24-02-2004
OWENS CORNING ACQUIRES AUTOMOTIVE ASSETS OF LANCASTER FIBRE TECHNOLOGY
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. February 24, 2004—Owens Corning Automotive (UK) Ltd., a member of the Owens Corning family of companies, has acquired the automotive assets of UK-based Lancaster Fibre Technology Ltd. Lancaster Fibre Technology has traditionally supplied automotive solutions to the UK auto industry based on Owens Corning’s Silentex® Noise Control automotive silencer technology. Owens Corning has been a Lancaster supplier and customer for many years.
24-02-2004
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS INTRODUCE ARNITE® XL, NUOVO PBT SVILUPPATO ESPRESSAMENTE PER I SUPPORTI DEI RIFLETTORI DEI GRUPPI OTTICI NEL SETTORE AUTOMOTIVE
DSM Engineering Plastics ha introdotto sul mercato Arnite® XL, nuovo grado di polibutilentereftalato (PBT) destinato allo stampaggio dei supporti dei riflettori utilizzati nei gruppi ottici delle auto. Arnite® XL offre elevata resistenza, rigidità e ottima fluidità e permette di ridurre il numero di materiali utilizzati. Il nuovo grado presenta anche altre caratteristiche importantissime, tra cui bassissima emissione di sostanze volatili ad alta temperatura, stabilità dimensionale e compatibilità con il processo di metallizzazione sotto vuoto senza bisogno di prodotti vernicianti.
23-02-2004
FLEXPLAY INTRODUCES “EZ-D,” THE 48-HOUR DVD
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—In May 2003, Flexplay Technologies, Inc, a privately held company based in New York, announced that Buena Vista Home Entertainment Division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will use its flexible play DVD technology to make movies available to consumers in test markets beginning this August. GE Plastics is featuring this new innovative application, which uses patented LEXAN material technology, in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition here (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
LEXAN® SLX RESIN NOW AVAILABLE FOR INJECTION MOLDING
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—GE Plastics announced that one of its newest advanced polymers, LEXAN® SLX polycarbonate, is now available in a clear resin grade for injection molding applications. LEXAN SLX 2431 resin offers high light transmission (>83%) and low haze (<1%), enhanced weatherability and five to ten times the gloss retention compared with most standard UV stabilized polycarbonate materials. This new material and applications that use LEXAN® SLX film are on display in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
IDLEAIRE CHOOSES LEXAN® EXL RESIN TO WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF THE HIGHWAY
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—LEXAN® EXL resin, one of GE Plastics’ new resins in the X GEN™ resin portfolio of best-in-class performance materials, has been selected by IdleAire Technologies Corp. for applications serving the trucking market. The product is on display in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
GE PLASTICS INTRODUCES NEW “GAME CHANGING” WEATHERABLE GELOY® XTW RESIN FOR OUTDOOR APPLICATIONS
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—GE Plastics, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today the development of GELOY® XTW resin, a new weatherable ASA resin that withstands the punishing effects of UV exposure better than traditional ASAs in a variety of outdoor applications. Tests conducted by GE Plastics indicate GELOY XTW resin offers 3-to-5 times the color and gloss retention to extend the performance and aesthetics in large thermoforming sheet, building and construction, and automotive applications. GE Plastics will spotlight this innovative product in the GE Plastics’ booth at National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
Owens Corning Re-Opens L’Ardoise Plant After Record Floods Forced Shutdown;
BRUSSELS, Belgium – February 23, 2004 – After severe, record regional flooding in early December 2003 forced the shutdown of Owens Corning’s glass fiber production facility in L’Ardoise, France, the company announced today that the plant is back on-stream and producing products – weeks earlier than expected.
23-02-2004
Greene, Tweed launches WR™014 pump components for reliability in acid environments
Greene, Tweed & Co Benelux is introducing a new material for pump components that have to operate in acidic conditions. This new thermoplastic composite, which is called WR™014, is primarily designed for rings, bushes, seals and wear plates in pumps in the chemicals and petro-chemical industries. The material consists of a modified fluoropolymer matrix, strengthened with long strand carbon fibers. These ensure excellent wear resistance and good self-lubricating characteristics in almost all conceivable conditions.
