24-10-2007
SABIC Innovative Plastics investeert in technologie van zonnepanelen met nieuw Energy Center of Excellence
Bergen op Zoom – 27 november, 2007 – Als onderdeel van het toenemende aantal investeringen door SABIC Innovative Plastics in nieuwe toepassingen en marktontwikkeling, maakte de onderneming onlangs de oprichting bekend van een nieuw Energy Center of Excellence op het hoofdkantoor van de onderneming in Bergen op Zoom. Het nieuwe centrum - een uitbreiding van het huidige Fluid Engineering Center of Excellence van SABIC Innovative Plastics en onderdeel van de Global Application Technology (GApT) organisatie - is bedoeld om klanten bij te staan om lichtgewicht, hoogwaardige thermoplastische materialen te gebruiken ter vervanging van het zware en steeds duurder wordende koper, aluminium, staal en glas in thermische en fotovoltaïsche zonnepanelen. Het centrum is uitgerust met de aller-modernste apparatuur voor het ontwerpen, spuitgieten en testen, en er zijn technische, materiaal-, en toepassings- experts beschikbaar om klanten te helpen bij de ontwikkeling van de meest geavanceerde thermoplastische technologieën voor de massaproductie van zonnepanelen. SABIC Innovative Plastics heeft als doelstelling om in belangrijke mate ertoe bij te dragen dat zonne-energie voor verwarming en elektriciteit een praktische en qua prijs steeds aantrekkelijkere optie wordt.
24-10-2007
Borealis and Borouge launch Water for the World
• First global programme in plastics industry addressing water crisis
24-10-2007
Borealis releases inaugural Sustainability Issues Monitor
• First public survey and analysis of top sustainability issues for European polyolefin converters.
24-10-2007
Rapid Granulator AB establishes representative office for the Middle East
Bredaryd, Sweden - Reflecting the significance of the region for sales of its plastics recycling solutions, Rapid Granulator AB has established a representative office for Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Commencing operation on October 1, 2007, the office of Rapid Middle East is situated in Beirut, Lebanon, and is headed by Mr Elias Gergi El-Khawand.
24-10-2007
Jürgen Prößler appointed European sales manager at Rapid Granulator
Bredaryd, Sweden - Rapid Granulator AB, one of the world’s leading suppliers of granulators for the plastics and recycling industries, has appointed Jürgen Prößler as its European sales manager with effect from September 1st, 2007.
24-10-2007
Rapid presents latest series in ‘Open Hearted’ concept at K 2007
Bredaryd, Sweden - Rapid Granulator AB presents its new 600 Series of ‘open-hearted’ granulators at K 2007. Thanks to its modular design with various cutter house, rotor, hopper configurations, the series can be tailored for injection moulding, blow moulding, extrusion and recycling applications. The Rapid 600 comes in three models, with 900, 1200 and 1500 mm processing width respectively and can handle capacities of up to 2,500 kg/h.
24-10-2007
Rapid expands into slow-speed granulator technology with acquisition of Moditec
Bredaryd, Sweden - Rapid Granulator AB has acquired the French company Moditec, a specialist in the development and manufacture of slow-speed (screenless) granulators, with effect from October 16, 2007.
24-10-2007
LIGHTER, STRONGER COMPOSITE FROM QUADRANT PLASTIC COMPOSITES FINDS ALL-ROUND USE IN CAR INTERIORS
LENZBURG, SWITZERLAND – October, 2007 – Car makers around the world are looking for new ways to make vehicle interiors more flexible and to reduce overall vehicle weight. Ford’s new Galaxy and S-Max MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) are prime examples of this trend. On the one hand, these models can provide very large storage volumes, on the other there is the possibility, when required, to fold out a third row of seats from the load floor. A row of seats is revealed by folding up the floor panel, with the panel itself forming the back. This seating concept, called the FoldFlatSystem (FFS), must fulfill the following requirements:
