29-03-2004
Operational and commercial expertise recognised by the customers of Rhodia Polyamide Engineering Plastics, a European leader in this market
Rhodia Engineering Plastics regularly assesses its main customers’ satisfaction through annual surveys. In January 2004, Rhodia conducted an e-mail survey of a sample of contacts from the Purchasing, R&D, Technical Support, Quality and Supply Chain departments of its European customers.
26-03-2004
Akulon® price increase
DSM Engineering Plastics (DSM EP) has announced that effective 1 April 2004, the price of its Akulon polyamide 6 range will be increased by 120 €/mt.
26-03-2004
Distrupol BV gecertificeerd volgens nieuwe standaard ISO 9001:2000
Distrupol BV, een dochteronderneming van Univar en een van de meest vooraanstaande Europese leveranciers van grondstoffen, technische ondersteuning en ontwikkelingssupport aan de kunststofindustrie, is nu volgens de nieuwe standaard ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd. Hiermee voldoet het bedrijf aan de nieuwste normen op het gebied van kwaliteitsmanagement.
26-03-2004
NEW MOLYKOTE® WHITE BEARING GREASE EFFECTIVE IN WIDE RANGE OF FOOD GRADE APPLICATIONS
MIDLAND, Mich. – March 25, 2004 – With a unique combination of an aluminum complex thickener, white lubricating solids and other highly effective additives, Molykote® White Bearing Grease reduces friction, prevents metal-to-metal contact and minimizes wear in food grade applications, even under high surface pressures and marginal lubrication conditions.
25-03-2004
GE ADVANCED MATERIALS BROADENS PORTFOLIO FOR ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WITH NEW FLEXIBLE NORYL® RESIN FOR WIRE COATING
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — Feb. 2, 2004 — GE Advanced Materials today introduced a new family of flexible NORYL® modified-polyphenylene ether (MPPE) resin as an alternative to polyvinyl chloride (PVC), flame-retarded polyethylene (FR-PE), and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) in wire-coating applications for the direct-current (DC) cord and plug segments of the consumer electronics industry. The new products –
NORYL WCD910 and NORYL WCP860 resins – have passed bending-strength tests by charger manufacturers, address eco-label flame-retardant application concerns, and, unlike PVC, contain no halogens, such as chlorine, which can break down into dioxins and toxic, highly acidic gasses when burned. The new GE resins also offer a lower specific gravity than FR-PE and TPU – weight reductions of 20 to 30 percent are achievable – as well as faster extrusion rates for potentially higher productivity and lower systems costs.
23-03-2004
AR™HT van Greene Tweed: nieuw composietmateriaal voor topprestaties bij hoge temperaturen
AR™HT van Greene, Tweed & Co Benelux is een nieuw composiet materiaal, speciaal ontwikkeld voor bussen, lagers en slijtringen in pompen die extreem schurende, waterige substanties moeten verpompen bij temperaturen tot 135°C. Het is een doorontwikkeling van het bestaande AR materiaal, maar beter bestand is tegen hogere temperaturen, tegen thermische shock en is zeer slagvast, waardoor het een uitstekend alternatief is voor de meer traditionele rubber en bronzen materialen in de pompen voor de offshore industrie en in boilerfeed-pompen van nutsbedrijven.
23-03-2004
ARNITE® PET FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS EXCELS IN AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER VALVE APPLICATIONS
Arnite® polyethylene terephthalate (PET), from DSM Engineering Plastics, leads in European Automotive brake booster valve body applications. Arnite® dominates in this application, replacing alternative thermoset resins through its exceptional dimensional stability, high strength, and performance at under-bonnet temperatures of up to 130C. Arnite® has also proven to maintain it’s high performance profile for more than 1 million cycles, an important reliability requirement. DSM Engineering Plastics has now set its sights on the US and Asian markets, where designers, like their European counterparts, are moving away from thermoset alternatives in search of higher performance, more cost effective alternatives.
22-03-2004
Rhodia Polyamide Announces Price Increases for Polyamide 6 and 66 Resins and Compounds
St. Fons, France, March 22, 2004 – Rhodia Polyamide announced price increases of € 130 per metric ton for PA 66 base resins in Europe. At the same time, prices of Rhodia’s Technyl® polyamide 6 and 66 compounds will be increased by € 200 per metric ton in that region. These increases are effective as of March 29th, 2004.
