18-04-2006
Safe and looking good: new Borealis Daplen™ TPO in Renault Modus tailgate
New Daplen™ ED230HP, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) from Borealis brings a winning combination of good aesthetics and impact resistance to the tailgate of the Renault Modus.
12-04-2006
GE Plastics installiert Twin-Sheet-Thermoformmaschine im Global Application Technology (GApT)-Zentrum in Bergen op Zoom, Niederlande
BERGEN OP ZOOM, NIEDERLANDE – 16. Mai 2006 – GE Plastics setzt seine Investitionen in die Global Application Technology (GApT) in Europa fort. Dafür steht u. a. die Installation einer Twin-Sheet-Thermoformmaschine mit Hochdruck-Hydraulikform-Funktion, deren Inbetriebnahme für April 2006 geplant ist. Eine zweite Investition besteht aus einer 1600 Tonnen schweren 2K-Spritzgussmaschine, die im vierten Quartal im GE Centre of Excellence in Bergen op Zoom in den Niederlanden ihren Betrieb aufnehmen soll.
12-04-2006
WABASH TRANSMISSION SENSOR RELIES ON STANYL® FOR HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (April 10, 2006) Wabash Technologies selected Stanyl® for the transmission sensor used on heavy-duty full size and commercial trucks. Stanyl TW200F8 (40% glass reinforced polyamide 46) is used for the main body of the sensor and Stanyl TW271F6 (30% glass reinforced polyamide 46) is used for the rotor.
12-04-2006
Competitive Intelligence In Action
The European Chemical Marketing & Strategy Association (ECMSA), EMP Intelligence Services and CIBT are joining forces in May to present a management briefing and workshop in Amsterdam on the changed European competitive intelligence scene. The briefing and workshop mirrors a successful event held in Birmingham, the UK, in September 2005. They are designed to help participants understand in greater detail the complex competitive background to the European chemical industry that involves regional players, global integrators and competitors from emerging markets. Chemical companies are often competing for share in markets in which growth is low or negligible and in which accurate competitive intelligence is vitally important.
11-04-2006
GE Plastics Press Kit PLASTicon Design Competition
London, 6 April 2006
GE Plastics, Automotive
11-04-2006
UTECH Europe 2006 a record breaking event
UTECH Europe 2006 broke all previous attendees records, as well as attracting over 150 exhibiting companies from around the world and occupied a 10,000 square metre hall.
07-04-2006
Univar neemt Spaanse distributeur van chemicaliën over
Rotterdam – 7 april 2006 – Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR), een van de grootste onafhankelijke distributeurs van chemische producten ter wereld, maakte vandaag bekend dat haar business unit Univar Europa 100% van het aandelenkapitaal heeft overgenomen van JSM Chemicals S.A., gevestigd in de buurt van Valencia, Spanje. De overname is afgerond op 6 april 2006. Over het jaar 2005 boekte JSM een omzet van circa € 13 miljoen.
07-04-2006
OWENS CORNING ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH SINGLE-END ROVING FOR WIND ENERGY
WindStrand™ allows longer, stiffer, lighter blades for up to 20 percent less cost than other high-performance materials
Toledo, OHIO, U.S.A. February 28, 2006 – Owens Corning (OWENQ.OB) announced at the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition in Athens, Greece, a breakthrough single-end roving and knitted fabric, WindStrand™, which will allow the wind energy market to take another step forward in competing successfully against other alternative energy sources by reducing the cost per kilowatt-hour (kwh.) The product will allow turbine manufacturers to increase blade lengths by as much as six percent and deliver up to 12 percent more power -- for up to 20 percent less cost than any competing carbon-glass hybrid solution currently on the market.
