21.02.2012
- Chemicals maker Huntsman fourth-quarter profit narrowly beat Wall Street's expectations, helped by higher prices for chemicals used to make insulation and paint. For the quarter...
21.02.2012
- VIP-Visions in Plastics - Whether it's red mullet, South African strawberries, Argentine steaks, French poussins or prawns from Greenland - BASF's PUR systems deliver perfect...
21.02.2012
- VIP-Visions In Plastics - High-performance polymers are increasingly used in medical technology applications. Incoming goods inspections must be optimised to ensure reliable and...
21.02.2012
- VIP-Visions In Plastics - In many industries component specifications have escalated in recent years. Typical demands are higher mechanical strength and lighter weight. Automotive...
21.02.2012
- VIP-Visions In Plastics - The interaction between polymers and light can be seen in various ways. Specific wavelengths can be used e.g. for the joining or marking of polymers with...
21.02.2012
- VIP-Visions In Plastics - In the political world, the 100 days review is common practice. In the chemical industry, on the other hand, longer cycles apply in order to allow the...
20.02.2012
- VIP-Visions In Plastics - Biomimetics is the creative transfer of inspirations from biology into technical applications, a process that typically includes several levels of...
17.02.2012
- Ashland said it is responding to strong demand for Plasdone polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) by adding new low-viscosity, pharmaceutical-grade PVP capacity at its manufacturing facility...
17.02.2012
- VIP-Visions In Plastics - In the context of global changes, there are opportunities for the polymer industry to adapt and deliver solutions to existing and future needs...
17.02.2012
- VIP-Visions in Plastics - Natural fibres such as wood, hemp and flax are sometimes combined with polymers to make what is called "WPC: Wood Polymer Composites". In these composites...
