Songwon Industrial Group increases prices for Organo-Tin product range

SONGWONUlsan, Korea - May 22, 2014 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (www.songwon.com) one of the leading global polymer stabilizer manufacturers, has announced an up to 20% price increase for its n-octanol based Organo-Tin products. The increase is effective immediately, or as contracts allow.

Clariant receives Frost & Sullivan Award for EcoTain® Crop Protection Products

ClariantMuttenz, May 22, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has received the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation Leadership. The Award recognizes Clariant's EcoTain® label for products designed to address strict regulatory requirements and customer demand for safer and more eco-friendly products in the agrochemical industry.

Clariant Links Color Masterbatches Database With UL's Prospector® Materials Search Engine ULProspector.com

ClariantMuttenz, May 21, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is making its products available in UL's Materials Search Engine, Prospector® (ULProspector.com), so that it's easier for designers and engineers to find color masterbatches they need to make plastics products that comply with UL standards and those of other organizations.

TE CONNECTIVITY EXTENDS INDUSTRIAL MINI I/O CONNECTOR PORTFOLIO WITH FIELD INSTALLABLE VERSION

TE Connectivity extends industrial mini i/o connector portfolio with field installable version. (Source: TE Connectivity, PR001)Darmstadt, Germany - 21 May 2014 - TE Connectivity (TE) (NYSE:TEL), a world leader in connectivity, today announced the extension of the Industrial Mini I/O connector portfolio with a Field Installable version. The Mini I/O Field Installable version provides innovative and time-saving wire-termination alongside serving as a space saving and reliable I/O solution for industrial environments.

Moog Motion Control Solutions Presented at SPS IPC Drives Italia 2014

MoogMalnate, Italy, May 20, 2014 – Moog Industrial Group, a part of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) will be presenting its motion control solution used in industrial automation at SPS IPC Drives Italia, scheduled from 20 to 22 May, at Fiere Parma Exhibition Centre, Hall 3 - Stand A042.

LABEL CONVERTER REYNDERS_LABEL PRINTING SLUIT ZICH AAN BIJ HET NIEUWE PROGRAMMA VOOR PAPIERRECYCLING VAN AVERY DENNISON EN SMURFIT KAPPA

Label converter Reynders_Label Printing sluit zich aan bij het nieuwe programma voor papierrecycling van Avery Dennison en Smurfit Kappa. (Foto: Avery Dennison, PR233)LEIDEN — 20 mei 2014 — Het potentieel van initiatieven voor de recycling van rugpapier van Avery Dennison is bevestigd toen de Belgische label converter Reynders_Label Printing zich onlangs aansloot bij het nieuwe programma voor de recycling van rugpapier, dat door Avery Dennison is geïnitieerd en door Smurfit Kappa wordt uitgevoerd.

DSM’s new Akulon polyamide 6 grades for auto exterior parts eliminate the need for painting

DSM’s new Akulon polyamide 6 grades for auto exterior parts eliminate the need for painting. 
(Photos: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR424)Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences company, is extending globally its portfolio of UV-stabilized grades of its glass fiber reinforced Akulon® polyamide 6 for exterior automotive parts that require very good surface quality even when unpainted. The company will unveil these new grades at the JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition, taking place on May 21-23 in Yokohama, Japan (booth 164). By eliminating the need to paint such exterior parts, DSM is making a major contribution to unit cost savings without compromising on quality. The new grades are particularly suitable for complex-shaped parts, such as exterior mirror bases and also for parts made using gas-assist injection molding technology, such as door handles.

Perstorp investing in Europe’s plasticizer future

Emoltene™100 is a high molecular weight phthalate, general-purpose plasticizer with a solid health and safety profile. (Photo: Perstorp)The Perstorp Group, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will be focusing on its innovative plasticizer product range at PLASTPOL 2014. Considerable recent investments have enabled Perstorp to achieve best-in-class cost competitiveness for its general-purpose plasticizers, such as Emoltene™100. These investments have also included the development and launch of an exciting new polyolester plasticizer Pevalen™ aimed at sensitive applications.