St. Luke’s Hospital Positions Patients for Greater Comfort with the Orfit AIO All-in-One Immobilization Solution

Orfit Industries President, Steven Cuypers explains a head and neck mask to members of the St. Luke’s Hospital Cancer Treatment team on one of the 11 AIO Solution systems recently purchased by the Dublin, Ireland hospital.At ESTRO 27, the European Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology conference, Orfit Industries announced that St. Luke’s Hospital in Dublin has purchased 11 of Orfit Industries AIO Solution® for patient positioning and immobilization for use with their new Elektra Synergy Linear Accelerators. St. Luke’s, the largest radiotherapy department in the Republic of Ireland, selected the AIO Solution to enhance patient comfort, which can reduce movement and increase the precision of radiation delivery. Although the hospital primarily sought a belly board for pelvic patients, the intention is to use the all-in-one solution for head/neck and thorax/abdomen patients, as well. The AIO Solution, featuring four interchangeable, color-coded cushion sets, provides precise immobilization that is both reproducible yet comfortable.

Belden Press Kit IBC 2008

BeldenBelden is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of cable solutions for a wide range of different applications for the creation, production and delivery of entertainment content. During IBC 2008 in Amsterdam, Belden Wire & Cable Systems introduces a range of new products.

KELTAN® ACE™ TECHNOLOGY ON TRACK FOR 2009 MARKET INTRODUCTION

DSM ElastomersHeerlen, 11 September 2008 - DSM Elastomers has announced that the development of Keltan® ACE™ is on schedule. This follows last year’s decision to invest in the implementation of a new advanced catalyst technology in one of its existing EPDM facilities in Geleen, the Netherlands.

New Borstar® technology takes Borealis’ polypropylene to next level in purity, processability and performance

Borealis is expanding capacity of its leading edge, customer-oriented polypropylene (PP) packaging materials with the inauguration of its new Borstar® plant in Burghausen, Germany.Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is expanding the capacity of its leading edge, customer-oriented polypropylene (PP) packaging materials with the inauguration of its new Borstar® plant in Burghausen, Germany. The 330,000 t per year facility will use Borealis’ proprietary Borstar PP 2G (second generation) multi-modal technology to produce products offering a step change in purity, processing output and performance. The plant more than doubles Borealis’ current Borstar PP capacity to 570,000 t per year.

OMV and Borealis: Significant expansion of Burghausen site for leading position in petrochemical industry

From left to right: OMV Deputy Chairman Gerhard Roiss and Borealis Chief Executive Mark Garrett.• OMV and Borealis invest EUR 840 mn in the expansion of their petrochemical production capacities

La lastra sottile di SABIC Innovative Plastics destinata alla realizzazione di apparecchiature medicali compatte consente agli ospedali di ottimizzare gli spazi e di migliorare l’esperienza dei pazienti

Scanner TC BrightSpeed di GE Healthcare realizzato con la lastra Cycoloy* di SABIC Innovative PlasticsBERGEN OP ZOOM, Paesi Bassi – 11 settembre 2008 – Gli ospedali, nel loro costante impegno volto ad accogliere sempre più pazienti e servizi e a offrire un personale migliore, sono alla ricerca di apparecchiature medicali innovative che li aiutino a vincere queste sfide. Le tecnologie di SABIC Innovative Plastics consentono lo sviluppo di dispositivi più piccoli, più leggeri e con un’estetica più accattivante, in grado di sfruttare gli spazi già esistenti. Sono più facili da utilizzare e richiedono minor manutenzione, ma soprattutto sono più confortevoli per i pazienti. A titolo di esempio, la lastra termoformata Cycoloy* di SABIC Innovative Plastics, viene utilizzata per i pannelli esterni a pareti sottili delle linee di scanner per tomografia computerizzata (TC) di piccole dimensioni BrightSpeed e BrightSpeed Select di GE Healthcare.

CHEMTURA RAISES PRICES ON DE-83R AND FIREMASTER® 2100 FLAME RETARDANTS

ChemturaMIDDLEBURY, CT –In response to significant raw material, energy and freight cost inflation, Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase the price of the flame retardants DE-83R and Firemaster® 2100 up to 15%.The price increase will be effective for shipments after September 15th, 2008, or where contracts allow.

PRICE INCREASE: WITCOBOND® POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS

ChemturaChemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) announces that prices for Witcobond® Polyurethane Dispersions will be increased by 15%, effective October 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. This change is directly related to escalating raw materials and operating costs.