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Momentive Performance Materials Inc. celebrates five decades of technological achievement in the global polyurethane foam industry as its venerable Niax* brand passes the 50-year mark. Momentive's legacy of breakthrough innovation in foam technology dates back to a heritage that is linked to Union Carbide Corporation, one of only three companies ever inducted into the Flexible Polyurethane Foam...
During the opening of the 26th International Plastics Technology Colloquium hosted by the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Aachen on 7 and 8 March 2012, the VDMA (German Engineering Federation) Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association, PlasticsEurope Germany and the supporting association of the IKV in Trade and Industry at the RWTH University of Aachen presented the Georg Menges...
The Montreal Protocol led to a global phase-out of most substances that deplete the ozone layer, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). A happy side-effect of the gradual ban of these products is that the Earth's climate has also benefited because CFCs are also potent greenhouse gases. However, now a «rebound effect» threatens to accelerate the rate of global warming....
While the Albrecht Bäumer GmbH & Co. KG will officially keep their company name, their appearance, the so-called corporate design, has changed significantly. As the company is widely called "Bäumer" by their customers, partners and staff members in everyday usage, the change to a shorter name has now also been realised in the company's logo. The external appearance of a...
During the past five years Brenntag has significantly developed its operations in Asia-Pacific as part of its on-going strategy to grow in emerging markets. In recognition of the continued development within the region and further growth opportunities Jürgen Buchsteiner, currently CFO of the Group will take over responsibility for the region on the Management Board in addition to his...
This success story spans over 2,600 kilometers: Steel manufacturer NLMK from the Russian city of Lipetsk and BASF Coatings from Muenster-Hiltrup are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their strategic partnership in coil coatings and are looking forward to many more successful years in the future.NLMK is one of BASF Coatings' most important customers in Russia for industrial coatings. It's a...
Coil coatings protect and decorate all kinds of everyday items, yet often go unnoticed. To present new information on this industrial coatings area, BASF Coatings has prepared the brochure "Coil Coatings - Solutions made by BASF". The brochure particularly focuses on the various options for coating coils. For instance, in addition to the classic coating process, the brochure describes...
Now owners of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch can use the portable Additive Guide faster and more comfortably. The BYK app is equipped with a whole host of useful new features. In addition to the familiar ways of searching for specific additives - for example, by selecting the areas of application - the new Additive Guide App is a significant improvement in terms of its intuitive user...
Following the overall review of the Group's use of sales channels specialty chemicals company Perstorp is happy to announce that during the 4th quarter of 2011 a new and strengthened collaboration has been agreed upon between Perstorp and Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH, Hamburg. At the same time the successful and long-lasting collaboration with Worlée-Chemie G.m.b.H., Hamburg has been...
The KraussMaffei Group has appointed Dr. Hans Ulrich Golz as "President" of a common Group-wide Injection Molding Machinery Segment. Bernhard Merki, CEO of Netstal Maschinen AG, is leaving the company. Dr. Karlheinz Bourdon and Frank Peters, previously responsible for the Injection Molding Machinery and Reaction Process Machinery business at KraussMaffei, will take up new posts within...
