Songwon and HPL to form a Joint Venture for Polymer Stabilizers

Mr. Umesh Anand, Managing Director of HPL (on the left) and Mr. Jongho Park, Chairman and CEO of Songwon Group(on the right) sign the Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT Ltd.
(Photo: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – October 29, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and HPL Additives Ltd. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT LTD.

Clariant presents fully-fledged credentials to medical device market

Clariant presents fully-fledged credentials to medical device market. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, October 27, 2010 - Clariant Masterbatches presents its fully-fledged credentials as a trusted and unique supplier of materials and support for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors with the announcement that its North American center of competence in Lewiston, Maine has gained ISO 13485 accreditation.

Clariant launches UV stabilizer with unique benefits

Clariant presents an innovation for automotive plastics with the launch of unique UV stabilizer Hostavin N845PP for polyolefin (PO) compounds for interior applications. (Photographs: Clariant)Muttenz, October 29, 2010 - Clariant presents an innovation for automotive plastics with the launch of unique UV stabilizer Hostavin® N845PP for polyolefin (PO) compounds for interior applications. In addition to UV protection, the new grade offers low fogging and low migration performance plus processing efficiency.

Songwon and HPL to form a Joint Venture for Polymer Stabilizers

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and HPL Additives Ltd. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT LTD (Photo: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – October 29, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and HPL Additives Ltd. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT LTD.

XANTAR® LDS MATERIALS BOOST ANTENNA APPLICATIONS IN PORTABLE ELECTRONICS

XANTAR® LDS MATERIALS BOOST ANTENNA APPLICATIONS IN PORTABLE ELECTRONICS
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics has extended its Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) materials portfolio by introducing 2 new grades. XANTAR® LDS 3720, was specifically developed to show very good practical impact performance, suitable for use in mobile phone covers or housings, and XANTAR® LDS 3730, which is the first Halogen-free flame retardant LDS grade, used to create antennas in laptops and notebooks. They join XANTAR® LDS 3710, which was used as the first LDS materials to create a mobile phone antenna and have since provided Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics with a proven track record of quality and performance in antenna systems applications.

SABIC Innovative Plastics met en valeur la nouvelle A3CC coupé sport de Chery au K 2010 avec les résines high-tech Noryl GTX*, Xenoy* et Stamax®

Chery Automobile Companies’ New A3CC Sports Coupe Featuring SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Noryl GTX*, Xenoy*, and Stamax® Resins>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 29 octobre 2010 – La nouvelle A3CC coupé sport de Chery Automobile utilisant les solutions de matériaux de pointe SABIC Innovative Plastics est mise en valeur en avant-première au K 2010 au stand de SABIC – Hall 6, Stand D42. La nouvelle voiture de sport élégante offre un style haut de gamme avec les premières ailes avant en résine Noryl GTX* utilisées par un équipementier chinois; la trappe à carburant, moulée aussi à partir de la résine Noryl GTX; les absorbeurs d’énergie avant et arrière légers fabriqués avec de la résine Xenoy*; et le dessous de caisse, moulé à partir du compound polypropylène à fibres de verre longues Stamax®. Ces applications multiples sur le véhicule illustrent l’étendue de l’expertise de SABIC Innovative Plastics et de ses solutions matières, et démontrent les bienfaits environnementaux et la performance de ses plastiques dans la conception automobile à échelle mondiale.

SURVEY PROVES DYNEEMA® IN COMMERCIAL FISHING PROVIDES WIN-WIN FOR PEOPLE, PLANET AND PROFIT

DyneemaURMOND (NL), October 28, 2010 - DSM Dyneema is set to present the results of new research that confirms use of its Dyneema® ultra-strong lightweight fiber in fishing nets can yield major energy savings for fishermen, and make an important contribution to the sustainability of the fishing industry. The company will talk about the results and conclusions of its latest ‘eco-footprint’ analysis at the Energy use in Fisheries Symposium, which takes place in Seattle on November 14-17.