European Court of Justice ruling may open up further cross-border mail opportunities for Spring Global Mail

Spring Global MailAmsterdam, 22 November 2007 – On 15 November 2007, the European Court of Justice issued a ruling about the interpretation of the EU regulation that allows Posts to keep international mail under their monopoly. If this ruling is taken over by the Spanish Supreme Court, this will open up further opportunities for Spring Global Mail and other postal service providers in cross border mail services throughout Europe.

FIRST VLCC VESSEL TO USE MOORING ROPES MADE WITH ULTRA-STRONG DYNEEMA® FIBER

"The Cosmerry Lake VLCC which completed a successful 8 month sea trial using mooring lines with Dyneema®"URMOND (NL), 22 November 2007 - DSM Dyneema, maker of ultra-strong, lightweight Dyneema® polyethylene fiber, today announced that COSCO Dalian, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, has selected mooring lines made with Dyneema® fiber for its newest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), the Cospearl Lake. Following a successful eight-month sea trial on its Cosmerry Lake VLCC, COSCO Dalian found that, in comparison with steel wire mooring lines, ropes made with Dyneema® enabled a reduction in mooring time and significantly improved crew safety. DSM Dyneema worked closely with COSCO Dalian during the sea trial to document performance of the new ropes.

QUADRANT EPP APPOINTS ANGST+PFISTER AS FIRST EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTOR

Quadrant EPPLenzburg, Switzerland – November, 2007 – Quadrant EPP, the world's leading manufacturer of engineering plastics in stock shapes (rod, plate, tube) for machining, has announced the appointment of Swiss-based Angst+Pfister as its first European distributor. Angst+Pfister will distribute the complete Quadrant EPP product portfolio Europe-wide and particularly in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Switzerland.

Eerste contracten voor Wellnomics Risk Management® getekend

WellnomicsPersbericht – 21 november 2007, ErgoDirect, de Nederlandse distributeur van Wellnomics, heeft de eerste contracten gesloten voor het nieuwe Wellnomics Risk Management® software pakket. De eerste klanten, waaronder Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes, Cap Gemini en AZL, breiden de bestaande mogelijkheden van Wellnomics WorkPace® verder uit met het geavanceerde risico management software Wellnomics Risk Management® met zijn geavanceerde rapportage en management tools.

Hanwha acquisisce AZDEL Inc. da SABIC Innovative Plastics, PPG Industries

AZDELFOREST, Virginia, 20 novembre 2007. Hanwha Living & Creative (L&C) Corporation ha annunciato oggi il completamento dell’acquisizione di AZDEL Inc., una joint venture al 50/50 di SABIC Innovative Plastics (ex GE Plastics) e PPG Industries. L’acquisizione di AZDEL consentirà ad Hanwha di ampliare la propria offerta di materiali compositi e avanzati per i settori dei trasporti e dell’industria. I termini dell’operazione non sono stati resi noti.

穆格在2007年K展 - 国际橡塑展展示塑料机械创新的电动控制解决方案

Moog Control System (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 上海,2007年11月20日 —— 今年10月24-31日在德国杜塞尔多夫举行的K展上,高性能机械运动控制解决方案设计商和生产商穆格公司展示了其用于吹塑成型和注塑成型机械的电动和液压解决方案的创新成果 (10号展厅,J04展位)。通过本次展会,观众体验了采用提高的机械性能的最新展示。

Nepol introduce sviluppi innovativi nel settore dei camion

Paraurti di Stralis di Iveco, una superficie di classe A con le soluzioni BorealisBorealis, un leader nella fornitura di soluzioni plastiche innovative e ad alto valore aggiunto, ha svolto un ruolo pionieristico nello sviluppo dei paraurti e dei pannelli frontali per camion stampati per la prima volta a iniezione. I componenti strutturali per il più recente camion Stralis di IVECO sono stati sviluppati utilizzando Nepol™ GB303HP, una soluzione di polipropilene (PP) rinforzato con fibra di vetro lunga di Borealis. Nepol sostituisce la fibra di vetro in poliestere non saturo utilizzata in altre tecniche riducendo pertanto la complessità della produzione e soddisfacendo contemporaneamente i requisiti elevati in termini di aspetti meccanici e di rispetto dell'ambiente specificati da IVECO.

CHEMTURA LIMITS TERM FOR FIXED PRICES ON METAL ALKYL CO-CATALYSTS

ChemturaChemtura Corporation (NYSE.CEM) will limit the term for fixed-price sales of Metal Alkyls, effective December 01, 2007 or as contracts allow.