14-10-2004
Avebe signs agreement with Fiske Food Ingredients for starch products distribution in Denmark
Fiske Food Denmark, a Univar company and leading specialist distributor of food and beverage ingredients, is now distributing starches for the food industry produced by the Dutch farming co-operative Avebe. The move follows the recent signing of a distribution agreement for Denmark between the two companies.
14-10-2004
HONEYWELL TO BUILD REFRIGERANT MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CHINA
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today plans to build a manufacturing plant for non-ozone depleting refrigerant products in Qingpu, Shanghai, China. The new facility, expected to be operational in November 2004, was announced during a groundbreaking ceremony in Qingpu attended by Honeywell officials, key customers and Chinese dignitaries.
13-10-2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES CLEAR BRINE FLUIDS PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) announced today it will increase list prices in all regions for calcium bromide, zinc bromide/calcium bromide solution, sodium bromide, dry calcium bromide and dry sodium bromide effective October 15, 2004.
13-10-2004
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICE FOR DECABROMODIPHENYLOXIDE FLAME RETARDANT
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it is increasing off list prices for Great Lakes DE-83™ (decabromodiphenyloxide) flame retardant by $0.20/kg worldwide with all shipments effective November 1, 2004, where contracts allow.
13-10-2004
MRSA ‘superbug’ meets its match in new plastics moulding compound. Healthcare bathroom accessories now debuting in Perstorp’s Polygiene™
A plastics compound that has already been shown to significantly reduce the risk of transmission of SARS is also effective against MRSA bacteria, medical tests have demonstrated. Products made from the compound, aimed at the healthcare sector, are now coming onto the market in the U.K.
13-10-2004
NO-STICK, NO-SLIP NYLATRON MATERIAL FROM QUADRANT EPP LIFTS PERFORMANCE OF TRUCK CRANES FROM FASSI GROUP
TIELT, BELGIUM – September, 2004 – A crane’s ability to efficiently and safely position its load requires a virtual absence of vibration during both fine and gross movements of the boom. Lubrication of moving parts helps to achieve this, but more and more, heavy equipment manufacturers are searching for lubrication-free materials that minimize or even eliminate stick-slip influences during operation. The Fassi Group, one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of hydraulic cranes, found its material solution in NYLATRON® 703 XL plate from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP).
12-10-2004
Agente antimicrobico AlphaSan® riceve da EFSA l'approvazione per la sicurezza alimentare
Il panel di scienziati dell'Autorità Europea per la Sicurezza Alimentare (EFSA, European Food Safety Authority), che si occupa di visionare additivi, coadiuvanti di processo e materiali destinati al settore alimentare, ha rilasciato parere favorevole riguardo all'utilizzo dell'agente antimicrobico AlphaSan di Milliken & Company nelle applicazioni a contatto con i cibi.
12-10-2004
Notevole interesse da parte del pubblico al salone IAA di Hannover per le soluzioni Dureal™ della Univar
All'esposizione internazionale "IAA Commercial Vehicles", la manifestazione dedicata ai veicoli industriali tenutasi ad Hannover in Germania, dal 23 al 30 Settembre, la Univar ha ufficialmente presentato il sistema Dureal registrando l'interesse di molti visitatori. In un padiglione sito nel settore centrale dell'area di esposizione i rappresentanti delle aziende di trasporto e i concessionari di autocarri provenienti da tutta Europa hanno avuto l'opportunità di prendere visione della tecnologia SCR per catalizzatori, della soluzione offerta da Dureal per il rifornimento di AdBlue e di venire a conoscenza degli standards riguardanti l'emissione dei gas di scarico Euro IV e Euro V.
