Plastics
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13 Oct 2004
NO-STICK, NO-SLIP NYLATRON MATERIAL FROM QUADRANT EPP LIFTS PERFORMANCE OF TRUCK CRANES FROM FASSI GROUP
TIELT, BELGIUM – September, 2004 – A crane’s ability to efficiently and safely position its load requires a virtual absence of vibration during both fine and gross movements of the boom. Lubrication of moving parts helps to achieve this, but more and more, heavy equipment manufacturers are searching for lubrication-free materials that minimize or even eliminate stick-slip influences during operation. The Fassi Group, one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of hydraulic cranes, found its material solution in NYLATRON® 703 XL plate from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP).
12 Oct 2004
AlphaSan® Antimicrobial Agent Awarded Food Safety Approval by EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), a scientific panel that reviews food additives, processing aids and materials, has issued a favorable opinion concerning the use of Milliken & Company’s AlphaSan antimicrobial agent in food contact applications.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — October 11, 2004. With the firm intention of building closer business relationships with its customers in the Czech and Slovak Republics, GE Advanced Materials has decided to open a sales office in Prague. The address in Prague is BB Centrum, Vyskocilova 1a, 14028 Prague 4, telephone + 420 22 4445670. This decision was driven by GE’s growing business in the region and these countries’ accession to the European Union.
Press Kit 29-30 September 2004
LENZBURG, SWITZERLAND – September 29, 2004 – Quadrant Plastic Composites (QPC), the world market leader in GMT and lightweight composites, was yesterday presented with the innovation award of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verstärkter Kunststoffe – Technische Vereinigung (AVK-TV: Reinforced Plastics Association – Technical Federation) in the «Best Application of the Year» category. QPC won this award for the underbody shields of the BMW 1 and 3 models, which are manufactured using the new SymaLITE technology. The AVK-TV Innovation Award is one of the most prestigious engineering awards in Europe in the reinforced plastics field.
At K'2004, DSM Engineering Plastics will be demonstrating how its range of world-class engineering materials can deliver major advances in performance, productivity and environmental care. The company will be showing the latest applications and developments for Stanyl® PA46 and Akulon® 6 and 66 polyamides, Arnitel® TPE-E, Arnite® PBT and PET polyesters, Xantar® polycarbonate, Yparex® extrudable adhesive resins, and Stamylan® UH Ultra High Molecular Weight PE.