New Bike Wheel Survives on Rugged Terrain, Thanks to DuPont™ Zytel® Nylon
The new FRX5 bike wheel has what it takes to withstand the punishment of off-road recreational biking and competition. TAG Wheels, Newport Beach, Calif., makes the new wheel in a single piece using DuPont™ Zytel® nylon resin delivering excellent toughness, strength and stiffness.
DuPont - June 28, 2007
Choice in Plastics Design Now Easier With Tecni-form Website
Industrial designers now have a resource of valuable information with the new website www.tecni-form.com from plastic rotomoulders tecni-form.
Tenice - June 27, 2007
Basell to Acquire Huntsman for $25.25 Per Share
Basell, the global leader in polyolefins' technology, production and marketing, and Huntsman Corporation announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which Basell will acquire Huntsman in a transaction valued at approximately $9.6 billion, including the assumption of debt.
Basell - June 26, 2007
DSM Introduces Arintel® Vapor Transmission Films
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Arnitel® VT for the manufacture of breathable films. Arnitel Vapor Transmission films are ideally suited for roofing applications, textile applications and plasters, and for medical gowns and drapes.
DSM - June 25, 2007
Victrex Partners With Covalence Adhesives To Produce a New Line of High Performance Pressure Senstive Tapes Made Using APTIV™ Film
Victrex plc announces that it has entered into a partnership with Covalence Adhesives of Franklin, Massachusetts, USA to provide the marketplace with a new line of high performance pressure sensitive tapes.
Victrex - June 20, 2007
DSM Engineering Plastics Strengthens Presence In Eastern European Market
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Resin Express.
DSM - June 18, 2007
DSM Engineering Plastics At K 2007
The DSM Engineering Plastics Team will be on hand at K show 2007 to show its global capability, its drive for innovative solutions and its record as a trustworthy partner, with a complete product portfolio.
DSM - June 18, 2007
Polymer Group, Inc. Announces Global Price Increases
Polymer Group, Inc. announced today that is implementing global price increases on most of its converted and roll goods products due to high levels of raw materials prices that have increased, in some cases, nearly 30% over the last six months.
Polymer Group - June 15, 2007
RJR Polymers Extends Epoxy Technology to Adhere Vectra® LCP in Electronic Packaging
RJR Polymers has developed a series of proprietary epoxies that are the first to work across a wide variety of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) grades for use in fabricating air-cavity packaging for sensors and other electronics.
RJR - June 12, 2007
Hella Turns to Vectra® LCP for Auto Distance Sensor Cover
When Hella, a major automotive supplier based in Lippstadt, Germany, developed a new lane-change assistance system to help prevent dangerous traffic situations, it adopted Vectra® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) for the cover plate protecting the sensitive distance sensors at the heart of the system to ensure they function reliability.
RJR - June 12, 2007
Hella Chooses Vectra® LCP for Key Element in New Auto Climate Sensors
Hella, a major automotive supplier based in Lippstadt, Germany, has adopted Vectra® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) from Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, for the core mechanical component in its new generation of sunlight and ambient light sensors for auto air conditioning systems.
RJR - June 12, 2007
Vectra® LCP Gives Auto Sensor Housing from Spectrum Plastics Needed Precision, Dimensional Stability
Vectra® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) from Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, gives Spectrum Plastics the precision molding and high dimensional stability it needs when molding the open-cavity package for a car-safety-system stability sensor.
RJR - June 12, 2007
Agricultural & Horticultural Film Advances
Applied Market Information Ltd is pleased to announce a new international conference, Agricultural Film 2008, to be held 18-20 February at the Fira Palace Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
AMI - June 11, 2007
Ticona Raises Polyester Prices in the Americas
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, announced a price increase for its four polyester product lines in North and South America.
Ticona - June 11, 2007
RTP Company Introduces Bio-Compatible Masterbatch and Precolored Resin Products
RTP Company has developed standard lines of UniColor™ universal masterbatch and precolored resin products for use in medical devices, medical packaging, pharmaceutical applications, and disposable medical products.
RTP - June 8, 2007
Peak International Enters Medical Products Market
Peak International Limited, a market leader in plastics design, engineering, production and supply chain solutions, today announced its entry into the medical consumables market.
Peak - June 5, 2007
PolyOne Distribution Introduces Online Tool for Alternative Product Searches
PolyOne Corporation launched today its new online tool, Product Alternative Search, which enables processors and designers to search PolyOne Distribution's product database for alternative product options.
PolyOne - June 5, 2007
DuPont Launches DuPont(TM) Cerenol(TM) - its Newest Renewably Sourced Polymer Family
DuPont today announced its next polymer family made with renewable resources - DuPont(TM) Cerenol(TM), which is made from 100 percent renewable resources.
DuPont - June 4, 2007
Huntsman to Increase Performance Products Pricing in Americas Region
Huntsman Corporation today announced that its Performance Products division will increase prices across a range of products in the Americas region, generally by $0.05/lb to as much as $0.10/lb.
Huntsman - June 4, 2007
Plastic with Changeable Conductivity
Dr Yueh-Lin Loo, a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, USA, has modified a plastic so its ability to carry an electrical current can be altered during manufacturing to meet the needs of future electronic devices.
U. of Texas, Austin - June 1, 2007
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Adjusts Resin Prices
Effective June 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) announces a price increase of 6 cents per pound on average for all grades of DuPont(TM) Elvax(R) resins globally.
DuPont - June 1, 2007
Becton Dickinson and Spectrus Select Paulson
Spectrus Inc., a leading worldwide plastic solutions provider, invested in InSite 360 plastics programs from Paulson; and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), which specializes in medical technology, invested in InSite 360 Health & Safety courseware in the first quarter of 2007.
Paulson - June 1, 2007
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