Univar UK awarded Supplier of the Year by U-POL

U-POL, an international manufacturer and marketer of automotive refinish products, has given its 2004 Premier Supplier award to Univar UK’s Performance Chemicals business unit. 
(Photo: U-pol) 13 May, 2005 – U-POL, an international manufacturer and marketer of automotive refinish products, has given its 2004 Premier Supplier award to Univar UK’s Performance Chemicals business unit, based in Cheadle, Manchester.

GE’s New Anti-Static, Impact-Resistant LNP* Stat-Loy* Compounds Help Enhance Security for Plasmon UDO™ Optical Media

GE’s LNP* Stat-Loy* D Series Compounds Form the Shells of Plasmon’s UDO™ Media

Plasmon, a market leader for professional data archival solutions, designed its cutting-edge UDO™ (Ultra Density Optical) media to be a highly secure archival storage medium for its customers’ valuable electronic data. Part of that security arises from Plasmon’s use of new D Series LNP* Stat-Loy* resins from GE Advanced Materials. Used to form the shell of Plasmon’s SLMD2005 UDO media, the Lexan* resin-based LNP compounds contribute an excellent balance of impact performance and resistance to static charge build-up. The new GE compounds are also good potential candidates for applications such as high-density media, internal hard disk parts, and air duct housings. BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — May 12, 2005 — Plasmon, a market leader for professional data archival solutions, designed its cutting-edge UDO™ (Ultra Density Optical) media to be a highly secure archival storage medium for its customers’ valuable electronic data. Part of that security solution stems from Plasmon’s use of new D Series LNP* Stat-Loy* resins from GE Advanced Materials. Used to form the shell of Plasmon’s SLMD2005 UDO media, the Lexan* resin-based LNP compounds contribute an excellent balance of impact performance and resistance to static build-up.

Borealis reports steadily improving results in first quarter 2005

BorealisBorealis continues to build on the successful implementation of its value creation strategy posting an operating profit of EUR 110 million for the first quarter of 2005. This compares favourably to the EUR 56 million achieved in the same quarter last year.

Milliken Expands R&D Center Resources For Clarified PP Through Addition of Sidel Technology

Continuing its research and development efforts in support of the expansion of Injection Stretch Blow Molded Clarified Polypropylene (ISBM cPP), Milliken Chemical has recently added a Sidel, Series 2, SBO4 machine to its research and development center in Spartanburg, S.C. Continuing its research and development efforts in support of the expansion of Injection Stretch Blow Molded Clarified Polypropylene (ISBM cPP), Milliken Chemical has recently added a Sidel, Series 2, SBO4 machine to its research and development center in Spartanburg, S.C.

Herausragender Erfolg für Nanogel® transparente Aerogel-Tageslichtpaneele in erster europäischer Installation

Tageslichtleistung

Als Parameter für den Tageslichtquotienten hatten die Baupläne einen Wert von 0,03 bis 0,05 bzw. 3% bis 5% vorgegeben. Dies ist über die Länge einer Sporthalle mit normaler Befensterung eher schwer zu erreichen. Dennoch, und obwohl die bebaute Fläche der Buchwiesen-Sporthalle unter der Bodengleiche liegt, wurde der geforderte Tageslichtquotient über die gesamte Hallenfläche hin- weg erfüllt und zur Mitte hin sogar etwas übertroffen. Testmessungen am Ort der ersten europäischen Installation von Nanogel® transparenten Aerogel-Tageslichtelementen in einer Schulsporthalle in Buchwiesen, Zürich, haben die positiven Erwartungen des Architekten, Arnold Amsler, voll erfüllt. Die Halle profitiert von der gleichmäßig hellen Lichtstreuung der Paneele und bietet den Benutzern im Winter wie im Sommer ein dauerhaft behagliches Raumklima.

Neues deutschsprachiges Magazin für die medizintechnische Industrie bereichert die Branche!

DeviceMedWiesbaden, 10. Mai 2005 – Access Communications Deutschland gibt bekannt, dass ab Juni die neue Fachzeitschrift DeviceMed erscheinen wird. DeviceMed ist ein deutschsprachiges Fachmagazin, das sich an die Hersteller von medizintechnischen Produkten richtet. DeviceMed wird 10mal im Jahr erscheinen; sein Leserkreis wird sich aus Fachleuten der medizintechnischen Industrie in Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und den angrenzenden deutschsprachigen Regionen zusammensetzen.

Four New Products from GE Advanced Materials Enhance Performance, Versatility of Personal Care Formulations

New GE Silicone-Based Products for Personal Care Formulations

Tropical extracts, aromatic essences, and organic nutrients often get top billing on the labels of personal care products. However, manufacturers competing for shelf space in this sector recognize that superior formulations also require the use of high-performance – though less glamorous – materials. With this demand for greater performance in mind, GE Advanced Materials has launched four new silicone-based products that help offer enhanced performance and greater versatility to personal care formulations. These include: Silsoft* Tone (AB)n terpolymer, a multifunctional hair conditioning agent that can be added to shampoos and leave-on hair conditioners; Silsoft A-553, a 100-percent active (AB)n terpolymer designed to deliver premium conditioning benefits to hair; SilShine* 151 silicone resin, an excellent multi-functional, film-forming material that helps deliver visually perceptible high gloss to lips and hair; and SF 1540 emulsifier, a water-in-oil product with high actives content, which helps to provide formulators with more room in the oil phase for pigments, sunscreens, actives, emollients, and other ingredients critical for cosmetics and ultra-high SPF lotions. BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — May 10, 2005 — Tropical extracts, aromatic essences, and organic nutrients often get top billing on the labels of personal care products. However, manufacturers competing for shelf space in this sector recognize that superior formulations also require the use of high-performance – though less glamorous – materials. With this demand for greater performance in mind, GE Advanced Materials has launched four new silicone-based products that help offer enhanced performance and greater versatility to personal care formulations:

普立萬公司將在中國國際橡塑展(Chinaplas)上展示“一站式”聚合物加工理念

PolyOne2005年5月9日 上海 普立萬聚合體公司日前宣佈將於今年6月21日到24日在廣州舉行的中國國際橡塑展(Chinaplas)期間展示其全面的聚合物加工解決方案。普立萬的展位屆時將位於D510.