08-04-2009
HOFFMANN ACE DEVELOPS NEXT GENERATION LIGHT WEIGHT AIR CARGO NET MADE WITH DYNEEMA® - THE WORLD’S STRONGEST FIBER™
URMOND (NL), April 8, 2009 - Hoffmann Air Cargo Equipment (ACE) GmbH together with DSM Dyneema have developed a new, third generation lightweight air cargo net that is one of the first worldwide to achieve a total weight of below 8 kilograms (kg).
08-04-2009
Clariant’s “green” innovation Hostacerin® SFO takes centre stage at in-cosmetics 2009
Muttenz, April 8, 2009 - Specialty chemicals expert Clariant will introduce in-cosmetics 2009 visitors to its winning formulation of personal care products and global support designed to meet the latest skin and hair care industry trends. Taking centre stage at Stand A155 from 21-23 April will be Clariant’s new “green” innovation Hostacerin® SFO – a sunflower-oil based emulsifier for creams, lotions and sun care products produced via an energy-saving process.
07-04-2009
Misverstanden rondom de beveiliging van virtuele servers
7 april 2009 – Hoewel de wereldwijde economische situatie veel sectoren van de IT markt negatief beïnvloedt, blijft virtualisatie explosief groeien. Maar, in de haast om de vruchten te plukken van de kostenbesparingen van virtualisatie, nemen veel bedrijven risico’s met hun beveiliging, aldus IP-security en Unified Threat Management (UTM) specialist Clavister.
07-04-2009
NO CRISIS AT UTECH EUROPE 2009
Maastricht, the Netherlands - Despite the economic uncertainty, the 10th UTECH Europe event, held in Maastricht, from March 31 to April 2, was rated a success, with attendance far exceeding the expectations of all exhibitors. Most of the more than 140 exhibitors made the same point at the end of the event: visitor levels had been well above their predictions, and the quality of those attending was high. In fact, more than 2836 industry professionals from 86 different countries attended the show, including the almost 400 registered delegates for the conference running parallel with the exhibition. The total figure mentioned does not include the more than 1500 passes distributed to exhibitors.
06-04-2009
Owens Corning introduceert AdVeil™ non-woven glasvlies met revolutionaire technologie voor betere prestaties cushion vinyl-vloeren
Toledo (OHIO), VS, 6 april 2009 – Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), ’s werelds grootste fabrikant van composietoplossingen en bouwmaterialen, heeft vandaag de ontwikkeling bekendgemaakt van AdVeil™ non-woven glasvlies, voorzien van een nieuwe technologie die kosten- en productievoordeel oplevert voor de cushion vinyl (CV)-vloerenindustrie. AdVeil glasvlies is gebaseerd op de eigen, gepatenteerde Advantex®-glastechnologie en wordt voorgevuld geleverd met een gepatenteerde anorganische formule waarmee tot 150 gram per vierkante meter plastinol wordt verbruikt. Dit is een besparing van maximaal dertig procent ten opzichte van traditioneel commercieel verkrijgbaar non woven glasvlies. Andere voordelen van het product, dat aanvankelijk in Europa wordt uitgebracht, zijn:
02-04-2009
DSM NeoResins+ Press Kit ECS 2009
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02-04-2009
3B Introduces Technological Innovation with New Advantex® Fibreglass Dry Chopped Strand for Superior PP and PE Reinforcement
Battice, Belgium, April 2, 2009 – 3B, a leading manufacturer of fibreglass products for the reinforcement of thermoplastics and thermosets, today announced an innovative new chopped strand product aimed at helping OEMs, compounders and moulders expand the application of reinforced polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) compounds. 3B’s new DS 2200-13P chopped strand, made from Advantex® boron-free E-glass, is being launched in conjunction with the 2009 JEC Composites Show in Paris. The new product offers a unique combination of properties that enable reinforced PP and PE to replace metal and other reinforced thermoplastics in applications such as automotive components and appliances that demand exceptional mechanical and aging performance. DS 2200-13P chopped strand is available globally.
02-04-2009
RHODIA AND MILLET TARGET A GLOBAL COOPERATION FOR RECYCLING OF POLYAMIDE
Lyon, France – 02 April 2009 – Rhodia and Millet announced their intention to develop “closed-loop” recycling flows for polyamide. The two companies have launched an initial project aimed at recycling used mountain climbing rope into engineering plastic materials for the manufacture of mountain sports equipment.
