Plastics
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4 Oct 2006
Borouge to launch feasibility study on expansion into base chemicals
Borouge today announced the launch of a study to examine the feasibilityof a major new expansion of its petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi to produce and market base chemicals for the first time.
3 Oct 2006
Grendene uses Eastman’s Spectar® Copolyester for new point of purchase shoe display
CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Transparency and high impact resistance were the main reasons behind Plano Trio’s, a design company, decision to use sheets made of Spectar® copolyester resin from Eastman Chemical Company when conceiving a POP display for Grendene’s point of purchase spots. The showcase has been used to display Grendene’s Rider shoes at sales spots in more than 85 countries around the world.
Borealis, the leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, and the BMW Group, manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles, have developed a new material and testing solution for BMW instrument panel carriers. This innovation will help to reduce system costs and development lead times for future models and has, as a result, been awarded a second prize in the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) 10th Automotive Division Award 2006 in the category body interior.
Royal DSM N.V., the largest manufacturer of high performance polyethylene (HPPE) products in the world, today announces its decision to again invest in new production capacity for Dyneema® fiber. The new unit will be built at DSM's facility in Greenville, North Carolina (USA). 
Borouge, together with one of its owners, Borealis, will showcase its high performance Wire & Cable solutions at Wire China 2006 – one of the world's biggest trade fairs for wire and cable manufacturing and processing technologies. 
Ulsan, Korea, September 22, 2006 - Songwon announced today the completion of its strategic review and a number of related initiatives which will be a quantum leap in its commitment to the polymer industry. Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., with manufacturing facilities in Ulsan South Korea, is a major producer of antioxidants and is serving the global markets indirectly through a distribution agreement with Clariant. Songwon began producing additives for the PVC industry in the mid 1960’s and antioxidants for the polymer industry in the mid 1980’s. 