Ces matériaux renforcés vont des compounds de spécialité LNP* Thermocomp* et LNP Verton* conçus pour les applications exigeantes de l’habitacle et du compartiment moteur, au lancement mondial des résines SABIC® STAMAX pour les modules de porties et les supports de tableaux de bord, et également le tout nouveau composite AZDEL IXIS® 157 destiné aux capots et aux toits des véhicules. La large gamme de composites de SABIC permet l’utilisation de technologies telles que la décoration dans le moule pour créer des effets spéciaux et le moulage à chaud et à froid pour un fini de surface optimisé . SABIC est un leader mondial dans le domaine des composites thermoplastiques et possède une solide connaissance des besoins actuels et futurs de l’industrie automobile.
26-09-2008
ARNITE® XG FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS: FIRST HALOGEN FREE PBT TO MEET BOTH GWT & GWIT ON END PRODUCTS
Arnite® T XG510 PBT Halogen Free (HF) PBT grade has received VDE Approval for electrical insulating materials. This new grade, produced by DSM Engineering Plastics is particularly suited for components like connectors in white goods applications, such as washing machines, dryers and dishwashers.
24-09-2008
Owens Corning Continues Environmental Footprint Reduction with Upgrades to More Energy Efficient, Lower Emitting Technology
Shanghai, China – Sept. 19, 2008– At the China Composites Show in Shanghai, China, Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) today announced that it is continuing conversion of its composite glass manufacturing facilities to its patented Advantex® technology platform. The platform offers a higher performing glass fiber and a significantly smaller environmental manufacturing footprint compared with standard E-glass composite processes. Key environmental and product benefits include:
23-09-2008
Momentive appoints EMG to handle media relations
Bergen op Zoom, September 23, 2008 – Momentive Performance Materials, one of the world's largest producer of silicones and silicone derivatives, quartz and ceramics, has appointed EMG to manage their press relations activities in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa.
23-09-2008
Borealis gains Thumbs Up for new Borstar® RJ900MO polypropylene with a unique combination of superior flow and transparency
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has introduced a new grade of Borstar® random polypropylene (PP) with a unique combination of flow and transparency. Borstar RJ900MO was developed to meet the packaging market need for shorter cycle times, transparency and mechanical properties in applications such as house- and kitchenware and food packaging. The material also offers very good organoleptic properties and low extractables to meet the needs of the packaging producer, filler and end user.
21-09-2008
At ASRT, Orfit® Industries America Introduces Enhanced Fixation Technology for Efficast® Thermoplastic Masks
BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2008 – To increase precision, safety and usability for patient immobilization during radiation therapy, Orfit® Industries America today announced a new fixation technology for its Efficast® thermoplastic masks. At the 32nd American Society of Radiation Technologists (ASRT) Radiation Therapy conference in Boston, Mass., from Sept. 21-23 at the Boston Marriot Copley Place, Orfit Industries America is showcasing new winged “L” profiles that secure Efficast masks for head, neck and shoulders into the high precision slots in the Orfit base plate. Compared to competitive u-shaped or s-type masks with commonly used push pins or that use swivel clamps, these new winged “L” profiles can be easily grasped with the fingers -- make it easier to mold Efficast masks, position them precisely and remove them quickly in case of emergency. Orfit is displaying the profiles as part of its complete immobilization solutions at booth 104.
21-09-2008
At ASTRO, Orfit® Industries America Introduces Enhanced Fixation Technology for Efficast® Thermoplastic Masks
BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2008 – To increase precision, safety and usability for patient immobilization during radiation therapy, Orfit® Industries America today announced a new fixation technology for its Efficast® thermoplastic masks. At the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, Mass., Orfit Industries America is showcasing new winged “L” profiles that secure Efficast masks for head, neck and shoulders into the high precision slots in the Orfit base plate. Compared to competitive u-shaped or s-type masks with commonly used push pins or that use swivel clamps, these new winged “L” profiles can be easily grasped with the fingers -- make it easier to mold Efficast masks, position them precisely and remove them quickly in case of emergency. Orfit is displaying the profiles as part of its complete immobilization solutions at booth 1612.
19-09-2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics et Azdel, Inc. présentent les composites pour l’automobile IXIS® qui réduisent le poids, mais pas les performances
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 22 septembre 2008 – Les contraintes environnementales obligent les constructeurs automobiles à réduire le poids de leurs véhicules afin de réduire la consommation d’énergie afin de mieux maîtriser les émissions de CO2. Ce challenge majeur entraîne une recherche permanente de solutions visant à remplacer les matériaux traditionnels, tels que l’acier, l’aluminium ou plastiques thermodurcissables pour les panneaux de carrosserie horizontaux de grande dimensions. SABIC Innovative Plastics et Azdel, Inc. viennent de présenter, La référence IXIS® 157, qui est un composite thermoplastique sandwich renforcé de fibres de verre continues destiné aux panneaux horizontaux de carrosserie automobile.
