Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced in Berlin few days ago that it has entered into an agreement to purchase an equity stake in INPRO, a joint venture dedicated to collaborative innovation in automotive production.
Global offerings for plastics technology in top form - more than 1500 exhibitors from 34 countries (over 1000 from Germany) have already registered to participate at the 21st Fakuma.
Borealis and value chain Partners show innovative, value creating solutions at Fakuma 2011.
Xenoy iQ resin from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics strategic business unit – chosen by Ford for the pedestrian safety system of its 2011 C-MAX multipurpose vehicle (MPV) – has helped the automaker earn a five-star rating from the independent safety organization Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Program).
Dow Plastics Additives, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), has introduced Surecel 445 foam cell promoter as its newest addition to the award-winning Surecel family of additives for foam PVC applications.
The 2011 Frost & Sullivan European Customer Value Enhancement Award in the Smart E-Meter Market is presented to Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics (MEP).
Over the past decades, structural adhesives have evolved into effective and dependable alternatives to conventional joining techniques such as bolting, riveting and welding.
RōG Sports Medicine Inc., an environmentally-focused start-up company which produces affordable, high-quality implants, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its new RōG Suture Anchor made of Zeniva polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin from Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, a Solvay Specialty Polymers company.
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics, the global leader in high performance Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) materials, meets the rapidly-changing design and functional requirements of the portable electronics market with the first-time availability of full-color Xantar LDS grades, including newly-introduced full-color high practical impact strength, and chlorine- and bromine-free innovations.
DuPont has raised the performance of engineering polymers to a new level with the global launch of DuPont Vespel SCP-5009 polyimide shapes.
Tri-Medics, LLC, Foxboro, Mass., a leading manufacturer of medical devices and instrumentation, has unveiled the industry’s first fully-adjustable plastic positioning support for orthopedic trauma surgery.
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ tough Ultem HU1004 resin validated as top material of choice for multiple sterilization capabilities vs. PPSU.