Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announced that it is going to invest approximately €100 million in three new R&D facilities in Delft and Sittard-Geleen (both in the Netherlands) over the next two years.
The games at the European Soccer Championship will be played to the rhythm of the “Tango 12,” a cutting-edge synthetic ball that is fast, robust and precise. The adidas ball sports a new design and is based on proven materials from Bayer MaterialScience.
IHS Chemical’s Global Plastics Trade & Markets Conference will offer comprehensive information and analyses that cover the entire plastics supply chain, from resin production to pellet delivery.
ExxonMobil Chemical has expanded its SpectraSyn Elite metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) base stock portfolio with the introduction of a 65 cSt grade (at 100°C), providing formulators more flexibility in developing advanced industrial and automotive lubricants.
DuPont extends AEM performance with Vamac Ultra HT for 180°C turbo hose and air duct applications.
Industry trends such as miniaturization, integration or “thinnovation”, combined with the move towards Cloud Computing, will mean that areas such as the server market will depend increasingly on reflow soldering assembly technology.
With continuous growth in scale over the years, Chinaplas 2012 (the 26th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries), closed on April 21, 2012 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, PR China, climbed another big step with new records of exhibition area, numbers of exhibitors and visitors.
DSM has announced the winning design in its competition to find a winning sports innovation, designed in Arnitel Eco.
"Welcome on board of the C919 from Beijing to Shanghai,"or something like that, will the captain say in greeting his passengers from the cockpit of the Chinese C919 passenger jet, some time in the year 2016. Flying on board, too, is a true lightweight from Evonik: Rohacell rigid foam. This material helps Chinese aviation soar higher, thanks to reduced weight and lower CO2 emissions.
API Institute developed successfully an Arnitel Eco monofilament for 3D printing systems of Almteq.
Production of high quality thin blown film is possible with a family of advanced bimodal high density polyethylenes (HDPE) from SABIC. There are currently two grades in the family, SABIC HDPE FI0644 and a higher density grade with higher flow, SABIC HDPE FI1157.
SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is showcasing here at Plast 2012 its broad and deep portfolio of industry-leading sustainable materials that help customers design, develop and differentiate environmentally responsible products in three key ways.
