Public Affairs
2nd Innovation Day on the occasion of BBG’s 10th anniversary and its move into new buildings
The company's 10-year company anniversary and its move into a new building were the reason for BBG GmbH & Co. KG from Mindelheim to organize the 2nd Innovation Day. Around 80 national and international customers and partners visited the Unterallgäu region on October 9, 2009 for an exchange of experience against the background of a comprehensive program of presentations, exhibitions,...
Dow Automotive Systems Named Finalist for 2010: Automotive News PACE Awards
Innovative BETAMATETM Two-Component PU Adhesive Technology for Enabling Hybrid Material Assembly Among Finalists in Product CategoryAutomotive News announced that Dow Automotive Systems is among the 2010 PACE Award finalists in the Product category for its innovative BETAMATETM Two-Component (2K) PU adhesive technology, which enables bonding a broad range of materials with different thermal...
New BASF Polyurethane System House Opened in Slovakia
On December 3rd, 2009 BASF opened its new Polyurethane System House in Slovakia with an official opening ceremony. About 200 guests from business and politics, customers and neighbours alike joined the festive event in the pleasantly decorated new rooms of the recently completed BASF site in Malacky (near Bratislava) which featured performances by local artists. Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister...
DSM wins Innovation in Environment Award for lightweight air-cargo container panels
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that it is awarded the international AVK award in Innovations and Environment for a new, light weight version of air-cargo containers. The containers help airlines to cut carbon emissions by 28,000 ton a year, the equivalent of taking more than 8500 cars off the road.The...
Change in the management of Rühl Puromer
Alfred Brombacher, who has been Managing Director of Rühl Puromer GmbH, has retired from his position at the end of December 2009. During the evening event of the FSK (German Foamer Association) PU conference in November 2009, he received a certificate of appreciation from FSK Chairman Albrecht Manderscheid (Cannon Deutschland GmbH), for his active participation in the association.Dr.-Ing....
NEWS
Dow and BASF win IChemE Award 2009 for jointly developed HPPO TechnologyDow and BASF have received the Institution of Chemical Engineers' Innovation and Excellence Award in Core Engineering for their jointly developed Hydrogen Peroxide to Propylene Oxide (HPPO) production technology. The annual award - presented on November 3 in York, United Kingdom - recognizes the project or process that best...
