04-11-2010
MEVOPUR® secures controlled, consistent and compliant color creativity
Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - Designers and manufacturers looking to add a distinctive aesthetic touch to pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices can trust new MEVOPUR® color masterbatches and compounds from Clariant Masterbatches for creative colors.
04-11-2010
Bringing distinctive style to medical devices while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance
Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - In today’s competitive marketplace manufacturers must try to differentiate their product from others by improving functionality and design. Use of drug delivery devices increasingly occurs outside of a hospital setting and since it is the patient rather than a doctor who is the user, the device must be attractive as well as convenient and functional. They become more like any other consumer product. That is why color and other visual elements are increasingly important in device design.
03-11-2010
Azelis announces the acquisition of YDS in Benelux
Azelis, the leading pan-European distributor of specialty chemicals, announced today the acquisition of YDS Chemicals, a Belgian based distributor of speciality ingredients.
03-11-2010
Le nuove resine Extem* UP di SABIC Innovative Plastics consentono temperature di utilizzo in continuo più elevate per materiali termoplastici non caricati
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Paesi Bassi – 3 novembre 2010 – Al K 2010, presso il Padiglione 6, Stand D42, SABIC Innovative Plastics dà prova della sua leadership tecnologica a livello mondiale grazie a un altro risultato straordinario: la temperatura di utilizzo in continuo fra le più elevate del settore per un materiale termoplastico non caricato. Per la loro estrema resistenza al calore, le nuove resine autoestinguenti in poliimmide termoplastico (TPI) Extem* UP hanno recentemente ottenuto un indice di utilizzo in temperatura continua (RTI) pari a di 240°C, secondo la norma UL746B. Incorporando il polioeterchetone (PEEK) nelle collaudate resine ad altissime prestazioni Extem, SABIC Innovative Plastics è in grado di offrire ai clienti prestazioni ottimizzate, combinando il meglio di entrambi i materiali. Questa esclusiva tecnologia apre le porte ad applicazioni ad alte temperature e di peso ridotto per un utilizzo in continuo, fra le quali supporti per chip semiconduttori, connettori per ambienti particolarmente severi e materiali sostitutivi del metallo per ambienti ad alte temperature nei settori petrolifero e aerospaziale. Questa nuova tecnologia avanguardistica dimostra per l'ennesima volta l'incessante impegno di SABIC Innovative Plastics nello sviluppo proattivo di resine speciali esclusive che possano soddisfare le esigenze di prestazioni estreme da parte dei clienti.
03-11-2010
Clariant's regulatory foresight and pigments with enhanced product safety features give customers the competitive edge
Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - Clariant presents masterbatch producers, plastics processors and designers with a unique opportunity to anticipate regulatory evolution and respond to the latest environmental and cutting-edge trends with one of the widest selections of colorants available from across the color spectrum.
03-11-2010
Bioplastics can be more colorful, thanks to new masterbatch choices from Clariant
Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - With the addition of a new line of masterbatches that comply with standards governing compostability and ecotoxicity, producers of products and packaging made from biopolymers have a wider range of options in color and performance-enhancing additives. Choices range from masterbatches based on conventional, man-made ingredients to those incorporating all-natural materials drawn from renewable sources like plants. Now an attractive third option has been introduced. These and other color and performance innovations for the plastics industry are on display in Hall 8A, Booth J11 at the K2010 plastics exhibition being held in Dusseldorf, Germany, October 27 to November 3.
03-11-2010
Clariant reports strong profitability on solid sales
· Q3 sales up 8% in local currencies, nine month sales up 14% in local currencies.
· Q3 operating income before exceptional items increased 70% to CHF 182 million compared to CHF 107 million year on year.
· Q3 operating income margin before exceptional items reached 10.6% compared to 6.3% a year ago.
· Q3 cash flow from operations amounted to CHF 173 million, driven by strong operating result and sustainable Net Working Capital management, compared to CHF 193 million in the previous year period.
· Outlook: For the remainder of the year, Clariant expects stable trading conditions. Based on this expectation, the results to date and the ongoing restructuring efforts,
02-11-2010
La linea SABIC® LDPE UMS migliora le prestazioni, la sostenibilita’ e riduce i costi delle applicazioni in schiume PE
Sittard, Olanda – 2 novembre 2010 – SABIC, leader nel settore materie plastiche, ha appena annunciato la sua nuova linea di schiume SABIC® LDPE Ultra Melt Strength (UMS) alla fiera internazionale K2010 di Düsseldorf, in Germania (Padiglione 6, Stand D42).
