New Sales Manager appointment strengthens Distrupol team in France

DistrupolDistrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service provider and application development partner, has appointed Véronique Reveille as Sales Manager for its business in France.

Plastipak and Husky cut cycle times, boost output

Plastipak and Husky cut cycle times, boost output BOLTON, Ontario — Plastipak, a leader in plastic packaging solutions, has seen dramatic cycle-time improvements with a challenging hot fill beverage application since switching to Husky’s new Index 600 preform system.

Case Logic announces new enhancements to DVD wallet, home storage and case range

Case Logic DVB-40
 Case Logic has launched a new programme of DVD and portable DVD Player storage solutions to help the sophisticated consumer organize and retrieve DVDs, and store the DVD player in the home or on the move.

Borealis introduces new tougher, flame retardant Casico™ jacketing

Borealis, the leading supplier of polyethylene to the global wire and cable industry, has extended its Casico product range with FR4805.
 Borealis, the leading supplier of polyethylene to the global wire and cable industry, has extended its Casico product range with FR4805. This new stronger, flame retardant jacketing compound is designed to make cable installations more resistant to penetration and cut-through.

HONEYWELL APPOINTS RALF FINZEL PLANT MANAGER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SEELZE, GERMANY MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Ralf Finzel
Plant Manager
 MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., April 20, 2004 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today the appointment of Ralf Finzel as plant manager and managing director of the company’s manufacturing facility in Seelze, Germany. The facility is one of Honeywell Specialty Materials’ largest chemical plants worldwide.

NUOVO CYCOLOY® CY8620 DI GE ADVANCED MATERIALS: PRESTAZIONI PIU’ ELEVATE PER I QUADRI STRUMENTI

GE Advanced Materials ha lanciato CYCOLOY® CY8620, nuovo ed importante grado che va ad aggiungersi alla famiglia di leghe amorfe PC/ABS CYCOLOY ad alta resistenza all’urto. Sviluppato espressamente per applicazioni all’interno delle auto, CYCOLOY CY8620 si dimostra particolarmente adatto per i quadri strumenti e assicura prestazioni più elevate rispetto ai materiali precedenti grazie al miglioramento delle proprietà chiave. CYCOLOY è uno dei materiali preferiti nel settore automotive e soddisfa i severi requisiti dei capitolati tecnici relativi ai quadri strumenti. GE Advanced Materials ha saputo adeguare nel tempo le proprietà di CYCOLOY alle nuove richieste, contribuendo ad offrire all’industria soluzioni competitive anche sotto il profilo dei costi. BERGEN OP ZOOM, Paesi Bassi – GE Advanced Materials, divisione della General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), ha introdotto sul mercato CYCOLOY® CY8620, nuovo ed importante grado che va ad aggiungersi alla famiglia di leghe amorfe PC/ABS CYCOLOY ad alta resistenza all’urto. Sviluppato espressamente per applicazioni all’interno delle auto, CYCOLOY CY8620 si dimostra particolarmente adatto per componenti dei quadri strumenti e assicura prestazioni più elevate rispetto ai materiali precedenti.

SONOCO AND AHLSTROM TO COMBINE EUROPEAN TUBE/CORE AND COREBOARD OPERATIONS INTO JOINT VENTURE

SonocoHartsville, S.C. - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), the global packaging company, Hartsville, S.C., and Ahlstrom Corporation, Helsinki, Finland, have signed a definitive agreement to combine their respective European paper-based tube/core and coreboard operations into a joint venture that will operate under the name Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. The joint venture will be held 64.5 percent by Sonoco and 35.5 percent by Ahlstrom, it was announced today by Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., Sonoco president and chief executive officer, and Juha Rantanen, president and chief executive officer, Ahlstrom Corporation.