13-01-2005
Hyperform® hyper nucleating agent increases productivity during manufacture of garden furniture
Hartman Groep, a leading European manufacturer of garden furniture, increased its output of structural foam table tops with a substantial number over an eight-week period during the summer as a result of incorporating Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN-68L hyper nucleating agent into its polypropylene compound formulation. The capacity increase was a mayor rise in productivity.
11-01-2005
Univar warns of tight supply of its Dynapak® PIB materials
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10-01-2005
Lyondell’s New Polypropylene-Ethylene Resins Deliver Clarity for Injection and Blow Moulding Applications
HOUSTON and Spartanburg, S.C., January 10, 2005 — Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE:LYO) today announced that its Equistar Chemicals business has introduced two new resins – PP30HF01 and PP33HF04 polypropylene-ethylene copolymer resins – which feature Milliken Chemical’s Millad® 3988 clarifying agent.
10-01-2005
GE’s LEXAN* HPS7 Resin helps give new wrist fixation device exceptional strength, light weight, and autoclave performance
Individuals unfortunate enough to have suffered a Colles Fracture – a common fracture at the wrist joint due to a fall on an outstretched hand – or other injury requiring wrist distraction may have been surprised to learn how much conventional wrist fixation devices can resemble something out of the dark ages. Now, however, cutting-edge polycarbonate (PC) technology from GE Advanced Materials has helped one healthcare OEM pioneer a new clear, lightweight, radiolucent wrist fixation system for modern times. In fact, the GE resin pushes the performance envelope in several important directions and represents a major step forward in advanced healthcare application design.
07-01-2005
GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICE FOR KP-140 SPECIALTY ADDITIVE
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced a worldwide price increase of 18 percent where contracts allow of its KP-140® specialty additive. The increase takes effect with all shipments from January 10, 2005, or as contracts allow. This price increase is necessary to keep pace with escalating global raw material and energy costs.
21-12-2004
Univar introduceert Dureal™ tijdens Truck & Transport Salon in Brussel
Tijdens het Truck & Transport Salon, de Belgische vakbeurs voor de transport- en vervoersector die van 14 tot en met 17 januari in Brussel wordt gehouden, presenteert Univar op stand 30B in Paleis 12 van de Expo “Dureal™ the advanced adblue system” , dé oplossing voor vervoerders die overstappen op de nieuwe Euro IV dieselmotoren.
21-12-2004
Strategies in China
Brussels December 21st, ECMSA (European Chemical Marketing and Strategy Association) and CWD (Chemical World Database) announced that they will run a one day conference in Brussels on March 15th 2005 to explore the chemical industry’s experiences of China. Focusing on the actual experience of those businesses that have ridden the China investment boom and the prospects for consumer driven demand for chemicals the conference will set out to explore the pro’s and con’s associated with investment in China. The conference will be held under the auspices of CEFIC and with the support of the VCI. This event is being organised by the chemical industry for the chemical industry.
21-12-2004
NUOVI MATERIALI FASSON SPECIALTY CON APPROVAZIONE UL NELLA GAMMA FASSON DURABLES
Leiden, Olanda, Due nuovi e versatili materiali specialty per etichette arrivano ad ampliare la gamma esistente dei prodotti Fasson Durables di Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe, per soddisfare le crescenti esigenze di mercato: Fasson PVC Outdoor Matt White, con una durata all’esterno di sette anni, e Fasson PET Void Check Matt Chrome per etichette anti contraffazione. I due nuovi prodotti aggiungono una dimensione in più al pacchetto in continua crescita dei materiali professionali per etichette della gamma Fasson Durables destinata a qualunque tipo di applicazione di etichettatura funzionale e di lunga durata. Come tutti gli altri prodotti della gamma Fasson Durables, anche questi vengono offerti con una limitata quantità minima di appena 300 mq.
