STOCKO CONTACT RECOGNISES STANYL® FORTII™ UNIQUE BALANCE OF PROPERTIES FOR WORLDWIDE FIRST SMT RAST CONNECTOR APPLICATION

STOCKO Contact, one of the leading European manufacturers of electro-mechanical components, and the first company in Europe to introduce a SMT RAST connector, has extended its product range with two new series of SMT pin connectors for use in domestic appliance engineering. For this new application, Stocko Contact tested a flame retardant (UL94-V0) halogen free 30% glass filled grade of Stanyl ForTii from DSM Engineering Plastics. (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR233)STOCKO Contact, one of the leading European manufacturers of electro-mechanical components, and the first company in Europe to introduce a SMT RAST connector, has extended its product range with two new series of SMT pin connectors for use in domestic appliance engineering. Following trials of DSM’s new high performance polymer Stanyl® ForTii™, Stocko now plans to switch all their SMT connectors to Stanyl ForTii.

DSM DYNEEMA SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVES PATENT INFRINGEMENT DISPUTE WITH BELPROTECT

DyneemaURMOND (NL), 12 March 2009 - DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™, announced today that it has reached a settlement with Belgian company Belprotect that ends a patent infringement dispute related to patented DSM Dyneema technology.

European customers can count on Songwon for security of supply from their new warehouse in Antwerp

European customers can count on Songwon for security of supply from their new warehouse in Antwerp. Songwon’s target is to become the partner of choice for its customer by always providing the optimum solution. This has led Songwon to providing dedicated extensive warehousing facilities and a packaging line at one of the most important distribution points in Europe. (Photos Songwon Industrial Co.,Ltd., PR017)
Ulsan, Korea – March 12, 2009 – Songwon’s target is to become the partner of choice for its customer by always providing the optimum solution. This has led Songwon to providing dedicated extensive warehousing facilities and a packaging line at one of the most important distribution points in Europe.

Clariant to launch strategic production facilities in Zhenjiang, China

ClariantHong Kong, 10 March, 2009 Leading specialty chemical company Clariant is building a surfactants plant in Zhenjiang, Eastern China to help meet the needs of the country’s growing demand. The new facility is scheduled for production in the middle of 2009.

DSM opens new factory for waterborne acrylic resins in Waalwijk

DSM new factory for waterborne acrylic resins in Waalwijk (Netherlands). (Photos: DSM NeoResins+, PR002)
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announces that today a new factory for waterborne acrylic resins has been opened in Waalwijk (Netherlands). Total investment costs amounted to EUR 30 million.

Clavister SG3210 obtient la première place au test comparatif de solutions UTM réalisé par le magazine « Network Computing »

Clavister SG3210 obtient la première place au test comparatif de solutions UTM réalisé par le magazine « Network Computing ». (Photo Clavister, PR006)
9 mars 2009 – Clavister, spécialiste de la sécurité sur IP et des solutions UTM, arrive en tête d'un test comparatif d'appliances UTM destinées aux PME. Réalisé par le laboratoire de tests Real-World Labs, le comparatif a confronté six éditeurs leaders dans ce domaine, pour le compte du magazine allemand « Network Computing ». Lors du test de la vitesse de la bande passante, avec filtres Web et antivirus activés, il est apparu que la solution SG3210 de Clavister était trois fois plus performante que son concurrent le plus proche, et dix fois plus que la moyenne des autres solutions.

SABIC Innovative Plastics aide PWB Health Ltd. à mettre en lumière le depistage du cancer du sein lors du MD&M grâce à son Breastlight primé

Le Breastlight de PWB Health a été fabriqué à partir des résines médicales de SABIC Innovative Plastics>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 6 mars 2009 – Dans le cadre de la lutte contre le cancer du sein, les femmes ont désormais la possibilité de s’auto examiner afin de déceler d’éventuels changements au niveau de leurs seins. À l’occasion du MD&M West, la jeune entreprise PWB Health Ltd. de Dumbarton en Écosse, spécialisée dans les sciences de la vie, a présenté Breastlight, son appareil a usage domestique primé qui permet aux femmes de s’auto-examiner plus facilement en éclairant les tissus des seins afin de mettre en lumière les changements internes. Les résines médicales Lexan* et Cycoloy* de SABIC Innovative Plastics sont utilisées au niveau du boîtier et de la lentille de l’appareil en vue d’optimiser les performances et la résistance du Breastlight. Ces grades médicaux parfaitement positionnés grâce aux services techniques et de conception de SABIC Innovative Plastics, ont aidé PWB Health à commercialiser rapidement le Breastlight, offrant ainsi aux femmes un nouvel outil très puissant dans le cadre de leur examen de routine régulier.

Almost 50% of Tech Executives Expect to Increase Revenues in 2009 Despite Global Downturn

EurocomDespite the global downturn almost half (46%) of senior executives in international technology companies expect to increase revenues in 2009 according to the latest Annual IT Confidence survey conducted by Eurocom Worldwide, the Global PR Network in association with its 30 individual member agencies around the world. However, the number forecasting increased revenues has fallen from 88% last year.