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31 Mar 2009
DSM HIGHLIGHTS PORTFOLIO TO MEET AUTOMOTIVE TRENDS
To underline its commitment to the automotive industry, DSM Engineering Plastics is attending key industry events to demonstrate various new solutions for automotive applications.
30 Mar 2009
Rhodia and Inoplast break new ground by creating the first polyamide reinforcement beam for truck radiator grilles
Lyon, France – 30 March 2009 – Rhodia and Inoplast break new ground by creating the first polyamide reinforcement beam for truck radiator grilles. This project, which has gone into production on a well-known range of trucks, is aimed at reducing costs and overall vehicle weight, without interfering with the function of this key structural element required to maintain the grille’s rigidity. Rhodia’s new-generation polyamide, Technyl Star™ AFX, proved to be the only material able to meet project specifications, thanks to its unequalled mechanical strength, combined with its exceptional fluidity.
Co-founders of the Stockholm Water Prize and initiators of Water for the World programme and leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, Borealis and Borouge, are delighted by the nomination of the 2009 laureate, Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India.
Advanced LED chips with increased light output, can now be used for automotive headlamps. Because of their long service life and compact size, LED lamps have become an attractive alternative to gas discharge lamps. Big advantages are the high endurance and new design possibilities. In addition, their high efficiency saves energy and and thus fuel. However, since the active chip surface is rather small, it requires adequate cooling. Fans optimized to the special needs of automotive headlamps deliver the required air flow for active cooling. In all this, high reliability and long life are indispensible for all headlamp components.
URMOND (NL), 18 maart 2009 -Een hardloopteam van medewerkers van DSM Dyneema, van de Site Heerlen en van het kantoor in Urmond (L.), neemt deel aan de achttiende editie van de Roparun. De Roparun is een non-stop estafetteloop waarbij teams van acht lopers in totaal 530 kilometer afleggen van Parijs, via Noord-Frankrijk en België, naar Rotterdam. De start heeft plaats op zaterdag 30 mei in Parijs Le Bourget en op maandag 1 juni, Tweede Pinksterdag, finishen de lopers op de Coolsingel in Rotterdam. De eerste Roparun werd gelopen in 1992 en er deden toen dertien teams mee. In 2009 doen er 275 teams mee. 
STOCKO Contact, one of the leading European manufacturers of electro-mechanical components, and the first company in Europe to introduce a SMT RAST connector, has extended its product range with two new series of SMT pin connectors for use in domestic appliance engineering. Following trials of DSM’s new high performance polymer Stanyl® ForTii™, Stocko now plans to switch all their SMT connectors to Stanyl ForTii.