Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe appoints Technical Service Representative Foam Blowing Agents

HoneywellHoneywell Fluorine Products Europe has appointed Mr. Tiziano Roveda as Technical Service Representative for its European foam blowing agents business, effective October 1st, 2002. In this role, Mr. Roveda will work closely with the company’s global technical support team to assist customers in Europe as they phase out ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) blowing agents in polyurethane and extruded polystyrene insulating foam applications.

Interplas 2002 defies UK economic downturn

Image reference INPR038a There has been considerable upheaval in the UK plastics and rubber industry since Interplas 1999 with a number of leading processing companies moving their production operations to countries with cheaper overheads and many others struggling for survival. A manufacturing recession as bad as any in living memory has been the principal cause for the industry’s difficulties, while the strength of the British currency has prevented export sales from providing any compensation for the downturn in local business.

DOW CORNING POTENZIA LA SUA CAPACITÀ DI PRODOTTI IN FLUOROSILICONE PER GARANTIRE UNA FORNITURA AFFIDABILE A LUNGO TERMINE DI GOMMA FLUOROSILICONICA CON MARCHIO SILASTIC®

Dow Corning potenzia la sua capacità di prodotti in Fluorosilicone per garantire una fornitura affidabile a lungo termine di gomma Fluorosiliconica con marchio Silastic® MIDLAND, Michigan. (8 ottobre 2002)—Dow Corning ha significativamente incrementato la sua capacità produttiva in fatto di elastomeri fluorosiliconici avviando uno speciale impianto per la fabbricazione di prodotti fluorosiliconici intermedi presso il complesso produttivo di Midland, Michigan. L'investimento da 16 milioni di dollari per l'espansione di capacità è stato effettuato in risposta al rialzo della domanda di gomma fluorosiliconica (FSR) con marchio Silastic® e consente di assicurarne una fornitura affidabile a lungo termine.

Attachmate myEXTRA! Presentation Services Delivers 6530 Emulation for Tandem Host Connectivity

AttachmateOct. 8, 2002 -- Attachmate Corporation, a leader in enterprise presentation and application integration products and services, today announced the availability of 6530 emulation for Tandem® host connectivity. myEXTRA!™ Enterprise, a component of myEXTRA! Presentation Services, provides feature-rich PC-to-host emulation services for delivering enterprise applications from IBM® mainframe, AS/400® and UNIX®/VM™ information systems to Windows® desktops. myEXTRA! Presentation Services 6530 Client Option v7.0 further extends multi-host connectivity to incorporate Tandem system access.

Harvest Polymers Ltd- Rifra Masterbatches SpA
Agent and Distribution Agreement

Rifra laboratory pilot line Harvest Polymers and Rifra Masterbatches SpA have announced an Agreement for the marketing of Rifra’s Masterbatches in the UK and Ireland. The products include Rifrachem additive Masterbatch, Rifratene colour Masterbatch and Rifracomplex a multi blend Masterbatch containing several active components.

HUSKY FORMS NEW “AUTOMATED SYSTEMS” GROUP

Many customers use Husky’s Advanced Manufacturing Center for system testing and debugging. Bolton, Ontario, Canada – Husky Injection Molding Systems has created an Automated Systems Group whose mandate is to specialize on complete system solutions for customers. The new group was formed through a merger of Robotics and Systems Integration. “We have been providing system solutions to our customers for 25 years,” says Bruce Catoen, Vice-President of this new team. “In that time we have developed a reputation as innovators in the injection molding industry.” The continued development of this business is a key initiative for Husky going forward.

Omnexus Leveraged Technology Solution gives plastics and chemical companies their own E-Commerce capabilities

OmnexusATLANTA (October 1, 2002) – Global plastics eMarketplace Omnexus continues its leading role in the industry’s growing trend to move business processes online with a new suite of technology services. Having built a world-class global transaction platform and portal, Omnexus is leveraging this functionality, giving plastics and chemicals companies fast, flexible and affordable access to the very latest in online ordering technology. Under its new alliance with Elemica, the leading global trading network for chemical companies, Omnexus will provide a solution tailored to the specific needs of the chemical industry for eMarketplace technologies.