02-05-2005
A GE pisa fundo no acelerador com soluções inovadoras para automóveis mais eficientes no uso do combustível
SOUTHFIELD, MI — Desde o final dos anos 1960, as tecnologias inovadoras da GE Advanced Materials ajudam a indústria automobilística a criar veículos bem sucedidos que oferecem desempenho, estilo e segurança de classe internacional, assim como custos, peso e emissões reduzidos. Essas tecnologias da GE também contribuem para uma economia de milhões de dólares em combustível para o consumidor. Com o auxílio da ciência, a GE ajuda a pavimentar o caminho entre um passado caracterizado por veículos pesados e um futuro automotivo mais leve e de maior economia de combustível.
29-04-2005
Maiden flight Airbus A380; DSM’s Stanyl® helps make it the quietest airplane ever built
This morning 11.30am (CET), the Airbus A380 containing an aircraft engine component made from DSM’s Stanyl performed its maiden flight at Toulouse-Blagnac international airport in Toulouse with a six-member test flight crew on-board.
29-04-2005
Distrupol launches a powerful new polymer search tool
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has introduced a significant, web-based customer service enhancement, designed to reduce the time needed for material selection and help cut product development time.
29-04-2005
Upgrades to GE Advanced Materials’ High-Purity Quartz Tubing Spark Higher Levels of Performance for Projector Lamps
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 29, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials, Quartz, once again, has extended the performance limits of quartz lamp tubing for short arc, ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps. Three newly upgraded products from GE represent a significant improvement in high-purity quartz tubing, offering projector lamp manufacturers the potential for improved optical uniformity, excellent dimensional control, and increased lamp life.
29-04-2005
Univar appoints Patrick Lammers Managing Director of its Dureal business
Univar N.V., one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial chemicals and providers of related specialty services, has announced the appointment of Patrick Lammers as Managing Director of its Dureal division based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
28-04-2005
Univar to sell specialised oil products from Aarhus United UK throughout Europe
In a joint announcement at In-Cosmetics 2005, Berlin, Univar and Aarhus United UK (AUUK) confirmed the signing of a contract under which Univar will provide exclusive sales and marketing services for AUUK products to personal care and pharmaceutical customers throughout Europe. The contract, which includes the newly launched PURE BASICS range, is the expansion of a successful 10-year working relationship between the two companies in the UK and Ireland.
28-04-2005
International award for scientific papers in the field of engineering and high-performance plastics and composites
Zurich, April 28, 2005 – As a leading global manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic materials and composites in the form of semi-finished and finished products, Quadrant is to confer for the first time an international award for outstanding academic achievement. Graduates who have received a PhD or Master’s degree in the field of «Materials and processes related to engineering and high-performance plastics and composites» between August 1, 2004, and July 31, 2005, are invited to enter. The «Quadrant Award 2005» will be conferred for two scientific papers, with prizes of EUR 15 000 (PhD level) and EUR 5 000 (Master's level).
28-04-2005
A GE Advanced Materials, Automotivo Renova Seu Programa de Painel de Instrumentos Apresentando Duas Novas Resinas
SOUTHFIELD, MI — Demonstrando outro exemplo de seu comprometimento em fornecer soluções de materiais tecnicamente avançados para clientes da indústria automotiva no mundo todo, a GE Advanced Materials, Automotivo apresentou um programa de Painel de Instrumentos (IP) renovado, contendo vários novos grades de acrilonitrila-butadieno-estireno (ABS) e de policarbonato (PC) de alto desempenho, assim como uma gama mais ampla de recursos técnicos e suporte de classe mundial.
