Architecture
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15 May 2008
New Trespa Design Centre Opens in New York City
Trespa’s new Design Centre in New York will offer a unique experience for American architects. It will not only be a showcase for Trespa’s building design concepts and other Dutch products but will also be an inspirational place for meeting, learning and networking.
25 Apr 2008
Extrusion and Blow Moulding applications to benefit from the introduction of TECHNYL® XT High Productivity Polyamide
Shanghai, China – April 16, 2008 – Rhodia Polyamide has announced the introduction of TECHNYL® XT, a new family of modified polyamide 6 grades, designed to satisfy the extrusion and blow moulding industries’ needs for higher productivity and energy savings in polyamide conversion.
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 10, 2008 – As a key material supplier for the automotive industry, SABIC Innovative Plastics works side-by-side with customers to help them deliver business success. One important aspect of this relationship is the annual Auto Trend Watch Program, through which SABIC Innovative Plastics regularly shares its strong market insights, research, and expertise in automotive design trends with customers. Current trends include double-curved glazing with extended functionality, white and deep gloss black exterior applications, and added functionality in wraparound-style exterior body panels. 
London, February 7, 2008: China, already acknowledged as the fastest growing trading nation in the world, continues to look outward for project partners to aid its further economic expansion and share in its rewards. The variety and scale of China’s current industrial needs offer major business opportunities for companies seriously seeking entry into this huge market. Importantly, the nature of many of the projects now being tended have the potential to provide stable platforms on which to build sustainable future growth in China for partnering companies.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2, 2008 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it had completed the acquisition of SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, from global private investment firm Bain Capital. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, was approximately €2.2 billion (US$3.2 billion). The company expects to add approximately $3 billion in sales annually as a result of the acquisition.
Düsseldorf, Germany – Oct. 24, 2007 – SABIC Innovative Plastics is investing significantly to expand production of its Lexan* polycarbonate multi-wall and solid sheet products for the construction and industrial markets across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The company will add production lines in three locations – Vienna, Milan, and Bergen op Zoom – to meet growing demand for Lexan structural glazing, roofing, signage and other applications in Eastern Europe, Russia, and other locations. The new production lines are slated for completion by Q3 2008. Products will include Lexan Thermoclick*, Thermoroof* and Thermopanel* specialty sheet systems, as well as Lexan Thermoclear* multi-wall and Lexan solid sheet products.