18-04-2006
Safe and looking good: new Borealis Daplen™ TPO in Renault Modus tailgate
New Daplen™ ED230HP, a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) from Borealis brings a winning combination of good aesthetics and impact resistance to the tailgate of the Renault Modus.
12-04-2006
GE Plastics installiert Twin-Sheet-Thermoformmaschine im Global Application Technology (GApT)-Zentrum in Bergen op Zoom, Niederlande
BERGEN OP ZOOM, NIEDERLANDE – 16. Mai 2006 – GE Plastics setzt seine Investitionen in die Global Application Technology (GApT) in Europa fort. Dafür steht u. a. die Installation einer Twin-Sheet-Thermoformmaschine mit Hochdruck-Hydraulikform-Funktion, deren Inbetriebnahme für April 2006 geplant ist. Eine zweite Investition besteht aus einer 1600 Tonnen schweren 2K-Spritzgussmaschine, die im vierten Quartal im GE Centre of Excellence in Bergen op Zoom in den Niederlanden ihren Betrieb aufnehmen soll.
12-04-2006
WABASH TRANSMISSION SENSOR RELIES ON STANYL® FOR HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (April 10, 2006) Wabash Technologies selected Stanyl® for the transmission sensor used on heavy-duty full size and commercial trucks. Stanyl TW200F8 (40% glass reinforced polyamide 46) is used for the main body of the sensor and Stanyl TW271F6 (30% glass reinforced polyamide 46) is used for the rotor.
12-04-2006
Competitive Intelligence In Action
The European Chemical Marketing & Strategy Association (ECMSA), EMP Intelligence Services and CIBT are joining forces in May to present a management briefing and workshop in Amsterdam on the changed European competitive intelligence scene. The briefing and workshop mirrors a successful event held in Birmingham, the UK, in September 2005. They are designed to help participants understand in greater detail the complex competitive background to the European chemical industry that involves regional players, global integrators and competitors from emerging markets. Chemical companies are often competing for share in markets in which growth is low or negligible and in which accurate competitive intelligence is vitally important.
11-04-2006
GE Plastics Press Kit PLASTicon Design Competition
London, 6 April 2006
GE Plastics, Automotive
11-04-2006
UTECH Europe 2006 a record breaking event
UTECH Europe 2006 broke all previous attendees records, as well as attracting over 150 exhibiting companies from around the world and occupied a 10,000 square metre hall.
07-04-2006
Univar Purchases Spanish Chemical Distributor
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – April 7, 2006 – Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR), a world leader in chemical distribution, today announced that its Univar Europe business unit has acquired 100% of the stock of JSM Chemicals S.A., based near Valencia, Spain. The acquisition was completed on April 6, 2006. For the calendar year 2005, JSM recorded net sales of approximately EUR 13 million.
07-04-2006
A OWENS CORNING ANUNCIA O ROVING DIRETO CONTÍNUO PARA ENERGIA EÓLICA
O WindStrand™ oferece lâminas mais longas, mais rígidas e mais leves em até 20 porcento menos que os outros materiais de alto desempenho
Toledo, OHIO, EUA - 28 de fevereiro de 2006 – A Owens Corning (OWENQ.OB) anunciou na Conferência e Exposição de Energia Eólica Européia em Atenas e Grécia, um tecido de malha e roving direto contínuo, WindStrand™, que permitirá ao mercado de energia eólica um avanço na competitividade bem-sucedida com outras fontes de energia alternativas, reduzindo o custo por kilowatt-hora (kwh). O produto permitirá que os fabricantes de turbinas aumentem os comprimentos das lâminas em no máximo seis porcento e entreguem até 12 porcento mais potência - com um custo menor de até 20 porcento em relação a qualquer outra solução híbrida de fibra de vidro/carbono da concorrência atualmente no mercado.
