17-02-2011
DSM ENGINEERGING PLASTICS ANNOUNCES PRICES INCREASES FOR STANYL
Due to unprecedented and continued escalations in key raw materials costs (such as adipic, glass fiber, flame retardants and others), DSM Engineering Plastics is forced to increase prices for its Stanyl® product range on top of 2010 price increases.
17-02-2011
DSM acquires majority share in UHMWPE fiber manufacturer in China
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the majority shareholding in Shandong ICD High Performance Fibre Co Ltd. (“ICD”), based in Laiwu, Shandong province, China. Closing of this transaction is expected in the course of 2011.
16-02-2011
REVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL BLAST CHIMNEY FOR ARMORED VEHICLES MAKES INNOVATIVE USE OF HIGH-STRENGTH, LIGHT WEIGHT BALLISTIC MATERIALS MADE WITH DYNEEMA®
The Netherlands, February 16, 2011 - Composite armor systems specialist Hardwire LLC has developed and successfully demonstrated a blast protection system that utilizes Dyneema®, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber, as part of a suite of solutions that significantly improves the ability of light military vehicles to protect occupants from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The Structural Blast Chimney, or SBC, is a result of highly effective cooperative work between several key organizations within the defense industry. Hardwire LLC and UHMWPE producer DSM Dyneema have put considerable effort into helping to meet the U.S. armed forces’ increasing needs for explosion protection while in the field.
16-02-2011
I materiali speciali di SABIC Innovative Plastics consentono ai produttori di dispositivi medici di anticipare le tendenze sanitarie in materia di sicurezza, assistenza domiciliare e regolamentazione
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Paesi Bassi – 16 febbraio 2011 – L’aumento della regolamentazione, una maggiore attenzione alla sicurezza di pazienti e operatori e il passaggio a un’assistenza alternativa meno costosa sono tra le principali priorità del settore sanitario. SABIC Innovative Plastics ha esibito, presso la fiera MD&M West 2011, i materiali speciali che stanno consentendo ai produttori di dispositivi medici di far fronte a tali sfide. Questi composti speciali adottano un nuovo approccio alla conformità normativa e all’aumento dei dispositivi di monitoraggio wireless, per offrire un’assistenza domiciliare e ambulatoriale comoda e meno costosa. Il grande impegno di SABIC Innovative Plastics nei confronti del settore dei dispositivi medici è caratterizzato da continui investimenti in tecnologie che consentano ai clienti di affrontare le sfide sanitarie attuali e future.
16-02-2011
Clariant plans acquisition of Süd-Chemie AG
• Accelerating profitable growth
• Addition of future technologies with high growth potential
• Enterprise value of EUR 2.0 billion (CHF 2.5 billion)
• Family shareholders convert Süd-Chemie shares into Clariant shares
16-02-2011
Clariant successfully completes restructuring in 2010; profitability to further improve in 2011
• Full-year sales up 13% in local currency and 8% in CHF
• Operating income margin before exceptional items of 9.8% compared to 4.1% in 2009
• Cash flow from operations of CHF 642 million after CHF 757 million in the previous year
• Net debt reduced from CHF 545 million in 2009 to CHF 126 million
• Net income amounted to CHF 191 million compared to a net loss of CHF 194 million in 2009
• 2011 Outlook: Clariant expects a stable business environment in 2011, with growth mainly coming from the emerging markets. Based on this scenario, Clariant forecasts local currency sales growth in the low single-digit range and an EBITDA margin before exceptional items above that of 2010.
15-02-2011
ROPES WITH DYNEEMA® KEEP “PUSH COMBINATIONS” TOGETHER
The Netherlands, February 15, 2011 - Ropes made with Dyneema®, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), are proving a safe and secure alternative to steel wire rope for connecting barges and vessels in “push combinations” working on inland waterways.
15-02-2011
Afa Dispensing Group consolidates business with expansion and R&D success
Afa Dispensing Group (Afa), a world leader in technologically advanced liquid dispensing systems, celebrates on-going growth as it moves into 2011.
