Borouge to invest in China

Above: Inauguration ceremony to mark Borouge’s further investment in China. The first phase of this investment includes a 50,000 tons plant in the Fengxian District of Shanghai focusing on engineering plastics for use in the automotive industry.

Left to right: William Yau, Chief Executive Officer, Borouge PTE; Wang Xian Fu, Party Secretary of Fengxian District Government; Rashed Saud Al Shamsi, Board Chairman of Borouge PTE; Abdulla Al Saleh, the UAE Foreign Trade Ministry General Director.
Borouge PTE Limited being a leading provider of innovative plastics solution announced today the investment of a manufacturing plant in Shanghai China. Borouge has decided to press ahead with further investments in the key markets including China despite the current prevailing global financial crisis. The first phase of this investment include a 50,000 tons plant focusing on engineering plastics for use in the automotive industry. The plant will be set up in the Fengxian District of Shanghai.

CHEMTURA RAISES THE PRICE OF METHYL BROMIDE BY UP TO 25%

ChemturaChemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will raise the price of Methyl Bromide for emissive use, by up to 25% in all regions outside North America, effective January 1st, 2009, or as contract terms allow.

Bio Base Europe krijgt €21 miljoen toegewezen om het eerste open innovatie- en opleidingscentrum voor de biogebaseerde economie in Europa te worden

Bio Base Europe Pilot plant. (Foto Bio Base Europe, PR001)
Brussel, België, 18 december 2008 – Op 12 december hebben Europa, Vlaanderen en Nederland binnen het kader van een Interreg IV-project de krachten gebundeld om €21 miljoen aan Bio Base Europe toe te wijzen. Bio Base Europe is het grootste Interreg-project dat ooit is toegewezen aan de grensregio Vlaanderen-Nederland. Bio Base Europe zal onderzoeks- en opleidingsfaciliteiten voor bioprocessen bouwen om de ontwikkeling van een duurzame biogebaseerde economie in Europa te versnellen.

Borealis presents value-added Bormed solutions at Pharmapack 2009

Borealis’ blow fill and seal (BFS) low density polyethylene (LDPE) products for healthcare packaging are back and taking pride of place among its comprehensive range of Bormed™ dedicated polyolefins at Pharmapack 2009, Stand E11.Borealis’ blow fill and seal (BFS) low density polyethylene (LDPE) products for healthcare packaging are back and taking pride of place among its comprehensive range of Bormed™ dedicated polyolefins at Pharmapack 2009, Stand E11.

Animo voor UTECH Europe 2009
Conferentie boven verwachting

De driedaagse bijeenkomst begint op dinsdag 31 maart met een keynote speech van Patrick Thomas, chief executive officer van Bayer MaterialScience. (Foto: UTECH, PR010) Het gaat boven verwachting met de inschrijvingen voor de UTECH Europe 2009 Conferentie, welke zal plaatsvinden van 31 maart tot en met 2 april 2009 in het MECC te Maastricht. Al snel na de publicatie van het programma in september 2008 werd duidelijk dat deze conferentie wel eens één van de meest succesvolle bijeenkomsten kan worden sinds de start van de UTECH in 1986.

Rhodia’s Technyl® A 218W V30 Grade Obtains W270 Certification Becoming the Reference Material for Applications in Contact with Drinking Water

Solenoid manufactured using Technyl A 218W V30 Photo Rhodia Polyamide, PR118)
Lyon, France – December 15, 2008 – Rhodia has received the W270 certification regarding aquatic micro organisms for its Technyl® A 218W V30 grade. This essential standard for industries producing applications in contact with drinking water completes Rhodia’s existing range approved for food and water contact delivered by European and American regulatory authorities. Technyl® A 218W V30, a 30% Glass Fibre reinforced polyamide 6.6, is already known for its outstanding hydrolysis resistance and its excellent mechanical performances.

Rapid Granulator Appoints New Distributors for UK and Ireland

“Our customers have always stressed how happy they are with the reliability, superior design and build quality of their Rapid granulators,” say Neal Northwood, Sales Director (on the left) and David Sams, Technical Director (on the right) of PL Machinery Services & Sales. (Photo: Rapid Granulator AB)
December 10, 2008 – Effective 1st December, Rapid Granulator AB, the Swedish-based world leader in plastics granulation technology, has signed up J.L. Goor Ltd, Monktown, Dublin, and PL Machinery Services & Sales Ltd, Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire, as its sole distributors for the Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland and the mainland UK.

Belden introduces 4-channel brilliance CatSnake™ 1305a

Belden now offers the popular Brilliance CatSnake™ 1305A single Cat 5e cables within a multiple snake design (4x1305E) for use in patching Ethernet™ or digital A/V formats.Belden now offers the popular Brilliance CatSnake™ 1305A single Cat 5e cables within a multiple snake design (4x1305E) for use in patching Ethernet™ or digital A/V formats.