Plastics
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29 Apr 2010
Clariant improves profitability and cash flow
• Sales up 16% in local currencies and 13% in CHF on the back of improved demand
• Operating income before exceptional items rose to CHF 183 million compared to CHF –13 million a year ago on higher capacity utilization and lower costs
• Operating income margin before exceptional items reached 10.1%
• Cash flow from operations reached CHF 159 million after CHF 156 million in the first quarter 2009
• Outlook: For the full-year, Clariant expects sales in local currencies to increase in the mid single-digit range and an operating margin before exceptional items above the 2008 level of 6.6%. Cash flow from operations will remain strong.
27 Apr 2010
STANYL FORTII USED IN MEMORY CARD CONNECTORS FOR PRINTERS
Taisol Electronics, the second largest Taiwanese memory card manufacturer with branch offices in China, Singapore, Japan, USA and worldwide distribution, has commercialized halogen-free V-0 Stanyl® ForTii™ for its 5-in-1 memory card socket, readily usable for Memory StickTM, SD CardTM, MMCTM, Smart MediaTM, and xD-Picture CardTM. These 5-in-1 memory card connectors are already used in printers produced by one of the leading top two OEMs. Such memory card connectors are a central interface in today’s Electronics. Applications include Notebooks, Desktop PCs, Card readers, LCD Projectors, Monitors, etc.
Lyon, France – April 19, 2010 – Technyl® eXten, unveiled to the public on the occasion of the Chinaplas trade show currently underway in Shanghai, is already helping Rocket Electric Co. Ltd. – one of the world’s five largest manufacturers of battery cells – increase the service life of its AA and AAA ranges of alkaline batteries by up to 50%. 
Sittard, the Netherlands – April 19, 2010 – Danish converter Færch Plast, a SABIC customer for several years now, is using SABIC® PP materials to develop new product solutions for its customers in the field of food packaging (Modified Atmosphere Packaging). One of Færch Plast’s key challenges is to develop packaging that is friendlier for the environment without compromising on technical requirements and trendy design. Færch Plast is able to meet these requirements by using SABIC’s latest PP range for Thermoforming. 
Lyon, France – April 19, 2010 – Rhodia Polyamide announces the launch of Fuel’In by Technyl®, a new product family of Polyamide 6 and 6.6 based solutions for blow-moulding, developed specifically for fuel contact applications.
Paris – April 14, 2010 – Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, yesterday launched a global competition to find new applications for composite materials. Announced at the JEC Composites Show in Paris, the Composite App Challenge is focused on drawing entrants in four categories to help resolve some of society’s pressing issues: