Polymers
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27 Sept 2006
DSM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR DYNEEMA® - THE WORLD'S STRONGEST FIBER™
Royal DSM N.V., the largest manufacturer of high performance polyethylene (HPPE) products in the world, today announces its decision to again invest in new production capacity for Dyneema® fiber. The new unit will be built at DSM's facility in Greenville, North Carolina (USA).
25 Sept 2006
NEW LIROS XTR RIGGING HARNESSES THE PERFORMANCE OF DYNEEMA® SK78 FOR AN ENDURING COMPETITIVE EDGE
Lichtenberg (Germany), 12-9-2006: LIROS, a leading manufacturer of high-quality ropes to the yachting industry, is introducing a new range of high-performance running rigging for the most demanding regatta sailors: LIROS XTR. By adopting Dyneema® SK 78 for the whole new XTR range of products, LIROS extends the qualities of previous ranges for improved performance and a longer lifetime under the extreme conditions of competitive sailing. It will be available across the globe through established LIROS
Royal DSM N.V. today announces that it has decided to invest in a new facility at its Jiangyin site, Jiangsu province, to produce high viscosity grades of Akulon® polyamide 6 (PA6). The new plant is expected to come on stream in Q2 2008. The major proportion of the production is targeted at packaging film production companies in Asia-Pacific. The investment will amount to several tens of millions of USD.
Royal DSM N.V. today announces that it has decided to construct two new manufacturing facilities at its Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands. DSM is making these investments in response to excellent market growth for two of the company’s top specialty products, Stanyl® polyamide 46 and Stamylan® UH ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, which is used among other things as a raw material for Dyneema® high strength fibers. The new Stanyl® plant and the new Stamylan® facility, which will each double existing production capacity, are scheduled to come on line in 2008. The total investment will be around EUR 100 million.
Building on the success of their joint workshop and training programmes launched in 2005, to deliver technical training in plastic technology to industry participants, Distrupol and Engel have announced they will host a new series of training courses commencing in October 2006. The programme will be conducted under the banner of the ENGEL Moulders’ Group and held at their UK headquarters’ in Warwick. As before, the courses are open to the industry at large and will be ‘free-of-charge’.
Effective July 1st, 2006, Distrupol Nordic is the new distributor for NOVA Innovene’s full range of polystyrene products, including all of its innovative specialities, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Distrupol Nordic previously distributed polystyrenes from Innovene prior to its joint venture with NOVA Chemicals polystyrene business.