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DuPont Receives Award from Eaton Corporation for Excellence in Engineering Polymers

Of the thousands of Eaton suppliers around the world, these are the best in terms of quality, productivity, innovation and technology.

13 Aug 2008

Solutia Inc. Announce Price Increase for All Polyethylene Products

In response to dramatically increasing raw material costs, the Plastic Products Unit of Solutia Inc. began raising prices during July. The price increases are going into effect immediately, and where necessary, according...

13 Aug 2008

Applied NanoWorks Release New Inorganic Molecules for Custom Applications in Organic Material Systems

The MCP Technology patent-pending process allows the flexibility and organic compatibility of the designed molecules to be enabled through ligand attachment sites and nano-particle growth capabilities.

13 Aug 2008

Ticona Extend Further Cooperation with European Polymer Distributor

Effective August 2008, polymer producer Ticona will be extending its cooperation with Resinex to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland and the UK. As an international distributor of plastics, rubber and chemi...

13 Aug 2008

DuPont Develop New Production Technology for Backsheet PVF Polymers

DuPont Photovoltaic Fluoromaterials (PVFM) has developed a proprietary technology to produce backsheet-containing DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer in a single step.

12 Aug 2008

Metabolix Multi-Gene Expression Technology Shows Viability of PHA Bioplastics in Switchgrass Plants

Metabolix, Inc. today announced that in recently-completed greenhouse trials, switchgrass plants engineered using Metabolix multi-gene expression technology produced significant amounts of PHA bioplastics in leaf tissues...

12 Aug 2008

Borouge Award Contract for for Construction of Chinese Polyethylene Plant

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has today awarded a service contract to Agility (Abu Dhabi) PJSC to build the Borouge Compound Manufacturing Unit (CMU) and Shanghai Logistics...

From Borouge 12 Aug 2008

BASF Solid Plastic Surfacing System Help Athletes Create New World Records

Higher, faster, further, in striving to create new records athletes push themselves to the limits of their capabilities. Stadium surfaces promote these outstanding achievements.

11 Aug 2008

BASF Release New Engineering Plastic Designed for Food Contact

Since beginning of August 2008, which is when the European Union’s GMP regulations for materials that come into contact with food products have gone into effect

11 Aug 2008

DuPont Expands Its Range of Materials for Protective Windows and Doors

DuPont is expanding the
range of DuPont SentryGlas interlayers to meet a broader range of needs for
protective windows, doors and safety-glazed building elements.

9 Aug 2008

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