24-02-2004
UN NOUVEAU PBT ARNITE® XL SPECIALEMENT CONCU POUR LES MASQUES OPTIQUES DE PHARE AUTOMOBILE EST DESORMAIS DISPONIBLE CHEZ DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
DSM Engineering Plastics vient de mettre sur le marché l’Arnite® XL, un nouveau grade de polytéréphtalate de butylène (PBT) conçu pour les masques optiques de phare automobile. L’Arnite® XL offre une résistance mécanique et une rigidité élevées, d’excellentes caractéristiques d’écoulement et permet de rationaliser la gestion des matières. Surtout, l’Arnite® XL présente une exceptionnelle résistance au dégazage à température élevée et peut être métallisé sous vide sans peinture.
23-02-2004
FLEXPLAY INTRODUCES “EZ-D,” THE 48-HOUR DVD
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—In May 2003, Flexplay Technologies, Inc, a privately held company based in New York, announced that Buena Vista Home Entertainment Division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will use its flexible play DVD technology to make movies available to consumers in test markets beginning this August. GE Plastics is featuring this new innovative application, which uses patented LEXAN material technology, in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition here (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
LEXAN® SLX RESIN NOW AVAILABLE FOR INJECTION MOLDING
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—GE Plastics announced that one of its newest advanced polymers, LEXAN® SLX polycarbonate, is now available in a clear resin grade for injection molding applications. LEXAN SLX 2431 resin offers high light transmission (>83%) and low haze (<1%), enhanced weatherability and five to ten times the gloss retention compared with most standard UV stabilized polycarbonate materials. This new material and applications that use LEXAN® SLX film are on display in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
IDLEAIRE CHOOSES LEXAN® EXL RESIN TO WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF THE HIGHWAY
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—LEXAN® EXL resin, one of GE Plastics’ new resins in the X GEN™ resin portfolio of best-in-class performance materials, has been selected by IdleAire Technologies Corp. for applications serving the trucking market. The product is on display in the GE Plastics’ booth at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
GE PLASTICS INTRODUCES NEW “GAME CHANGING” WEATHERABLE GELOY® XTW RESIN FOR OUTDOOR APPLICATIONS
CHICAGO—June 23, 2003—GE Plastics, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today the development of GELOY® XTW resin, a new weatherable ASA resin that withstands the punishing effects of UV exposure better than traditional ASAs in a variety of outdoor applications. Tests conducted by GE Plastics indicate GELOY XTW resin offers 3-to-5 times the color and gloss retention to extend the performance and aesthetics in large thermoforming sheet, building and construction, and automotive applications. GE Plastics will spotlight this innovative product in the GE Plastics’ booth at National Plastics Exposition in Chicago (McCormick Place, South Hall, Booth #2215) from June 23-27.
23-02-2004
Owens Corning Re-Opens L’Ardoise Plant After Record Floods Forced Shutdown;
BRUSSELS, Belgium – February 23, 2004 – After severe, record regional flooding in early December 2003 forced the shutdown of Owens Corning’s glass fiber production facility in L’Ardoise, France, the company announced today that the plant is back on-stream and producing products – weeks earlier than expected.
23-02-2004
Greene, Tweed introduit le WR™014 pour composants de pompes, pour une fiabilité accrue dans des milieux acides
Greene, Tweed & Co Benelux introduit un nouveau matériau destiné aux composants de pompes soumis à des conditions acides. Ce nouveau matériau composite, dénommé WR™014, sert à la fabrication de bagues, coussinets de paliers, étanchéités et plaques d’usure utilisés dans les pompes centrifuges dans l’industrie chimique et pétrochimique. Ce matériau se compose de polymère perfluoré, renforcé aux fibres de carbone ultra longues. Ces fibres sont garantes d’une excellente résistance à l’usure et de bonnes propriétés lubrifiantes, quelles que soient les conditions que l’on puisse imaginer.
20-02-2004
Borealis increases European polyolefins prices by EUR 100 per tonne
Borealis announced today that it will increase the price of its polyethylene and polypropylene plastics in Europe by EUR 100 per tonne as of March 1, 2004.
