Polymers
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5 Jan 2008
PPG completes acquisition of SigmaKalon Group
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.
6 Dec 2007
DIMENSION-POLYANT AND DSM DYNEEMA SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATE NOVEL D4® MEMBRANE SAILCLOTH TECHNOLOGY FEATURING ULTRA-STRONG, LOW STRETCH DYNEEMA® FIBER
URMOND (NL), December 6, 2007 - DIMENSION-POLYANT and DSM Dyneema today announced the successful performance of the new D4® membrane sailcloth that features Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. The innovative D4® sails were used by Marc Emig and Bertrand de Broc, racing for the AST Groupe Française in an Open 40 in the 4,300-mile Transat Jacques Vabre race. After enduring the Atlantic crossover from Le Havre, France, to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, the sail was found to be in perfect condition.
Representatives of Distrupol in the Nordics helped instruct over 100 designers, engineers, moulders and design students from across the region in the finer points of ‘Designing in Plastics’, at an event organised by leading Swedish polymer magazine Plastforum on 20 November. Distrupol was a key sponsor and presenter at the one-day conference held in Stockholm. Other sponsors included polymer supplier DuPont, moulder Plasto of Norway and the German laser-sintering company EOS. The debut event was well received by delegates, sponsors and organisers alike. 
Newly-created role underlines distributor’s continuous focus on customer needs
Distrupol has announced the conclusion of a strategic agreement with Matrix Plastics, UK, that will further enhance its already strong colour compounds offering. The agreement, which will see Distrupol move its colour compounding business to the Matrix Plastics site in Slough, UK, will provide its European customers with a progressively expanding range of new colour choices. 
URMOND (NL), 22 November 2007 - DSM Dyneema, maker of ultra-strong, lightweight Dyneema® polyethylene fiber, today announced that COSCO Dalian, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, has selected mooring lines made with Dyneema® fiber for its newest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), the Cospearl Lake. Following a successful eight-month sea trial on its Cosmerry Lake VLCC, COSCO Dalian found that, in comparison with steel wire mooring lines, ropes made with Dyneema® enabled a reduction in mooring time and significantly improved crew safety. DSM Dyneema worked closely with COSCO Dalian during the sea trial to document performance of the new ropes. 