14 Mar 2005
Peguform Bohemia and Exatec teaming up to advance Polycarbonate Automotive Glazing
The cooperation of a leading automotive equipment supplier and the leading international polycarbonate glazing specialist heralds a new era in automotive design. Czech Republic based Peguform Bohemia and Exatec, the PC Glazing Technology Joint Venture of Bayer MaterialScience and GE Advanced Materials, announced on March 8, 2005 their cooperation in a major effort to bring advanced Exatec PC Glazing Technology to the automotive market. Peguform Bohemia will build a new polycarbonate glazing facility based on Exatec’s comprehensive glazing system technology. This will make Peguform Bohemia the first company to use Exatec’s advanced Glazing technology including Plasma technology to manufacture clear, light weight and impact resistant polycarbonate side and rear car windows as well as panoramic roofs for car manufacturers worldwide.
14 Mar 2005
GE Advanced Materials and Exatec Fuse Function and Aesthetics for Leading Innovative Large Surface Glazing Technologies
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — GE Advanced Materials, Automotive, working in collaboration with Exatec, offers premium design options for large three-dimensional (3-D) glazing panels for rear and roof window applications and other 3-D parts by combining high-performance LEXAN* GLX resin with unique coating technologies from Exatec.
9 Mar 2005
GE Advanced Materials Press Kit VDI, Mannheim 9 & 10 March 2005
VDI - International Conference Plastics in Automotive Engineering
9 Mar 2005
Milestones: GE Advanced Materials Continues to Drive Automotive Innovation After Nearly 50 Years of Service
For nearly half a century, GE Advanced Materials – formerly GE Plastics, GE Silicones, and GE Quartz – has set standards for high-performance automotive polymers. Beginning in 1958 with the introduction of LEXAN* resin, its first engineering plastic, GE has continued the tradition of developing advanced automotive materials, while delivering world-class technical support and unparalleled customer service.
9 Mar 2005
GE Advanced Materials, Automotive Offers Five-Segment Structure Geared Toward Specific Industry Needs
Body Panels & Glazing
9 Mar 2005
GE Advanced Materials Drives “Bumper-to-Bumper” Solutions for Global Automotive Industry for Over 40 Years
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — For over 40 years, GE Advanced Materials has earned the reputation as a leading global automotive supplier of bumper-to-bumper solutions in engineering resins, silicones, and silane materials. With 79 sites in 21 countries, GE’s dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, fully committed to serving an industry that manufacturers products for the world’s most demanding customers.
9 Feb 2005
GE Focuses Resources on Its CYCOLAC* and GELOY* Resins Business for Improved Customer Satisfaction and Growth
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — GE Advanced Materials, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has refocused resources on its CYCOLAC* and GELOY* resins business under the leadership of Charlie Crew, vice president and general manager. The move will help GE drive new growth opportunities for the company’s CYCOLAC and GELOY resin lines. It will also enable GE to focus resources to better serve customers of its popular acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA) products. Crew will report to John Krenicki, president and chief executive officer, GE Advanced Materials.
31 Jan 2005
New Cartagena Lexan* resin plant represents GE’s largest investment in Spain.
CARTAGENA, MURCIA, SPAIN – 01/31/2005 - General Electric (NYSE: GE) officially dedicated today its new Lexan* resin plant in Cartagena, Murcia, at an event hosted by Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt. This is the third phase of the GE Advanced Materials, Plastics complex and represents an investment of 600 million euros. The planned construction of a fourth phase, GE’s Ultem* resins plant, was also announced during the inaugural event.
14 Jan 2005
GE Advanced Materials Names Greg Adams to Head Automotive Business; John Carrington to Top Marketing Position
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – Effective Jan. 1, Greg Adams has been named general manager of GE Advanced Materials, Automotive, reporting to John Krenicki, president and chief executive officer of GE Advanced Materials. Previously Adams served as general manager of marketing for GE Advanced Materials, Plastics.
10 Jan 2005
GE’s LEXAN* HPS7 Resin helps give new wrist fixation device exceptional strength, light weight, and autoclave performance
Individuals unfortunate enough to have suffered a Colles Fracture – a common fracture at the wrist joint due to a fall on an outstretched hand – or other injury requiring wrist distraction may have been surprised to learn how much conventional wrist fixation devices can resemble something out of the dark ages. Now, however, cutting-edge polycarbonate (PC) technology from GE Advanced Materials has helped one healthcare OEM pioneer a new clear, lightweight, radiolucent wrist fixation system for modern times. In fact, the GE resin pushes the performance envelope in several important directions and represents a major step forward in advanced healthcare application design.
21 Dec 2004
AESTHETICS, WEATHERABILITY AND COST REDUCTION SOUNDS GOOD FOR SIRENS
Cost reduction, weight savings, aesthetics and weatherability performance are key drivers in the selection of materials for electronic sirens.
In negotiating the balance between these diverse but interrelated demands, SIRENA chose GE Advanced Materials’ GELOY XTW resin as the optimal solution for the housing of its most recent line of electronic sirens for police, ambulance, fire brigade and other emergency service vehicles.
9 Dec 2004
LEXAN* EXL RESIN TOE CAPS KEEP WORKERS LIGHT ON THEIR FEET
New safety shoes from leading personal protection equipment supplier Bacou-Dalloz have toe caps injection molded in LEXAN EXL polycarbonate. The toe caps provide the protection of conventional steel versions at a fraction of the weight, making the shoes significantly more comfortable to wear.
