Plastics
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23 Feb 2006
ESTECH Chooses GE’s New Hemocompatible1 Lexan* HPM Resin For Exceptional Reliability in New ClearView MV™ Atrial Depressor
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — February 23, 2006 — ESTECH presents a new surgical device that features GE’s new hemocompatible1 Lexan* HPM 1914 polycarbonate (PC) resin. ESTECH, a California-based maker of cardiac surgery devices, selected the GE material for the paddle of its new single-use ClearView MV™ Atrial Depressor to help achieve a high level of device reliability and biocompatibility2 in minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement procedures. For ESTECH and other device manufacturers, GE’s Lexan HPM resins offer the typical strength of PC as well as new capabilities that provide improved hemocompatibility1, reduced protein binding, improved low temperature ductility, and the potential for improved flow and release.
21 Feb 2006
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS INCREASES AKULON PRICES
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (February 2, 2006) In an effort to offset the escalating cost of raw materials, energy and transportation, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices for Akulon® polyamide 6 extrusion grades by $0.06 lb. in the US, Canada and Mexico. This increase will take effect as of January 15, 2006.
Borouge will be putting its high performance polyolefin business on show at Chinaplas, Asia’s largest international exhibition for the plastics & rubber Industries, in Shanghai from 26 to 29 April 2006. Located in Hall W3, Booth C03 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong, Borouge will showcase how the high performance polyethylene (PE) produced by its plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE can be applied in three distinct sectors: packaging, pipes and wire & cable. 
As a leading polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, Distrupol in the Nordic region has a long history of assisting customers in the winter sports industry. One of the company’s most recent contributions has been in providing support for a revolutionary ski-binding development, known as the Nordic Integrated System (NIS). 
美國密歇根州，米德蘭 - 2006年2月6日—道康寧推出摩力克TM (Molykote®）G-2003高性能潤滑脂為汽車領域塑膠/金屬和塑膠/塑膠組合件提供長效潤滑。配比設計適合於中速至快速運動和適度承載場合，摩力克TM G-2003潤滑脂普遍用於玻璃升降器、活動車頂、座椅調節器、操縱鎖、汽車門鎖系統。
Borealis brings a new polypropylene Borpact™ grade to film converters and product manufacturers which offers solutions to the packaging industry due to a unique combination of good low temperature resistance, high stiffness, high heat resistance plus excellent optical properties. Food packaging, pouches, peelable lidding film and film bottle labels are among the application areas set to benefit from Borpact BC914TF. With this development, polypropylene can be used in a number of new sectors, such as in labelling and modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) trays for meat and fruit.