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British Plastics & Rubber archives from July 2006

What next to maintain polymer growth in the motor industry? Editor Ken Grace muses on whether growth in automotive polymers may be nearing maturity.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... THE motor car is as important to plastics and rubber as plastics and rubber are to the motor car. For more than 30 years plastics--and to a lesser degree rubbers--have been steadily replacing metals, glass, and to some extent each other. The...

Plastic could replace steel in metal/plastic hybrids.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... The combination of steel pressings and an over-moulding of nylon to unify them as a hybrid part was pioneered by Bayer, and the baton has been taken on by its successor in the nylon business, Lanxess. The technique is being used...

Teardrop top contains virtual illumination.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... Taking polycarbonate glazing to its ultimate is the zaZen concept car from Rinspeed in Switzerland, based on a Porsche Carrera. The whole top of the car is a tear drop injection moulded in Bayer's Makrolon polycarbonate. Apart from its looks,...

Plastics make safety glass safer.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... PLASTICS may be making inroads into the glass sun roof market, but they are also helping to keep glass in business. DuPont's Spallshield is a plastic coating that can be applied to a single, standard layer of glass, giving it up to eight times...

Automotive demand increases sales of auxiliary injection unit.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... GROWTH in demand for multi-material mouldings has brought increased sales of the Babyplast UAI auxiliary injection unit to companies supplying the automotive sector. Babyplast UK says applications have included a moulded-in seal on a light...

Window moulding without turning the tool.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... A SIMPLIFIED method of injection moulding vehicle windows was demonstrated at the recent NPE exhibition in Chicago by Cincinnati Milacron. The company moulded a fixed side window of clear polycarbonate with an over-moulded black bezel, but...

Peerless adds polyesters to its coating capabilities.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... BRITISH coating specialist Peerless Coatings has liaised with an Australian automotive components manufacturer to make parts for a German company. Through EGR UK Peerless was asked to coat headlight protectors made by EGR in Brisbane,...

On-line toolbox for vehicle lighting designers.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... A SUITE of resources for automotive lighting designers has been made available on the internet by GE Plastics. LiteDesign incorporates eight tools and calculators that can help simulate plastic colours and effects, predict thermal...

First Turkish headlamp for Transit.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... THE first headlamp to be fully developed and manufactured in Turkey has a bezel in DuPont Zytel 103HSL heat stabilised nylon 66. It is produced for the new Ford Transit by Mako, a Turkish company owned by automotive electrical component...

DuPont backs PBT for high temperature bezels.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... AN 'art to part' design-materials-processing package from DuPont aims to provide enhanced styling and up to 40 per cent more cost-effective manufacturing for headlamps with new grades of Crastin PBT for moulding bezels which can be metallised....

High heat polycarbonate aimed at automotive lighting.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... TO help further support its lighting programme, GE Plastics is soon to introduce Xtreme Heat grades of Lexan XHT polycarbonate. These are formulated to resist deformation and colour shift under high heat conditions, surpassing materials such as...

Cut materials costs and meet ELV requirements.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... 'PART-RECYCLED' PC/ABS from Hardie Polymers has now received full approval from Nissan. It has been used in other vehicles for dashboards and trim for more than three years. The G-Blend material is made by Gardiner Compounds in Boston,...

Joint effort to improve Audi under-bonnet component.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... CO-OPERATION between materials supplier Distrupol and moulder P & D Manufacturing improved the production of an under-bonnet heat shield for Audi. The development was undertaken for Audi Tier 1 supplier Avon Automotive who needed to...

New TPVs blend weather seals in with the bodywork.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... NEW Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanisate grades have been developed for the automotive market by ExxonMobil Chemical. They meet requirements by manufacturers to build vehicles with exterior components presenting a more harmonised appearance....

Ultrapolymers triumphs with Terblend.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... TRIUMPH Motorcycles is injection moulding the fairing panels for its new Daytona 675 urban sports bike in BASF Terblend N, a blend of ABS and PA, supplied by Ultrapolymers. Weight is important in a sports bike--the Daytona weighs 165...

BMW wing is first in new Lanxess PA/ABS.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... A NEW nylon/ABS blend--Triax from Lanxess has been added to the list of external body panel materials with its adoption by BMW. Triax DP 3157 is a mineral-reinforced on-line coatable grade which has been specifically developed for automotive...

