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29 May 2006
DSM TAKES TOP FROST & SULLIVAN 2006 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AWARD IN THE FLEXIBLE FILM PACKAGING MARKET
29 May, 2006 – DSM has received the top Frost & Sullivan 2006 award for Business Development Strategy in the flexible food packaging market for DSM’s strategic development of Akulon® polyamide 6 (PA6) in this segment. The global growth consulting company singled out DSM’s rapid market share growth, underpinned by innovations in production that have allowed DSM to compete on both quality and price.
22 May 2006
Borouge and Borealis strengthen innovation capabilities with new Innovation Centres
In a move which boosts its value creation through innovation strategy, Borealis has announced a decision to develop its Innovation Centre in Linz, Austria into the centre of its international research activities. In addition, plans are also underway to establish an Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi as part of continued efforts to strengthen Borealis and Borouge’s research and development capabilities to support its Middle East and Asia Pacific operations.
Confirming its position as a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, Distrupol has played a crucial role in a pioneering development through a collaborative partnership with PDD Innovations Limited, part of the PDD Group, a leading UK-based Product Innovation Consultancy. This latest working relationship has realised its first major project with the development and launch of a unique disposable rotary displacement pump for IV use, which is set to revolutionise medical devices. 
Borealis, the world’s leading provider of polyolefin compounds for the global wire and cable industry, has developed a pioneering halogen-free flame retardant compound for the jacketing of energy cables. In addition to providing flame retardancy, new grade Casico™ FR6082 adds high physical strength, toughness and good UV protection to polyethylene (PE) based cable jackets.
杜邦高性能彈性體有限公司（DuPont Performance Elastomers）日前宣佈，其用於成品薄膜類食品包裝材料的Viton® FreeFlow™ Z200氟彈性體加工助劑已符合歐洲的食品包裝法規。該加工助劑採用聚己酸內酯（PCL）作為介面劑，它獲得了依據歐洲包裝和包裝廢棄物指令2002/72/EC所制定的“食品包裝材料法規相符性聲明”，適用于歐盟成員國以及挪威和瑞士等國家。
Borealis today announced the financial results of the first quarter, reporting an operating profit of EUR 36 million. The result was adversely impacted by provisions related to the recently announced decision to close a 110,000 tonnes high density polyethylene unit in Norway, consistent with Borealis’ strategic direction and further improving overall competitiveness. The results were also affected by an additional insurance premium surcharge arising from heavy losses suffered by the insurance industry.