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14 Oct 2008
BAE’S PROTECH ARMORED PRODUCTS INTRODUCES ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PROTECTIVE HELMETS MADE WITH DYNEEMA® UD TO US MARKET
URMOND (NL), 14 October 2008 - DSM Dyneema today announced that Protech Armored Products, a BAE Systems Products Group company, is marketing protective helmets made with ultra-strong Dyneema® HB26 unidirectional (UD) composite in the United States. The Denver Police Department in Colorado is the first U.S. organization to adopt the new Protech Delta LT helmets. This model meets National Institute of Justice (NIJ) IIIA specifications and is 15 percent lighter in weight than comparable 100 percent aramid helmets. The Denver Police Department's selection of Protech helmets reflects the growing demand for Dyneema® UD in life protection materials. Additional capacity in both yarn and UD (unidirectional) material used in personal and vehicle protection has been brought on stream at its Greenville, North Carolina, facility. DSM Dyneema is on target to double global capacity for UD in 2009, as part of a USD 450 million investment announced earlier.
14 Oct 2008
Ter Hell Plastic represents Borealis as new distributor for advanced packaging and healthcare solutions at Fakuma 2008
Ter Hell Plastic GmbH has been selected by Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, to distribute its advanced polyolefin materials to the thin wall packaging, houseware, caps and closures, and healthcare sectors.
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has introduced a new grade of Borclear™, a unique random copolymer family for highly transparent polypropylene (PP) blown and cast films. Borclear RE936CF was developed for use in food packaging and medical applications and offers film converters and cast film producers a product that provides cost-effective processing and significant end-user benefits including superior optical properties.
URMOND (NL), 2 October 2008 - To help medical device companies develop new clinical approaches that improve patient outcomes, DSM Dyneema today announced a major milestone in its strategic plan to increase commitment by increasing manufacturing capacity & capabilities dedicated to Dyneema Purity®, a specially developed proprietary medical-grade ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber for use in medical applications where maximum strength and minimum weight are required. The company will create its first line for manufacturing Dyneema Purity® fiber at its Greenville, North Carolina facility. The line will produce the latest grades, including Dyneema Purity® TG dtex 25 TS180, which offers the same high specific strength as existing grades at significantly thinner diameters, and Dyneema Purity® UG, developed specifically to allow the development of strong, stable orthopedic implants that provide consistent performance over a longer term. 
HOUSTON, July 28 – Orfit Industries of America, the North American branch of Orfit Industries, headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, is making its fifth appearance at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Exhibition from July 27-31. In booth 415, Orfit Industries America is featuring their Efficast® thermoplastic masks, as part of the Raycast® High-precision Patient Immobilization/Positioning System, a new breakthrough technology for head, neck and shoulder immobilization systems used in radiation therapy. Orfit’s technology is already in use in North America and over 75 percent of European radiation therapy facilities. It has been shown to be vastly superior to current systems in patient comfort and accuracy of treatment allowing for less than 2 mm of movement by the patient. Orfit is also offering a hands-on demonstration of the system for the duration of the show at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
JERICHO, N.Y. - 19 June 2008 – Orfit Industries America today announced the expansion of its North American operations to give hospital-based and freestanding cancer centers faster access to their high-precision patient immobilization systems which use Efficast® thermoplastic masks. The company, whose technology is used in 75 percent of European radiation therapy facilities, is rapidly expanding in North America to meet demand for its products. Radiation therapy clinicians and radiation therapists who wish to improve treatment outcomes and increase patient comfort are upgrading to the superior immobilization performance and ease of use of Efficast masks.