Perrite extends approved automotive compound slate.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... ADDITIONS have been made to the Perrite range of compounds approved for automotive use. Ronfalin HG59PS A ABS has been approved and qualified for cosmetic exterior applications and is in use in Europe for radiator grilles for which it...

Black areas stay black.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... The radiator grille of the new Volkswagen Golf R32 sports car was designed to be particularly striking. The black areas at the front of the car are moulded in BASF Luran S788T which meets VW's requirements for appearance and needs no coating....

Laser-welding preferred to blow moulding for oil pipe.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... BLOW MOULDING would have been the obvious choice to make an oil transmission tube used in a new Volkswagen gearbox, but German moulder IBS Filtran elected instead to injection mould it in three pieces and weld them together by laser...

FKM meets higher demands on fuel sealing.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... FKM fluoroelastomer--specifically DuPont Performance Elastomers' Viton--is the answer to the increasingly stringent demands on fuel permeation, according to US engine sealing specialist ITW Southland. As evaporative emission limits are...

Elastomer sealing news in your inbox.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... DuPont Performance Elastomers now publishes AutoFocus, an automotive sealing e-mailed newsletter for the motor industry, processors of elastomers and moulders. It gives news about automotive fuel systems, drive trains and engine sealing to help...

Moulded-on seals for hard-working components.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... Lanxess has paired purpose-formulated grades of its Durethan nylon with its Therban hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber in a hard/soft system for making under-bonnet components such as oil sumps, intake pipes and valve covers which need to be...

Tolerance compensation improves air bag perforation.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... KMT Cutting Systems has developed a tolerance compensation system for its six axis robotic routing systems used in dashboard production. The routing tool on the spindle carried by the robot arm is exchanged for a Renishaw 3D probe to take...

New door design for Cadillac air bag.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... THE instrument panel in the Cadillac DTS made by Lear Corporation incorporates an air bag system with an active upper door, known as a 'topper', instead of a conventional door. To enable the topper to lift up rapidly above the inflating...

Intake manifold must resist 250 degC.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... A MATERIAL with superior performance to conventional nylons was required for the air intake manifold of the Audi 8 V8 4.2 litre turbo diesel engine as exhaust gas recirculation raises temperature in the manifold to over 200 degC, and 250 degC...

Diaphragm moulding process makes CFRP manifolds.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... A REINFORCED composites moulding process is being used in the USA to make complex inlet manifolds for low run applications. The first product is intended for the tuning market, weighs nearly 5 kg less than its stock equivalent, and increases...

BASF automotive on the internet.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... A guide to everything automotive done by BASF has been published on the internet at www.automotive.basf.com. The site is divided into application sections--powertrain & chassis, interior, electronics, exterior, safety, environment and specials....

Dedicated Ultramid grade for BMW manifolds.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... INTAKE manifolds weighing more than 7 kg are being produced for BMW M5 and M6 eight and 10 cylindered sports cars by Stuttgart-based Mahle Filtersysteme in BASF Ultramid B3WG6 GP PA6 reinforced with 30 per cent glass fibre. The material,...

Prototyping process makes low volume production parts.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... It is perhaps a self-fulfilling prophesy that low volume cars will be expensive. Tooling and other production logistics costs can't be spread as far as with high volume cars, so the unit cost rises, making them expensive, making them less...

Stanyl gears give road feel to joystick steering.(AUTOMOTIVE)
July 1, 2006... DSM Stanyl high performance PA46 is used in the production of Joysteer, a joystick-based car steering system for drivers with arm muscle disabilities. Developed at Bern University for Applied Sciences, Joysteer augments the conventional...

Micro- and nano-moulding research unit opens at Bradford.(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... A NEW facility to research micro- and nano-moulding processes has opened at Bradford University. The Micro & Nano Moulding Centre of Excellence has become a new facility in the Department of Trade and Industry's Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT)...

Thermoforming tool specialist moves into injection.(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... AUSTRIAN thermoforming tool and automation specialist Mould & Matic Solutions has moved into injection moulding, with an undisclosed British packaging manufacturer as its first customer. The company has tied up with injection machine...

Arburg to build an even bigger machine.(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... Arburg, the small injection moulding machine specialist which a few years ago decided that small could be a bit bigger, is planning to build an even bigger machine. It is to eclipse its 400 tonne machine with a 500 tonne model making its debut...

