CHEMTURA EXPANDS EUROPEAN TECHNICAL SERVICE LABORATORY FOR GROWTH IN POLYURETHANES

ChemturaChemtura Corporation’s Performance Specialties business has completed a substantial expansion at its European regional Technical Service laboratory—an investment to support further growth of its range of Adiprene®/Vibrathane® polyurethane prepolymers. The newly refurbished and upgraded laboratory is located at Chemtura’s European manufacturing plant in Latina, Italy, where it produces Adiprene®, Vibrathane® & Ribbon Flow® TDI and MDI prepolymers, Adiprene® Low Free TDI prepolymers and Vibracure® curatives.

Efficast® Masks Offers Gold Standard in Patient Immobilization for Radiation Therapy

Specialty Thermoplastic and Unique Design Surpasses Conventional Systems by Restricting Movement to less than 2 mm While Increasing Patient Comfort
 Efficast head, neck, and shoulder masks feature a unique, highly engineered thermoplastic anchored with multiple, independent fixation points. This design offers exceptional stability, reducing movement to a “gold standard” of less than 2 mm for improved treatment accuracy.

® Efficast is a registered trademark of Orfit Industries.JERICHO, N.Y. - 19 June 2008 – Orfit Industries America today announced the expansion of its North American operations to give hospital-based and freestanding cancer centers faster access to their high-precision patient immobilization systems which use Efficast® thermoplastic masks. The company, whose technology is used in 75 percent of European radiation therapy facilities, is rapidly expanding in North America to meet demand for its products. Radiation therapy clinicians and radiation therapists who wish to improve treatment outcomes and increase patient comfort are upgrading to the superior immobilization performance and ease of use of Efficast masks.

CHEMTURA TO INCREASE WESTON®, MARK®, AND NAUGARD® PHOSPHITE PRICES

ChemturaChemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase the price of Weston®, Mark®, and Naugard® phosphite antioxidants and stabilizers by $0.40-$0.60/kg, effective for all deliveries on or after June 10, 2008, or as contracts allow. The price increase is necessary to recover the unprecedented increases in the costs of phosphorus-based chemicals.

Moog FCS FORNIRÀ SIMULATORI DI GUIDA DI ULTIMA GENERAZIONE ALLA FERRARI

MoogEast Aurora, N.Y. – 19 giugno 2008 – Moog FCS, che fa parte di Moog Industrial Group ed è leader nella fornitura di sistemi di collaudo e simulazione del volo all’avanguardia, destinati al settore automobilistico, aerospaziale e aeronautico, ha annunciato l’ordinativo effettuato dalla Ferrari per la progettazione, lo sviluppo e l’installazione di un simulatore di ultima generazione per lo stabilimento italiano di Maranello.

DUPONT PERFORMANCE ELASTOMERS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE

Dupont Performance ElastomersWILMINGTON, Del., June 18, 2008 -- DuPont Performance Elastomers recently announced a global price increase of 10 percent on Viton® fluoroelastomers and chemicals; this increase will be effective in China on July 15.

Zehn-Finger-Abdruck für mehr Sicherheit in Europa

Biometric faceDüsseldorf; 18.06.2008 – Die NEC Deutschland GmbH gibt die Gründung des neuen, europaweit agierenden Geschäftsbereichs Identification Solutions Division (ISD) mit Hauptsitz in Düsseldorf bekannt. Der zentrale Anlass für seine Gründung ist der wachsende Bedarf an behördlicherseits eingesetzten biometrischen Lösungen in Europa. Der Fokus der neuen Abteilung besteht darin, vom Hauptstandort Düsseldorf und den Niederlassungen in London und Amsterdam aus sowie in Zusammenarbeit mit NEC-Töchtern, Partnern und Kunden für die Bereitstellung biometrischer Systeme in ganz Europa zu sorgen. Diese Systeme sollen im öffentlichen Bereich, von Strafverfolgungsbehörden, im Transportsektor sowie bei Grenzkontrollen eingesetzt werden.

PPG Chairman Bunch reviews transformation of company

PPG IndustriesNEW YORK – Charles E. Bunch, chairman and chief executive officer of PPG Industries, described for investment analysts recently how much the company has changed in the past several years based on several strategic initiatives undertaken to focus on coatings and specialty products.

Con i nuovi composti Xtreme LNP* Starflam* di SABIC Innovative Plastics migliorano le prestazioni termiche a breve termine e scendono i prezzi

SABICBERGEN OP ZOOM, Paesi Bassi – 17 giugno 2008 – Oggi SABIC Innovative Plastics ha presentato i suoi nuovi composti speciali Xtreme LNP* Starflam*, realizzati per offrire ai produttori di dispositivi e connettori elettrici un’alternativa più economica rispetto ai materiali tradizionali, quali le plastiche termoindurenti o i polimeri speciali per alte temperature, e in grado di garantire eccellenti prestazioni termiche a breve termine. I costi di produzione possono essere ridotti fino al 20% tramite l’impiego di questi materiali a base di poliammide (PA) rispetto alle plastiche termoindurenti, caratterizzate da una minor rendimento produttivo e da tempi ciclo dello stampaggio più lunghi. I nuovi composti Xtreme LNP Starflam, che comprendono anche dei gradi ignifughi (FR), sono l’ideale per applicazioni elettriche sofisticate quali i contattori e i dispositivi di protezione dei circuiti. Questa tecnologia può rappresentare una valida soluzione per le alte temperature tipiche dei processi di saldatura senza piombo che sono stati imposti al settore elettrico ed elettronico dalla direttiva RoHS. L’investimento di SABIC Innovative Plastics in nuovi materiali ad alte prestazioni ed eco-responsabili consente alla società di aiutare i suoi clienti ad ottimizzare lo sviluppo delle applicazioni.