07-07-2010
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS AND RESINEX SIGN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN PRESENCE IN EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET
DSM Engineering Plastics and RESINEX have entered into a distribution agreement, to join forces in the market development and sales of DSM Engineering Plastics resins in Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia.
07-07-2010
GIANT SLINGS MADE WITH DYNEEMA® HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBER MAKE TRANSPORT OF WIND FARM TURBINE PILES SIMPLER, SAFER AND CHEAPER
URMOND (NL), 7 July 2010 - Use of Dyneema® ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber is helping to ensure that a major construction project to bring clean energy to millions of people in the U.K. moves ahead as efficiently and safely as possible. The world’s largest offshore wind farm is under construction in the North Sea, 23 km off the coast of England. Scheduled for completion in 2012, the Greater Gabbard wind farm’s 140 turbines will generate 500 megawatts of electricity for the people of London.
05-07-2010
Total Petrochemicals créé un nouveau polypropylène de type métallocène clarifié avec le Millad® NX8000 de Milliken pour le thermoformage
Gent, Belgique – le 5 juillet 2010 – Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., un des chefs de file parmi les fabricants de polypropylène (PP) dont le siège est situé à Houston et Milliken Chemical, une division de Milliken & Company, ont collaboré pour mettre au point un nouveau polypropylène de type métallocène qui est clarifié à l’aide du Millad® NX8000 une technologie de Milliken. Cette nouvelle matière, référence Lumicene® M3382MZ de Total Petrochemicals, produit des pièces d’une transparence et d’une brillance supérieures qui présentent une excellente rigidité. La résine est idéale pour les boîtes alimentaires, les gobelets, les couvercles, les dômes et les plateaux de service alimentaire pour lesquels une transparence élevée et une rigidité sont importantes. La combinaison de l’agent clarifiant haute performance de Milliken et de la technologie exclusive des métallocènes de Total aidera la prolifération du PP polymère de faible densité qui substituera les autres matières plastiques transparentes ; ceci à coût plus bas tout en tenant compte de l’environnement.
05-07-2010
Rapid exits restructuring process, holds positive future outlook
Bredaryd, Sweden – July 5, 2010 – Rapid Granulator AB today announced that it has successfully completed the restructuring process which the company began in October 2009. This restructuring process which only affected Rapid’s Swedish operation provided for protection against old debts under Swedish law while allowing it to continue normal business operations.
01-07-2010
Belden introduces effective shielded cabling systems to meet current and future networking needs
As a manufacturer of high quality and innovative signal transmission solutions, Belden has expanded its extensive copper product portfolio with the introduction of Belden Shielded Systems. These new systems were developed specifically for use in office networks and they are highly suited for use in high noise environments, with guaranteed performance in challenging and worst case installations.
30-06-2010
Belden equips Hirschmann™ access points with HiLCOS 8.00 WLAN firmware to meet the new European 5 GHz standard
HiLCOS 8.00 is Belden's new WLAN firmware that fulfills all the requirements of the new EN 301893 V1.5.1 standard, which regulates the operation of WLAN devices in 5 GHz environments.
22-06-2010
DSM INAUGURATES NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY FOR STANYL FORTII
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, has today inaugurated its new Stanyl® ForTii™ Production Unit. As announced in May 2009, the new facility has quadrupled production capacity for Stanyl ForTii in order to meet market demand for this new polymer, which is used in electronics and other applications. Stanyl ForTii was developed by DSM Engineering Plastics and is the first new polymer introduced in the last decade.
21-06-2010
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS EXTENDS DIABLO FAMILY FOR FURTHER WEIGHT REDUCTION IN AUTOMOTIVE UNDER-THE-BONNET APPLICATIONS
Following the successful introduction in 2007 of Stanyl Diablo OCD2100, a high performance grade of Stanyl for under-the-bonnet (UTB) applications, DSM will showcase two new Diablo high heat resins at K 2010: Stanyl Diablo OCD2300 and Akulon Diablo. Both new products are a direct response to some of the main trends in the automotive industry, including weight reduction. The new materials also facilitate system cost optimizations and productivity gains, long term sustainability and reduced environmental impact.