Milacron uprates control with Mosaic.(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... NEW Mosaic machine control by Cincinnati Milacron separates data entry and machine movement buttons and is positioned to provide optimum view of the mould area. Graphics use intuitive icons and any screen can be reached in one or two touches. A...

Roboshot takes wider moulds and fills faster.(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... FANUC has increased the horizontal distances between tie bars of its four new Roboshot B all-electric machines compared with previous models and provided greater clamping unit rigidity to support heavier moulds. On the 50 and 100 tonne models,...

Hot runner controller for under 1,000 [pounds sterling].(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... A NEW 15 A six-zone hot runner temperature controller is offered by DMS-Diemould for less than 1,000 [pounds sterling]. It is said to be highly suitable for four-drop systems and can handle full amperage simultaneously on all zones....

Fusion systems take Mold-Masters into large parts ...(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... After a two year period of development in conjunction with major customers Mold-Masters has introduced the Fusion series of hot runner systems which take it into the large part moulding arena. Fusion is intended for parts such as automotive...

... While Synventive launches systems for shot weights down to 0.1 g.(INJECTION MOULDING)
July 1, 2006... Taking the reverse tack to Mold-Masters, Synventive Molding Solutions which has been established for some time in the market for medium to large part hot runner systems, chiefly for the automotive industry, is now supplying equipment for shot...

The biting edge for baby bottle teats.(ENGINEERING MATERIALS)
July 1, 2006... A special grade of its Thermolast K hydrogenated styrene block copolymer was formulated by Kraiburg TPE for Nurnberg Gummi in Germany to make single-use baby bottle teats. The material gives better bite resistance than other TPE...

RTP launches advanced anti-statics to meet ATEX demands.(ENGINEERING MATERIALS)
July 1, 2006... COMPOUNDING specialist RTP Company has introduced PermaStat PLUS, a line of permanently anti-static compounds with better electrical properties than its existing PermaStat range. PermaStat PLUS compounds are intended for applications with...

DuPont rolls out developments in elastomers.(ENGINEERING MATERIALS)
July 1, 2006... THE DuPont Performance Elastomers and Performance Materials businesses have announced a range of elastomer developments. Performance Elastomers used the recent Achema show in Frankfurt to showcase its latest FDA-compliant fluoroelastomers....

Polyethylenes for frozen foods.(PACKAGING MATERIALS)
July 1, 2006... NOVA Chemicals Corporation has developed two new polyethylene grades specifically for demanding frozen food packaging applications. Surpass grades IFs542-R for food packaging tubs and IFs730-R for lids provide a complete solution for packaging...

Halogen-free polyamides safe for kitchens and bathrooms.(ENGINEERING MATERIALS)
July 1, 2006... BASF has developed two new polyamides in response to the tightening of a standard for household appliances. The changes made to Household Appliance Standard IEC 60335-1 relate, among other things, to household appliances that operate without...

RTP extends long fibre capabilities.(ENGINEERING MATERIALS)
July 1, 2006... RTP Company has added new capacity to make long fibre compounds. It has also expanded its product range. The investment includes a new plant near its headquarters in Winona, Minnesota, with several long fibre lines, and the addition of long...

Altuglas doubles acrylic impact strength.(ENGINEERING MATERIALS)
July 1, 2006... ALTUGLAS International has produced an acrylic material with double the impact strength of standard high-impact polymethyl methacrylates. Altuglas DR 2T combines this with with transparency, scratch resistance, UV ageing resistance, and ease of...

New slip agents for polystyrene processing.(ADDITIVES)
July 1, 2006... A NEW slip additive from Croda improves surface lubrication and mould release, and brings a number of product and efficiency benefits to polystyrene mouldings. IncroMax PS has been specially developed for use both in HIPS and GPPS grades...

Clariant moves distribution to Omya.(ADDITIVES)
July 1, 2006... CLARIANT UK has transferred distribution of its pigments and additives --with the exception of some direct accounts--to Omya UK. Omya will manage the distribution in the UK and Ireland of all products in the Clariant PA range, except waxes and...

More Chemtura additives from Brenntag.(ADDITIVES)
July 1, 2006... BRENNTAG (UK) is adding the Great Lakes Polymer Stabilisers from Chemtura to the other plastics additives it sells from the company. From July Brenntag will be selling Lowilite UV absorbers and HALS light stabilisers, Lowinox antioxidants and...

