Eastman Chemical lancia Optifilm Enhancer 300

Eastman CoatingsEastman Chemical Company ha oggi annunciato il lancio del prodotto Optifilm Enhancer 300, un agente coalescente non VOC (composto organico volatile) a basso odore, destinato al mercato europeo delle vernici per uso decorativo. Optifilm Enhancer 300 ha un punto di ebollizione superiore ai 250°C, che lo classifica come un composto organico non volatile secondo la Direttiva Comunitaria Europea 2004/42/EC.

QUADRANT CMS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE STREAMLINES PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

CoProLoS is an internally developed management software which enables Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems to streamline product development process. With CoProlos every team project's members can access and track every single aspect of moulding production from customer's request and CAD to production and delivery TIELT, BELGIUM – October 2004 – Leader in manufactured plastics components and sub-assemblies, Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems (CMS) has taken a lead in applying a high-tech approach to product development by integrating a unique online management tool to model, track and smooth every aspects of moulding production.

QUADRANT ENGINEERING PLASTIC PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING AND TEST APPLICATIONS

Semitron® CMP LL5 is one of the new materials developed by Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products to deliver longer production life in Chemical Mechanical Planarization retaining rings. Semitron CMP LL5 is an enhanced polyester developed with wear characteristics and inherent quality specifications geared to the semiconductor industry. Laboratory simulations show that Semitron CMP LL5 extends retaining ring-life by as much as 5 times over rings made of traditional PPS, depending on process conditions. The new product is also a lower cost alternative to PPS and suitable for use in all CMP processes, is ideal for use in ring designs that have steel or ceramic reinforcement. TIELT, BELGIUM – k 2004 – Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP) has developed four new products to extend the production life and reliability of applications in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) and in test and handling components. The company has also announced a development grade of an ultra high purity product available on a limited basis for co-development projects prior to commercialization planned for mid-2005.

PER L’ERGONOMIA DEI PROPRI PRODOTTI, FACOM TOOLS SCEGLIE ARNITEL® TPE-E DI DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS

Per le impugnature ergonomiche, antiscivolo dei propri esclusivi utensili manuali, Facom Tools Group si serve dell’elastomero termoplastico etere estere basato sul copolimero a blocchi (TPE-E) Arnitel® di DSM Engineering Plastics. Per le impugnature ergonomiche, antiscivolo dei propri esclusivi utensili manuali, Facom Tools Group si serve dell’elastomero termoplastico etere estere basato sul copolimero a blocchi (TPE-E) Arnitel® di DSM Engineering Plastics, unità aziendale appartenente alla Divisione Performance Materials di DSM N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: DSM) . Facom, leader in Europa per la fornitura di utensili manuali ed attrezzature da officina, è una filiale di FIMALAC.

Milliken & Company guida gradualmente i propri clienti nelle applicazioni a protezione antimicrobica

Colonie formate da batteri vivi dopo esposizione a polimero trattato con AlphaSan. Un importante produttore di vasche idromassaggio si è posto l'obiettivo di ridurre i lavori di pulizia ai consumatori proteggendo dalla crescita di pellicola organica i tubi della vasca. Un produttore di macchine per il ghiaccio ad uso commerciale ha voluto rassicurare i ristoratori che è stato fatto tutto il possibile per inibire la crescita di microbi. Un'azienda tessile ha creato un nuovo tipo di tessuto che riduce gli odori nelle calze.

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.

HONEYWELL TO BUILD REFRIGERANT MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CHINA

Richard Preziotti (center left), VP/GM Honeywell Chemicals, Dr. James Yuann (5th from right), President, Asia, Honeywell Specialty Materials, along with other Honeywell business leaders and Chinese officials, participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new manufacturing plant for non-ozone depleting refrigerant products in Qingpu, Shanghai, China. The Honeywell facility is expected to be operational in November 2004. 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.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES CLEAR BRINE FLUIDS PRICES

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, 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.