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DuPont: Vespel® Adds to its Portfolio of Solutions to Boost Efficiency, Drive Out Costs in ‘Hot, Dirty’ Operating Environments

14.04.2009 - The DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes business expands its high performance portfolio with Vespel® SP-2515 polyimide parts, which can improve dimensional control, reduce component weight and drive cost out in fluid- and motion-control systems. “This new product supports our strategy to put science...

DuPont: Renewably-Sourced Polymer Debuts in Japanese Radiator End Tank Program

09.04.2009 - The plant-derived DuPont™ Zytel® 610 nylon resin that debuts on DENSO Corp.’s new automotive radiator end tank illustrates the benefits of close collaboration throughout the value chain and marks the first use of DuPont (www.dupont.com) renewably sourced plastic in mechanical components exposed to the...

Lane to lead Strategic Marketing for BASF’s Polyurethanes

08.04.2009 - Kenneth T. Lane (Photo) will assume responsibility for the Global Strategic Marketing Unit of BASF’s Polyurethanes division (www.basf-polyurethane.com) as Group Vice President, effective April 1. He succeeds Ralph Schweens, who has led the unit since 2005 and who will now become Managing Director of...

Rhodia and Millet target a global cooperation for recycling of polyamide

08.04.2009 - Rhodia (www.rhodia.com) and Millet (www.millet.fr) announced their intention to develop “closed-loop” recycling flows for polyamide. The two companies have launched an initial project aimed at recycling used mountain climbing rope into engineering plastic materials for the manufacture of mountain sports...

DuPont: Crystal clear safety thanks to DuPont™ SentryGlas®

08.04.2009 - Laminated architectural glass is being used increasingly to meet modern safety codes and save energy through added daylighting and solar design. It also adds anti-intrusion security, sound reduction and protection from UV rays. Two common types of interlayer for laminated glass are films made of polyvinyl...

Færch Plast: Danish packaging company terminates co-operation with CEO

06.04.2009 - Unsatisfactory 2008 net profit demands new managerial focus The packing company R. Færch Plast Ltd. (www.faerchplast.dk) in Holstebro has in the accounting year 2008 a deficit of DKK 8 million post-tax compared with a profit the year before of DKK 62 million. After many years with growth both in...

BASF: Merger control authorities approve acquisition of Ciba

06.04.2009 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Chinese merger control authority MOFCOM approved the acquisition of Ciba Holding AG by BASF (www.basf.com) on April 2, 2009. No conditions were imposed beyond those required by the European Commission in its decision of March 12, 2009. Furthermore,...

Call for Papers: 4th World Recycling Forum - Shanghai `09

06.04.2009 - International Conference & Exhibition on Electronics, Car and Battery Recycling The major recycling forum in China, the 4th World Recycling Forum Shanghai´09 will take place from 10-13 November 2009 in the beautiful hotel Shangri-La Pudong in Shanghai, China. During the event, leading recycling...

LyondellBasell Preparing to Reduce LDPE Production in France

03.04.2009 - LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) yesterday announced a project to cease the production of low density polyethylene (LDPE) at Fos-sur-Mer, France. The unit has been partially idled since March and the company has started the employee consultation process regarding a project to shut...

BASF: Steam cracker in Ludwigshafen to be temporarily idled

02.04.2009 - BASF (www.basf.de) will idle the smaller of its two steam crackers at its site in Ludwigshafen due to continuing weak demand. The temporary shutdown of the cracker, which has an annual capacity of 220,000 metric tons of ethylene, is planned for the middle of April and will last at least three months....

Altana acquires additives business of DyStar group

01.04.2009 - The specialty chemicals Group Altana (www.altana.com) has acquired the high-performance additives business of the Frankfurt based DyStar group effective as of March 30, 2009. The acquired business with annual of sales of about €7.5 million will be integrated into the BYK Additives & Instruments division....

DuPont: New over-moulding technology unlocks design potential for cosmetic packaging

01.04.2009 - DuPont Cosmetics Solutions (www.dupont.com) presents a new and innovative moulding technology based on the over-moulding of polymer inserts with DuPont™ Surlyn®. It broadens the design freedom of thick-walled cosmetic and fragrance containers by enabling the production of contrasting geometries for...

Bayer MaterialScience sells Thermoplastics Testing Center to Underwriters Laboratories

31.03.2009 - Bayer MaterialScience AG (www.bayermaterialscience.de) has signed a contract for the sale of its Thermoplastics Testing Center (TTC, www.ttc.bayermaterialscience.com) to Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL, www.ul.com), Northbrook, IL, United States. The sale of the accredited test center underscores...

BASF: Continental using Ultramid plastic in the latest control units for dual-clutch transmission

30.03.2009 - Dual-clutch transmissions are among the most innovative automatic transmissions. And the same applies to their control units, which have been systematically improved by Continental over the last five years since they were first used at Volkswagen. Now the next generation of this complex family of components...

K.D. Feddersen: Plastics raw material products SVHC-free

27.03.2009 - Engineered thermoplastic polymers, plastic compounds and master batches from the Feddersen Group divisions K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG (www.kdfeddersen.com), AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH (www.akro-plastic.com) and AF-Color (www.af-color.com) are free of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) according to the...

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