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The European plastics industry has been instrumental in bringing together plastics industry organisations from around the world to sign up to a "Joint Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter", which was announced at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Hawaii. The Declaration outlines a set of clear objectives for industry action, and advocates close cooperation with ...
In People in the news - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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The "boot Düsseldorf" trade fair is a Mecca for marine sport enthusiasts, where they will find an immense diversity of boats, yachts and accessories. At last year's event on the Rhine river, Grammer AG unveiled its prototype of the Avento, the first-ever full-suspension powerboat seat. In January 2011, industry insiders and the boating public once again had their chance to ...
In People in the news - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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AltroColor PEAAltroColor color pastes for polyurea systems, are ready formulated pigment pastes, created for the highest technical demands. Extraordinary color intensity and brilliance offers the user a wide variety of possible applications. AltroColor PEA contains polyoxyalkylene amine as a main binder. The range of colors available includes inorganic and organic color pigments, and customer ...
In World of Polyurea - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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From 7 - 9 June 2011 the Osnabrück tubing manufacturer Polyvanced will stage Innovation Days at its Ceská Lípa factory. During these days visitors can experience, see, and feel the versatility of plastic tubing and its production. "We'll show trends for the future, present innovations and provide an insight into our variety of products," Polyvanced CEO Dr. Robert ...
In Events - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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Developing the sport of ‘ice sailing'The oldest relics of a land sailor were found in the grave of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenehet III, who "crossed the dessert with axels and sails" more than 4,000 years ago. "Wagons made of feathers" and carriages blown along by the wind, were also familiar to the Chinese. Around 1600 the Dutchman, Simon Stevin, built a land sailing ...
In World of Polyurea - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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A current example is the protection of steel structures with two-component (2K) topcoats formulated with products from the Desmophen NH and Desmodur N lines. Compared with conventional systems, formulations based on polyaspartic raw materials contain roughly 40 percent fewer VOC. In the specific example of the BayArena soccer stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, this corresponds to savings of ...
In World of Polyurea - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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Rotor blades are the core components of a wind turbine. They determine the maximum level of energy that can be harvested from the wind and are expected to function efficiently, without signs of fatigue, for at least twenty years. At the same time, the size of the rotor blade is steadily increasing to keep pace with the rapidly developing market, particularly in view of off-shore turbine ...
In Events - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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Will the world's megacities sink into a chaos of environmental pollution, criminality and uncontrolled population growth in the coming decades? Or will they become liveable regions where well-functioning public transportation systems, a stable energy supply and clean drinking water are standard features offered on a permanent basis? Major industrial companies have been working for years on ...
In Events - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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LEPUD - Dry Film Properties - Combination of excellent film formation and a high performance levelThe ratio of urethane bonds and urea bonds is highly important for the phase separation of hard and soft domains of the resin, as well as for the cohesive strength of the hard domains (5,6). Urea segments provide much more dense hydrogen bonding interactions (especially in the case of chain ...
In Technical Articles - EPUJ 05-06 2011
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According to an English statistic, men drive 442 km out of their way every year because they won't ask for directions!But, a Radio Hamburg presenter contended,... women drive 534 km more than they need to each year because they can‘t reverse park a car! One problem can be solved with a GPS and the other by an electronic parking distance control system - by the way - the only people ...
In Editorial - EPUJ 03-04 2011
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