Heinz Fritz führt innovative Platten aus Spectar® Copolyester von Eastman ein

Heinz Fritz führt innovative Platten aus Spectar® Copolyester von Eastman ein. CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, NIEDERLANDE - Heinz Fritz Kunststoffverarbeitung (Herbrechtingen) hat zwei hoch innovative Plattenmaterialien eingeführt, die das Spektrum der Werkstoffe und Designmöglichkeiten für den Messe- und Ausstellungsbau sowie für permanente Displays, Ladentheken und Transportterminals signifikant erweitern.

China: Erfahrungsaustausch in Brüssel

René van Sloten, Cefic, Director International Trade and Competitiveness China ist zum Wachstumsmotor der Weltwirtschaft und Markt mit enormem Potenzial aufgestiegen. Dem Sog Chinas können sich westliche Unternehmen nicht entziehen. Inzwischen sind sowohl europäische Chemieunternehmen als auch deren Kunden in China vertreten. Welche Erfahrungen die Unternehmen im Land der Mitte machten und welche Strategien sie verfolgen, war Thema eines Workshops am 15. März 2005 in Brüssel, zu dem die ECMSA (European Chemical Marketing and Strategy Association) und CWD (Chemical World Database) eingeladen hatten. Unterstützt wurde die Veranstaltung durch den europäischen Chemieverband Cefic.

Tokyo PR announce the official start-up of a subscription-based bilingual (English and Japanese) plastics intelligence magazine

Tokyo PR announce the official start-up of a subscription-based bilingual plastics intelligence magazine Tokyo PR, a specialist plastics public relations consultancy based in Japan, announce the official start-up of a subscription-based bilingual (English and Japanese) plastics intelligence magazine for anyone involved in the international plastics industry. The new publication features the latest intelligence on industry trends and new products and technologies from the plastics powerhouse of Japan, as well as information from Asia and Europe, and official statistics of Japan’s plastics industry.

Price is important: So, how can I avoid competing on price?

ECMSAA key question posed at the recent ECMSA and MarketAbility Management Briefing in Zürich, Switzerland where an audience of senior executives from the chemical and plastics industry participated in discussions with: Ian Telford, Global Purchasing Director, The Dow Chemical Company; John Stokoe, Senior Consultant, Deloitte; Thomas Andersson, Business Manager Distrupol Impact; Phil Allen CEO MarketAbility and Paul Hague, B2B International.

After Twenty Five Years, 3M™ VHB™ Acrylic Foam Tapes Continue To Deliver Improved Productivity, Strong Bonds and Enhanced Aesthetics

3M™ VHB™ packshot Although 3M’s line of VHB Acrylic Foam Tapes turn 25 this year, most consumers on the street have never seen or handled one of these versatile products. The odds are good, however, that every day they see applications that continue to benefit from 3M’s high-performance, double-sided tapes.

GE’s LEXAN* EXL Resin Helps Make BSH Water Kettle Appliance a Hot Item for Consumers

BSH’s BOSCH TWK8SL1 Water Kettle Made With GE’s LEXAN* EXL Resin

For BSH Group, a leading manufacturer of consumer appliances, a major design concern is ensuring each product continues to perform well and look great over an extended lifespan. In the case of water kettles, that lifespan is about 10 years and is characterized by repeated cycles of cold and heat as the kettle turns icy tap water into boiling liquid. To meet the rigorous demands of this application, BSH turned to GE Advanced Materials’ LEXAN* EXL 1443T resin, which proved its temperature resistance by successfully completing 12,000 test cycles of heating and cooling. LEXAN EXL resin easily surpassed the closest competitive material, which lasted only through 7,500 test cycles, by a wide margin. LEXAN EXL is one of the new products in GE’s X GEN* portfolio. BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — For BSH Group, a leading manufacturer of consumer appliances, a major design concern is ensuring each product continues to perform well and look great over an extended lifespan. In the case of water kettles, that lifespan is about 10 years and is characterized by repeated cycles of cold and heat as the kettle turns icy tap water into boiling liquid. To meet the rigorous demands of this application, BSH turned to GE’s LEXAN* EXL 1443T resin, which proved its temperature resistance by successfully completing 12,000 test cycles of heating and cooling. LEXAN EXL resin easily surpassed the closest competitive material, which lasted only through 7,500 test cycles, by a wide margin.

NEW MOLYKOTE FOOD GRADE SPRAY OIL

Dow Corning - MolykoteMIDLAND, Mich. USA ¨C March Day, 2005 ¨C New high-performance Molykote® Food Grade Spray Oil is a highly refined oil with special additives formulated for the food, pharmaceutical and similar industries that meet FDA Regulations 21 CFR 178.3570 and USDA H1 classifications for incidental food contact.

Univar Benelux praised for ‘Model Roll-out’ of Enviro Tech International’s EnSolv surface cleaning technology

Ann Van Waebeeke, Product Sales Manager Surface Treatment of Univar Benelux, shows the EnSolv™ award after she received this out of the hands of John Phillpotts at the occasion of the celebration of 100 year Univar Benelux. From left to right: John Phillpotts, President Univar Europe, Ann Van Waebeeke, Product Sales Manager Univar Benelux, Edwin Vandroemme, Business Manager Univar Benelux, and Michel Vandermeiren, Managing Director Univar Benelux. Rotterdam, 25th March 2005 - Univar NV, a world leader in chemical distribution, announced today that its subsidiary Univar Benelux has been awarded the 2004 Distributor of the Year award for its introduction of EnSolv™ brand surface cleaning technology from Enviro Tech International, Inc (ETI). The award recognized the close cooperation and technical support of Univar Benelux in working with ETI to build a successful and loyal customer base for EnSolv in the Benelux region.