BOSTON – June 25, 2012 – Already a world-renowned source of composites industry services, support and expertise spanning 55 years in the Americas, JEC Composites will further expand its offerings in the region this fall with the opening of its inaugural JEC Americas Composites Show & Conferences at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Nov. 7 – 9, 2012. This much-anticipated event will provide a premiere venue for composites designers, manufacturers and suppliers to showcase their technologies, expand their expertise, network with a wide array of composites industry professionals and gain a competitive edge in the Americas – a region that represents the largest worldwide composites market, totaling $34 billion in revenues. View more and related images
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — June 21, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business was honored with Plastics Technology’s (China) Green Material Innovative Application Award in recognition of the company’s pioneering Valox iQ* resin, an industry-leading material that incorporates up-cycled post-consumer content from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottles. The award highlights the success of SABIC’s unique iQ resin technology platform in raising industry standards for green materials, as well as eliminating waste through closed-loop reuse systems. Valox iQ resin, one of many high-end materials in SABIC’s broad portfolio of innovative solutions, demonstrates the company’s constant dedication to powering the competitive advantage of its customers by helping them meet accelerating global demand for high-performance and sustainable products. View more and related images
2012年6月21日，中国，南京——欧文斯科宁公司今日宣布，欧文斯科宁亚太区建筑材料部科技研发中心在南京正式投入运营。该研发中心由实验室和办公场所组成，占地面积约3,000平方米，可以容纳近百名科研人员和工程师，是一个集新材料、新系统、新工艺的开发建模和测试于一体的全方位基地。欧文斯科宁全球首席执行官Mike Thaman、首席财务官Duncan Palmer、首席技术官John Hillenbrand、和亚太区总裁章国雄等出席了开幕仪式。 View more and related images
SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the opening of its expanded customer-focused Innovation Center in Shanghai, China. The Shanghai Innovation Center has doubled in size and added new capabilities that will enable the company to better collaborate and develop customer-centered innovations. View more and related images
Sittard, the Netherlands – June 18, 2012 – Customers in the future will benefit from lighter weight, more efficient and lower cost solar thermal panels as a result of an exclusive, worldwide agreement between SABIC and VU University Amsterdam (VU). The objective of the collaboration is to develop and commercialize the university’s technology invention to keep the temperature in solar energy collectors under control. View more and related images
Lyon, FRANCE– June 14, 2012 – Rhodia Engineering Plastics, a member of the Solvay group, now offers the automotive industry a new heat performance Technyl® range specifically engineered for both injection and blow molded parts for turbo-charged engines. View more and related images
CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that Richard J. Diemer, Jr., senior vice president and chief financial officer and Cynthia D. Tomasch, vice president, planning and investor relations, will participate in the Credit Suisse Basic Materials Conference. View more and related images
MUNICH, Germany — June 13, 2012 — With approximately 70 gigawatts (GW) of cumulative global installations, PV systems represent the third most important renewable energy source – after hydroelectric and wind power – in terms of capacity. 1 As demand for solar power rises, SABIC is helping to drive the feasibility and integration of this increasingly preferred energy source by launching today the first polycarbonate (PC) building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels for roofing, cladding and glazing applications. This new innovative solution from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business, called Lexan* BIPV panel, provides architects and builders with enhanced design freedom, thermal insulation, easy installation and energy production in a single, integrated solution. Created through a close collaboration between SABIC and Solbian Energie Alternative, an innovative flexible photovoltaic (PV) production company, Lexan BIPV panels combine tough, lightweight, transparent Lexan Thermoclear* PC sheet with flexible PV laminated crystalline cells from Solbian and are available in a broad range of structures, configurations and colors. Lexan BIPV panels demonstrate SABIC’s deep commitment to its customers by supporting the evolving trends and environmental needs for more sustainable designs while driving improved material technologies in the building and construction industry. View more and related images
FISCHBACH, Luxembourg – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will present at two leading European automotive conferences to share its multi-faceted approach to metal replacement in critical automotive applications. View more and related images
MUNICH, Germany – June 13, 2012– ReneSola Ltd., a leading global manufacturer of quasi-mono solar wafers and photovoltaic (PV) modules based in Jiashan, China,introduced here today at Intersolar Europe(Booth A4.166)its next-generation Virtus® V-grade wafers and PV modules. View more and related images