Il Gruppo Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. presenta SBHPP e apre una nuova società in India

Il Gruppo Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. presenta SBHPP e apre una nuova società in India. (Fotos: Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., PR001)Genk, Belgio – 8 aprile 2013 – Il Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Group oggi ha presentato ai clienti di tutto il mondo la nuova identità della Business Unit High Performance Plastics. A partire dal 8° aprile 2013, le società che formano la Business Unit opereranno sul mercato come un'unica organizzazione, SBHPP.

GE Successfully Trials Breakthrough High Temperature Superconducting Technology for Next Generation Power Generation

The inner rotor of GE’s breakthrough high temperature superconducting technology, Hydrogenie. Running at 50 Kelvin the superconductive technology offers significant advantages in efficiency as well as size, mass and weight reductions compared with conventional machines.
(Photo: GE Power Conversion: GEPCPR148)PARIS - April 4, 2013 - GE's Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) has taken an important step in testing a viable way of producing large amounts of electricity from renewable resources using superconductors running at relatively high temperatures.

GE wins over $600 million in contracts to support expansion of Brazil's pre-salt oil and gas fields

Estaliero Enseada do Paraguaçu (EEP) drillships will use a comprehensive integrated package from GE. 
(Photo: GE Power Conversion: GEPCPR139 Published by EEP S.A.)PARIS - April 3, 2013 - GE's Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) is proving to be an ideal partner for builders and operators of drillships and semi-submersibles. In the last 12 months GE has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems with customers leading the pre-salt oilfield expansion off Brazil's east coast. GE's systems will power, propel, navigate, position and control drillships, and also power and control the drilling process itself.

Clariant accelerates the move to waterborne coatings with sustainable additives solutions

ClariantMuttenz, April 2, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, introduces innovative Hostavin® light stabilizer solutions to make waterborne coatings the new high-performance and more environmentally-oriented option for exterior protective applications, previously an exclusive area of solventborne systems.

Songwon nomina Thomas Schmutz responsabile dell'assistenza tecnica globale

Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) ha nominato il 1° aprile Thomas Schmutz come nuovo responsabile dell'assistenza tecnica globale. (Fotografie: Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.)Ulsan, Corea – 2 aprile 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) ha annunciato che dal 1° aprile Thomas Schmutz ha assunto la carica di responsabile dell'assistenza tecnica globale. Schmutz succede a Joachim Bayer, che ha assunto un incarico di gestione strategica del business. Songwon intende diventare il fornitore di riferimento offrendo una qualità migliore, un'assistenza migliore ed un valore più elevato e la posizione ricoperta da Thomas Schmutz riveste un'importanza cruciale per il successo del programma di continua crescita globale dell'azienda.

MF-Folien introduces first film made from DSM’s EcoPaXX

MF-Folien introduces first film made from DSM’s EcoPaXX (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR358)Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announced today that its development partner MF Folien GmbH in Kempten, Southern Germany, successfully introduced a new polyamide film, which is based on DSM’s bio-based EcoPaXX® polyamide 410.

Clariant acquires Nano-Silver Ink Technology from Bayer

Nano-silver inks allow Clariant to enter the fast growing markets for printed electronics. (Photo: istockphoto) Muttenz, April 2, 2013 - Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant International AG acquired the nano-silver ink technology platform developed under the trademark Bayink® from Bayer Group (Germany). The transaction comprises all patents, know-how and materials related to Bayer's nano-silver ink technology. Clariant will continue to work closely with existing customers and cooperation partners to further develop nano-silver inks and its applications. "The acquisition will strengthen our portfolio of new materials for the electronics and energy markets", said Christian Kohlpaintner, Member of the Executive Committee.

AVERY DENNISON’S BOTTLE-TO-BOTTLE LABEL WINS SOCIETY OF PLASTIC ENGINEERS 2013 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

Avery DennisonMENTOR, Ohio (April 1, 2013) – Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY), a global leader in the label and packaging industry, won the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) 2013 Environmental Award in the Design for Sustainability category for its Bottle-to-Bottle Portfolio of labeling materials, which dramatically improves the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).