DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS LEADS THE WAY IN DELIVERING GREEN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS

As the European Union marks Green Week 2009, which continues to support the drive for climate change, DSM Engineering Plastics announces that the Company will continue to focus on the development of a “Green Portfolio” of engineering materials to meet customer requirements and in line with DSM’s sustainability policy (People, Planet, Profit). (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR249)
As the European Union marks Green Week 2009, which continues to support the drive for climate change, DSM Engineering Plastics announces that the Company will continue to focus on the development of a “Green Portfolio” of engineering materials to meet customer requirements and in line with DSM’s sustainability policy (People, Planet, Profit).

QUADRANT BRINGS HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASTICS DESIGN AND MATERIAL KNOW-HOW ONLINE

Homepage of new interactive site from Quadrant www.designwithtorlon.com.Quadrant EPP has launched www.designwithtorlon.com, a multimedia website built specifically to provide information to engineers, designers and machinists on the material properties and many advantages that machinable Torlon® PAI shapes from Quadrant can offer. The website is available in English. In addition to standard material information such as product specifications, basic application information and downloadable documentation, the new site also features specially commissioned video elements that increase the site's appeal and usefulness for the design community.

Songwon announces the start up of its new isobutylene facility

The Songwon IBL (Isobutylene) production facility at the Maeam Site in South Korea with a capacity of 30,000 tons based on the catalytic cracking of TBA (t-butanol)Ulsan, Korea – June 18, 2009 – Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. is pleased to announce that its new $20 Million isobutylene (IBL) production facility, located at the Maeam site in South Korea, has been successfully commissioned and is now fully in production.

New Clariant products give technological and ecological edge to technical textile sector

New Clariant products provide ecological benefits, resistancy and repellency for long-term performance in mobiltech applications.June 16, 2009 - Clariant’s Textile Business, the leading supplier of chemicals and dyes for the textile industry, is taking visitors to its Techtextil 2009 stand on a voyage of discovery. The company is launching new products that give the technological and ecological edge to technical textiles customers. Fast-moving sectors such as mobiltech©, buildtech©/hometech© and medtech©/ indutech© are the focus and customers will benefit from solution-based and sector-specific offerings.

EPA Honors Clariant’s Exolit® OP 560 flame-retardant’s pollution prevention potential

ClariantCHARLOTTE, N.C., June 10, 2009 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Clariant its New Chemicals Program P2 Recognition Project Award for the company’s Exolit® OP 560, a new-generation non-halogenated flame-retardant. The product, is made by Clariant’s Pigments & Additives Division for polyurethane foams in automotive, furniture and consumer applications.

Netwerken onder bedreiging door de voortdurende recessie, waarschuwt Clavister

Clavister9 juni 2009 – Bezuinigingen op IT-uitgaven en ontslagen zorgen er voor dat netwerken meer dan voorheen blootgesteld worden aan interne en externe bedreigingen, waarschuwt IP-security en Unified Threat Management (UTM) specialist Clavister.

MAINSTREAM EXTENDS RELIANCE ON MØRENOT NETS MADE WITH DYNEEMA®

Cage nets in aquaculture industry.
(Photo DSM Dyneema, DYNPR139)URMOND (NL), June 8, 2009 - Mainstream Group, the Norwegian based global leader in salmon farming, has placed an order for an additional 28 PLEXUS® nets made of Dyneema® - the world’s strongest fiber™. The new order follows a three year trial period of using Dyneema® based cage nets from major Norwegian manufacturer and official DSM Dyneema licensee MøreNot AS, which has yielded a range of performance, economic and environmental benefits.

SABIC Innovative Plastics wint de Responsible Care Award voor de ontwikkeling van Valox* en Xenoy iQ* kunststoffen

De Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie (VNCI), heeft SABIC Innovative Plastics bekroond met de Responsible Care Award 2009, tijdens de VNCI jaarvergadering gisteren in Den Haag.BERGEN OP ZOOM – 5 juni 2009 – De Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie (VNCI), heeft SABIC Innovative Plastics bekroond met de Responsible Care Award 2009, tijdens de VNCI jaarvergadering gisteren in Den Haag. Met deze prijs ontvangt het bedrijf erkenning voor het ontwikkelen van een productportfolio op basis van polybutyleen tereftalaat (PBT) waarin polyethyleen tereftalaat (PET) – onder andere te vinden in wegwerp drinkflesjes - wordt hergebruikt. Het materiaal wordt gemaakt door middel van een gepatenteerd productieproces . Hierdoor wordt minder energie verbruikt en is er een lagere uitstoot van koolstofdioxide (CO2) gedurende het gehele productieproces in vergelijking met de productie van bestaande kunststoffen.