Owens Corning Acquires Key Composite Solutions Operation in Japan

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsTOLEDO, Ohio – December 8, 2005 – Owens Corning announced today that it has reached an agreement with Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. to acquire its composites business, including a glass manufacturing facility located near Tokyo. Terms were not disclosed.

Azdel Rail-Lite* Composite Brings Superb Fire and Smoke Safety Aboard Metro-North’s Passenger Locomotives

GEPPR214SFSa: GE GENESIS* Passenger Locomotive with Original Panels Showing Delamination of Vinyl Film

GEPPR214SFSb: GE GENESIS* Passenger Locomotive Featuring New HushLiner FR Panels Upon Installation

Metro-North Railroad, the third-largest commuter railroad in North America, sought a replacement for acoustic ceiling panels in the cabs of its GE GENESIS* passenger locomotives and decided to use the opportunity to find a new material solution that was compliant with new flame and smoke requirements of the U.S. Federal Railroad Association (FRA). A collaborative effort by GE - Plastics, AZDEL, Inc., Schneller Inc., and American Acoustical Products led to the innovative HushLiner FR acoustic ceiling panel, which features a new grade of Rail-Lite* thermoplastic composite from Azdel, Inc. made with GE’s Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin. Other potential applications for the Rail-Lite composite are window masks, ceiling and side-ceiling panels, Wainscot panels, seat backs, armrests, tray tables, luggage racks, partitions, and other interior trim components.BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 7, 2005 — GE today announced a new grade of Rail-Lite* thermoplastic composite from AZDEL, Inc. made with the company’s Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin to meet the needs of the rail industry for lightweight materials offering superior flame retardance and low smoke and toxicity. The immediate beneficiary: Metro-North Railroad, the third-largest commuter railroad in North America.

GE - Plastics Backgrounder

GE PlasticsGE - Plastics (www.geplastics.com) is a world leader in providing high-tech materials solutions through engineering thermoplastics and technology platforms, widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building & construction, telecommunications, and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, SAN, ASA, PPE, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins, as well as the LNP* line of high-performance specialty compounds. GE - Plastics, Specialty Film & Sheet manufactures high-performance Lexan* sheet and film products used in thousands of demanding applications worldwide. In addition, GE - Plastics’ dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, offering leading plastics solutions for five key automotive segments: body panels and glazing; under the hood applications; component; structures and interiors; and lighting.

ECMSA organises innovative conference on commercialising innovation in the chemical industry

Final programme of Profiting from Innovation This innovation conference, organised by ECMSA in co-operation with AIQS, focuses on the actual experiences of companies in the chemicals, plastics and related industries that have succeeded in commercialising new ideas in the market profitably.

Borealis head office moves to Vienna

BorealisBorealis recently announced a change in ownership to 65% by the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and 35% by OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Austria’s oil and gas company. This change has resulted in a decision to move Borealis’ head office from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Vienna (Austria) by summer 2006.

Bormed™聚烯烴滿足醫衛用途特種等級的增長需求

Borouge為滿足醫藥工業對品質恒定性和醫衛用途對適當性的要求,Borealis(北歐化工)推出專用醫衛聚烯烴——Bormed™系列。Bormed系列包括聚丙烯(PP)、低密度聚乙烯(LDPE)和高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)等為醫療設備以及醫藥、診療包裝的注塑和吹塑準確量身定做的等級,其銷售量正在成功增長。該系列產品在Borouge(博祿)——Borealis(北歐化工)在中東和亞太地區的特種聚烯烴分銷商和經銷商處出售。

Bormed™ polyolefinen beantwoorden aan de groeiende vraag naar specifieke vereisten van plastictoepassingen in de gezondheidszorg

Bormed voor flessen met parenterale oplossingen & ampullenBorealis heeft de Bormed™-reeks van polyolefinen voor de gezondheidszorg ontwikkeld om te voldoen aan de vraag van de farmaceutische industrie naar een consistente kwaliteit en geschiktheid voor toepassingen in de gezondheidszorg. De Bormedreeks, waarvan het verkoopsucces almaar stijgt, omvat polypropyleen (PP), polyethyleen met lage dichtheid (LDPE) en polyethyleen met hoge dichtheid (HDPE), die uitermate geschikt zijn voor spuitgieten en blaasextrusie van medische apparatuur en voor verpakkingen van farmaceutische en diagnostische producten.

Rebhan selects The Glass Polymer™ from Eastman for new cosmetics bottles

Rebhan Group introduces a range of new bottles in standard shapes for the cosmetics and personal care market. The thick-walled bottles are available in 3 distinctive formats: "Square", "Round" and "Oval" and have been extrusion blow moulded in The Glass Polymer™ resin from Eastman Chemical CompanyCAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - New Rebhan containers made of The Glass Polymer™, an innovative plastic from Eastman Chemical Company, deliver cost, weight and aesthetic advantages over glass.