16-02-2011
Clariant plans acquisition of Süd-Chemie AG
• Accelerating profitable growth
• Addition of future technologies with high growth potential
• Enterprise value of EUR 2.0 billion (CHF 2.5 billion)
• Family shareholders convert Süd-Chemie shares into Clariant shares
16-02-2011
Clariant successfully completes restructuring in 2010; profitability to further improve in 2011
• Full-year sales up 13% in local currency and 8% in CHF
• Operating income margin before exceptional items of 9.8% compared to 4.1% in 2009
• Cash flow from operations of CHF 642 million after CHF 757 million in the previous year
• Net debt reduced from CHF 545 million in 2009 to CHF 126 million
• Net income amounted to CHF 191 million compared to a net loss of CHF 194 million in 2009
• 2011 Outlook: Clariant expects a stable business environment in 2011, with growth mainly coming from the emerging markets. Based on this scenario, Clariant forecasts local currency sales growth in the low single-digit range and an EBITDA margin before exceptional items above that of 2010.
15-02-2011
ROPES WITH DYNEEMA® KEEP “PUSH COMBINATIONS” TOGETHER
The Netherlands, February 15, 2011 - Ropes made with Dyneema®, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), are proving a safe and secure alternative to steel wire rope for connecting barges and vessels in “push combinations” working on inland waterways.
15-02-2011
Afa Dispensing Group consolidates business with expansion and R&D success
Afa Dispensing Group (Afa), a world leader in technologically advanced liquid dispensing systems, celebrates on-going growth as it moves into 2011.
15-02-2011
SABIC Partners with SCHÜTZ to Develop High-Performance, Cost-Effective Granulated HDPE for Intermediate Bulk Containers
Sittard, the Netherlands – February 15, 2011 – SABIC, a global plastics industry leader, today announced that its high-performance SABIC® HDPE ICP4907S material for industrial containers is now commercially available. The breakthrough high-density polyethylene (HDPE) – developed collaboratively with SCHÜTZ, a global leading producer of industrial packaging - is designed for blow moulding of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) up to 1000 litres and more. SABIC® HDPE ICP4907S resin combines outstanding stiffness/impact-balance with optimal environmental stress crack resistance and chemical resistance. Most significantly, this material delivers improved melt flow for excellent processing performance and potential system cost reduction.
14-02-2011
GASTECH 2011:
REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS AND COSTS WITH EFFECTIVE INSULATION
Rockwool Technical Insulation
14-02-2011
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Valox* and Xylex* Resins Help GE Healthcare Nail Ever-Toughening Requirements for New Medical Equipment
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – February 14, 2011 – At MD&M West 2011, SABIC Innovative Plastics announced that GE Healthcare, a global leader in medical technology, has selected Valox* resin for the housing and Xylex* resin for the storage bins of its new Optima XR220amx1 mobile x-ray machine to meet the increasing demands being placed on medical equipment. These high-performance resins helped GE Healthcare address toughening requirements for enhanced patient safety and outcomes, more-efficient care delivery and cost-effectiveness with this innovative device, which brings diagnostic radiology to the patient’s bedside. SABIC Innovative Plastics offers a broad and growing portfolio of healthcare materials that provide solutions to changing regulatory, design and performance requirements facing its customers in the medical equipment sector.
10-02-2011
DSM Dyneema social media competition in full sail
At just about the halfway stage, DSM Dyneema’s campaign to recruit 40 sea-faring skippers to test rigging made with Dyneema® and share their experiences online through social media is picking up a high response. 300 skippers so far have registered, with over 2,000 crewmembers and almost 700 Facebook fans following the competition.
