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31 Oct 2007
Milliken’s Tegris™ composite rides the waves of success
Milliken’s Tegris™ composite is riding the waves of success as the material behind one of the lightest, toughest personal watercraft available on the kayak market. The use of Tegris to produce Legacy Paddlesports’ Ultimate™ Kayak results from significant product and process developments for Milliken’s 100% polypropylene (PP) composite and close collaboration between Milliken and Legacy Paddlesports of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
26 Oct 2007
Rhodia Polyamide has developed TECHNYL® XCell Polyamide 6.6 and 6 grades optimised for the MuCell® Process
Düsseldorf, Germany – October 24, 2007 – At K 2007, Rhodia Polyamide is presenting its TECHNYL® XCell 6.6 and 6 polyamide grades optimised for the MuCell® Process. These new grades are the first technology deliverables from Rhodia as part of its recently signed global co-marketing and development agreement with Trexel Inc. As partners to the agreement, Rhodia actively develops and commercialises new material technology optimised for the MuCell® Process, and Trexel works exclusively with Rhodia for polyamide applications.
Huntsman Pigments is coming to K 2007 with a revolutionary low dust titanium dioxide pigment that has handling properties far superior to any TiO2 currently available for plastics compounders.
Düsseldorf, Germany – Oct. 24, 2007 – As part of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ accelerating investments in new application and market development, the company today announced the creation of a new Energy Center of Excellence at the company’s European headquarters in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. The new facility, an expansion of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ existing Fluid Engineering Center of Excellence and part of the company’s Global Application Technology (GApT) organization, aims to help customers use lightweight, high-performance thermoplastics to replace heavy and increasingly costly copper, aluminum, steel, and glass in thermal and photovoltaic solar panels. The center is equipped with leading edge design, molding, and testing equipment, and is staffed by engineers, materials scientists, and application development experts, to help customers utilize the latest in advanced thermoplastic technologies for the mass production of solar panels. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ goal is to be a major contributor in making solar energy for heating and electricity a practical and continuously more affordable option. 
Lyon, France – October 18, 2007 – Rhodia announces the appointment of François Hincker as Vice President of the company’s Engineering Plastics business unit reporting to Laurent Schmitt, President Rhodia Polyamide. Hincker also becomes a member of the Rhodia Polyamide Executive Committee. 
Washington DC, AUSA, 9 October 2007 - DSM Dyneema, maker and inventor of ultra-strong, lightweight Dyneema® polyethylene fiber, has introduced Dyneema® HB51, its newest and strongest UniDirectional (UD) product for the US market for best-in-class inserts used in hard ballistic body armor. This new material, designed for protective backing behind the body armor’s strike face in a hybrid construction, provides an ideal combination of enhanced ballistic performance and lightweight comfort. 