03.05.2005
VICTREX® PEEK™-based powder coatings now available worldwide
Victrex announced that it has licensed a worldwide network of electrostatic spray and dispersion coating formulators with a patented base recipe and unique powders to produce both powder and aqueous-based coatings made from VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer. The formulators can modify the polyarletheretherketone-based recipe to enhance specific properties such as abrasion resistance, lubricity, release and color. Each formulator offers the necessary processing and customer service support, technical literature and pricing of the VICTREX PEEK-based coatings.
03.05.2005
Acquisition of Raw Material Manufacturing Operations from Degussa
Victrex plc announces the purchase of the operations owned by a subsidiary of Degussa AG relating to the manufacture of BDF (the key raw material from which VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer is produced) for cash consideration of £16.3 million. The transaction further consolidates Victrex’s control of the BDF supply chain following the acquisition of the primary manufacturing stage of BDF in 1999.
03.05.2005
Nanogel® Aerogel von Cabot Corporation bietet die richtige Chemie
Bei der Erweiterung seiner Apotheke in Neuhausen, Schweiz, entschied sich der Chemiker Dr. Wiesman für Nanogel® gefüllte Isolierelemente.
02.05.2005
GE auf der Überholspur mit bahnbrechenden Materiallösungen für kraftstoffsparende Fahrzeuge
BERGEN OP ZOOM, DIE NIEDERLANDE — Seit Ende der 1960er Jahre haben richtungsweisende Technologien von GE Advanced Materials wiederholt dazu beigetragen, Leistungsfähigkeit, Design, Sicherheit, Kosten, Gewicht und Abgasbilanz zahlloser Erfolgsmodelle der Automobilindustrie zu optimieren. Hinzu kommen signifikante Einsparungen beim Kraftstoffverbrauch durch das Potenzial dieser Materialtechnologien für leichtere, kraftstoffsparende Fahrzeuge.
29.04.2005
Maiden flight Airbus A380; DSM’s Stanyl® helps make it the quietest airplane ever built
This morning 11.30am (CET), the Airbus A380 containing an aircraft engine component made from DSM’s Stanyl performed its maiden flight at Toulouse-Blagnac international airport in Toulouse with a six-member test flight crew on-board.
29.04.2005
Distrupol launches a powerful new polymer search tool
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has introduced a significant, web-based customer service enhancement, designed to reduce the time needed for material selection and help cut product development time.
29.04.2005
Upgrades to GE Advanced Materials’ High-Purity Quartz Tubing Spark Higher Levels of Performance for Projector Lamps
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 29, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials, Quartz, once again, has extended the performance limits of quartz lamp tubing for short arc, ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps. Three newly upgraded products from GE represent a significant improvement in high-purity quartz tubing, offering projector lamp manufacturers the potential for improved optical uniformity, excellent dimensional control, and increased lamp life.
29.04.2005
Univar appoints Patrick Lammers Managing Director of its Dureal business
Univar N.V., one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial chemicals and providers of related specialty services, has announced the appointment of Patrick Lammers as Managing Director of its Dureal division based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
