Borealis expands distribution agreement with Ashland for Iberia

BorealisBorealis today announced that it has extended its current distribution agreement with Ashland Distribution Company to include polypropylene for small and medium sized automotive and household appliance customers in Spain and Portugal.

Battenfeld signs strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese extruder Hebei B&S Group

PR0021 Hebei (English) A strategic cooperation agreement between the extrusion divisions of Battenfeld and Chinese processor Hebei B&S Group Co. Ltd., will advance their mutual business interests in the People's Republic of China.

HONEYWELL REFRIGERANTS EUROPE: NEUE WEBSITE GEHT ONLINE

Honeywell Refrigerants Europe: neue website geht online 
(Foto Honeywell Refrigerants Europe HREPR01G0204) 
 Haasrode, 25. Februar 2004 – Die deutsche Website von Honeywell Refrigerants Europe, einem der führenden Unternehmen für HFKWs (Fluorkohlenwasserstoffe) Kältemitteltechnologie in Europa, geht online unter der Adresse: http://www.honeywellrefrigerants.com/de/.

OWENS CORNING ACQUIRES AUTOMOTIVE ASSETS OF LANCASTER FIBRE TECHNOLOGY

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsToledo, 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.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS INTRODUCE ARNITE® XL, NUOVO PBT SVILUPPATO ESPRESSAMENTE PER I SUPPORTI DEI RIFLETTORI DEI GRUPPI OTTICI NEL SETTORE AUTOMOTIVE

Arnite® XL, nuovo grado di polibutilentereftalato (PBT) di DSM Engineering Plastics sviluppato in modo specifico per i supporti dei proiettori nei gruppi ottici, presenta bassissima emissione di sostanze volatili, può essere metallizzato sotto vuoto senza bisogno di prodotti vernicianti ed è più competitivo, dal punto di vista economico, rispetto alla poliammide 6/6 o ai policarbonati resistenti alle alte temperature. 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.

FLEXPLAY INTRODUCES “EZ-D,” THE 48-HOUR DVD

GE PlasticsCHICAGO—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.

LEXAN® SLX RESIN NOW AVAILABLE FOR INJECTION MOLDING

GE PlasticsCHICAGO—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.

IDLEAIRE CHOOSES LEXAN® EXL RESIN TO WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF THE HIGHWAY

GE PlasticsCHICAGO—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.