ISP pharmaceutical division announces price increase

ISPISP pharmaceutical division will implement an average price increase of 7 to 10% for pharmaceutical alginates. These increases apply to pricing worldwide and will take effect on December 1, 2004, or as contracts allow. Over the past year, raw material costs have increased substantially due to reduced harvests leading to a tight supply of some seaweeds. Further, energy, water, transportation and environmental compliance costs increased dramatically in 2004 and are forecasted to significantly increase again in 2005. Although ISP has implemented aggressive cost containment measures as well as improved operating efficiencies, these actions have been insufficient to offset these substantial cost increases.

Interplas maps out a bright future

Reed ExhibitionsThe UK’s leading plastics and rubber show, Interplas, has now booked its space at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, for October 7-9, 2008. Interplas is also looking at exciting opportunities for 2006 and 2007 that will compliment the 2008 show.

Rivestimento in polietilene Borcoat™ protegge il maggiore oleodotto in Turchia

Temperature basse e difficili condizioni di movimentazione presso il sito dell'oleodotto BTC. Il polietilene (PE) Borcoat™, materiale per rivestimento tubi di Borealis, è stato scelto per proteggere dalla corrosione le condotte dell'area turca dell'oleodotto Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan lungo 1670 km, che si snoda dall'Azerbaijan attraverso la Georgia fino alla Turchia, dove il petrolio greggio viene imbarcato per i mercati mondiali.

Nilit introduce un nuovo filato antimicrobico per abbigliamento sportivo

Le qualità di AlphaSan, unitamente alla finezza del nostro filato, portano alla produzione di indumenti ad alte prestazioni che tengono il passo con uno stile di vita dinamico. Nilit LTd., fornitore di filati e microfibre, presente a livello mondiale, ha introdotto Sensil BodyFresh, un filato che incorpora l'agente antimicrobico AlphaSan® di Milliken per combattere gli odori nei settori per l’abbigliamento sportivo e il tempo libero.

ISP Food Ingredients announces price increase

ISPISP Food Ingredients will implement an average price increase of 7 to10% for food-grade alginates and other hydrocolloid-based functional food systems. These increases apply to pricing worldwide and will take effect on December 1, 2004, or as contracts allow. Over the past year, raw material costs have increased substantially due to reduced harvests leading to a tight supply of some seaweeds and natural gums. Further, energy, water, transportation and environmental compliance costs increased dramatically in 2004 and are forecasted to significantly increase again in 2005. Although ISP has implemented aggressive cost containment measures as well as improved operating efficiencies, these actions have been insufficient to offset these substantial cost increases.

Rapid EnergyPRO™ un risparmio sicuro: usando la potenza solo quando necessario

EnergyPRO™ è la risposta di Rapid alla richiesta dei consumi energetici usando la potenza solo quando è richiesta. Rapid Granulator AB lancia il suo EnergyPRO™ al K 2004 la maggiore manifestazione sul mondo delle tecnologie per le materie plastiche che si tiene dal 20 al 27 Ottobre 2004 a Duesseldorf in Germania. L’ EnergyPRO è la risposta alla domanda di ridurre il consumo elettrico nella fasi in cui non è necessaria tutta la potenza del motore.

New Owens Corning Scrap and Waste Reduction Program Helps Customers Reduce Scrap by up to 50 Percent and Direct Costs by up to 12 Percent

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsSÃO PAULO, Brazil – November 9, 2004 – Responding to customer needs to minimize losses from waste during processing and manage discarded post-production material, Owens Corning (OTC: OWENQ) today announced at the FEIPLAR COMPOSITES 2004 show a comprehensive waste management program named SUGERE (Sistema Owens Corning de Gerencamento de Residuos), which can help customers reduce waste by up to 50 percent, and direct costs by up to 12 percent. The program saves money for producers of thermoset composite products and manages manufacturing leftovers by finding environmentally friendly alternative uses for them.

Owens Corning OC® Molding Mat/Closed Cavity Bag Molding (CCBM) Speed Composite Part Production up to 300 Percent; Owens Corning Increases Molding Mat Production at Rio Claro Plant

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsSÃO PAULO, Brazil – November 9, 2004 – Owens Corning today announced at the FEIPLAR COMPOSITES 2004 show, that the company has added an additional line at its Rio Claro facility to meet increasing market demand for the OC Molding Mat reinforcement product, which, used in conjunction with closed cavity bag molding (CCBM), is up to three times faster than processing by hand or spray lay-up.