08-07-2009
Owens Corning Expands Technical Fabrics Capacity in Asia to Support Customers in Region’s Wind Energy Market
BEIJING, July 8, 2009 – Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a world leader in glass fiber reinforcements and residential and commercial building materials, announced today that the company is supporting its wind blade fabrication customers in Asia by expanding capacity to produce technical fabrics at its manufacturing facilities in Chanzhou and Doudian, China and Taloja, India.
06-07-2009
POLYSCOPE'S XIRAN® FILLS INDUSTRY GAP LEFT BY NOVA CHEMICALS' DYLARK® EXIT
Economic turbulence has made a more visible impact on the automotive industry than any other. One of the most recent effects is the decision by Nova Chemicals to discontinue production of its Dylark® styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) engineering resins, important materials for dashboard carriers and other car components.
06-07-2009
DSM PRESENTS RECENT INNOVATIONS IN AUTOMOTIVE E&E APPLICATIONS
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced a range of both new materials and specific grades of existing materials, designed to deliver the required performance, whilst meeting the overall industry trends for lighter, more effective and greener solutions.
02-07-2009
Les nouveaux composites mousse et fibre Ultem* de SABIC Innovative Plastics
Redéfinir des performances extrêmes pour permettre à la clientèle d’importantes opportunités de croissance
CHICAGO – 22 juin 2009 – SABIC Innovative Plastics a propulsé sa technologie de résine Ultem* vers de nouveaux niveaux de performances extrêmes, avec le lancement aujourd’hui de nouvelles offre du matériau composite avec des renforts fibres et des mousses, lors du salon NPE 2009. Ces nouveaux produits ont été spécifiquement développés pour donner aux clients une avance concurrentielle indisponible jusqu'alors: de nouvelles solutions technologiques de pointe avec des matériaux permettant d’opportunités de croissance virtuellement illimitées sur les marchés existants, nouveaux et émergents.
30-06-2009
ARNITEL® TPC ADVANTAGE FOR FORD FIESTA VACUUM BRAKE TUBING
Ford has selected Arnitel TPC from DSM Engineering Plastics for the production of vacuum brake tubes for its recently launched new Ford Fiesta. In doing so, Ford has acknowledged the advantages of Arnitel for this specific application. Ford already uses Arnitel in similar applications in a number of its models: Ford Mondeo, Ford S-Max, Ford C-Max, Ford Galaxy and Ford Focus.
29-06-2009
PR Network Welcomes New Member Agencies in Denmark and Finland
KommunikationsGruppen in Copenhagen and CommitCom in Helsinki have become the newest members of global alliance of independent communications agencies.
25-06-2009
DSM DYNEEMA LAUNCHES DYNEEMA® HB80 UD MATERIAL PROVIDING HIGHEST PROTECTION AT LIGHTEST WEIGHT IN ARMOR APPLICATIONS
McLEAN (VA), June 25, 2009 - DSM Dyneema today introduced Dyneema® HB80, a unidirectional (UD) composite that meets the joint US Army and Marine challenge to increase the fragmentation performance by at least 35 percent of advanced combat helmets. Dyneema® HB80 also has the potential to provide law enforcement SWAT units with helmets offering existing protection at half the current weight. It is the latest product in an expanding series of materials being developed by DSM Dyneema to substantially lighten the load for soldiers and law enforcement.
24-06-2009
DSM DYNEEMA INTRODUCES DYNEEMA® BT10 – FIRST IN NEW RANGE OF BALLISTIC TAPE PRODUCTS FOR USE IN LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH PROTECTION VEHICLE ARMOR
URMOND (NL), June 24, 2009 - DSM Dyneema today launched Dyneema® BT10, its first commercially available product made from a novel, proprietary ballistic tape (BT) technology. The announcement was made jointly at the DVD exhibition, (Millbrook, UK), with Ten Cate Advanced Armour, who has selected Dyneema® BT10 for armor upgrading on the Patria XA-188 APC commissioned by the Dutch DMO (Defensie Materieel Organisatie). The vehicles will be used by the Dutch military forces stationed in Afghanistan and delivery is expected to be completed by October 2009.