Cabot appoints Albis for Ireland.(ADDITIVES)
July 1, 2006... DISTRIBUTION of Cabot masterbatches in Ireland has been taken on by Albis, which also distributes Cabot masterbatches in Germany and Poland.

Six mistakes to avoid when buying a blower: moving air about can be an energy-intensive operation, particularly if it is being done the wrong way or for the wrong reasons. Mark Taylor of Busch (UK) offers advice on how to avoid the pitfalls when buying air blowers.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... AIR blowers play a pivotal role in a varied range of production processes, and unfortunately age-old mistakes are still being made in matching the air movement technique to a particular application. Often companies spend large amounts of money...

Plast-Control updates vacuum loader for extrusion systems.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... The latest version of Plast-Control's hopper loading equipment is the PCH vacuum loader. The company has been supplying hopper loading equipment for the last five years as a component of its Gravimetric control system. The new loader...

Uprated loaders and filters from Wittmann.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... NEW Wittmann Feedmax IMX 200 and 300 series integral vacuum loaders for low to medium throughputs in single or dual material applications have many standard features common to FMX central vacuum loaders. These include stainless steel contact...

Bigger brother for the MicroBlender.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... MAGUIRE's smallest blender just got a bigger brother. Maguire Products has introduced the MicroPlus blender with a throughput of 45 to 160 kg/hr, supplementing the MicroBlender which at 45 kg/hr maximum capacity the company says is the world's...

Daisy chain system automatically recognises additional loaders.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... EXPANSION capabilities have been added to the TSM vacuum loading systems allowing additional loaders to be connected serially in a daisy chain fashion and allocated an ID number. This is programmed into the VAC350 vacuum sequencer and the...

Motan plays safe with proven technology as it doubles dryer throughput.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... MOTAN has doubled the capacity of its Luxor drying series with the introduction of two models with 1,800 and 2,400 [m.sup.3]/ hr dry air performance. Previously the Luxor 1200 was the biggest dryer with a material throughput of 1,000 kg/hr. Now...

Materials supply system meets clean room requirements.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... WITTMANN UK has installed a materials handling system at Haverfordwest-based St Davids Assemblies to serve four injection moulding machines. The company specialises in technical moulding in engineering materials, many of which are glass fibre...

Multi-hopper system gives more drying flexibility--and saves energy.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... ENERGY-saving without loss of performance is the claim made for Sandretto UK's latest range of dryers. The MSM-made multi-hopper system combines a standard DDM dehumidifier with individual heaters. This configuration gives the user...

Fourfold adds more Summit systems.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... DRYING systems to the value of 60,000 [pounds sterling] have been installed at Keighley-based Fourfold Mouldings by Summit Systems. Fourfold, previously operating in an old mill, makes a wide range of retail products. It has invested 500,000...

Manrose fans of UPM.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... MANROSE Manufacturing makes domestic ventilation fans and components in Reading. The 4,000 [m.sup.2] factory opened 12 years ago and UPM installed the materials handling system. The original 16 Battenfeld injection machines have been extended...

'Black box' dryer uses only the energy needed.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... EASE of use is one claim among many for the X Dryer introduced earlier this year by Moretto of Italy. And because the dryer has been designed for 'black box' operation, it is also said to be economic to run--reducing the cost per dried kilo of...

Compressed air dryer is lighter and more portable.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... WITTMANN has redesigned its DryMax P15 portable compressed air dryer and reduced its weight by 40 per cent to 19 kg. Maximum throughput is 10 kg/ hr. A clip-on locking mechanism and carrying handle are now included for transferring the unit...

Dehumidifiers with touch screen control.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... NEW Colortronic X, XL and XXL dehumidified air driers are from 40 to 3,600 [m.sup.3]/hr capacity and achieve dew points down to -60 degC. Automatic regeneration is time and temperature dependent and energy consumption is low, says the company....

Desiccant wheel dryer saves energy.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... ENERGY savings up to 35 per cent compared with other desiccant dryers are claimed for the new Conair Carousel Plus series of dryers through the design of the desiccant wheel, which has fewer parts and lighter structural mass so it heats and...

Shini pushes budget products up the quality ladder.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... SHINI UK, whose budget products were sold under the BPI brand name for some time, has launched a range of ancillary equipment described as having an 'emphasis more on quality than price'. Single- and three-phase hopper loaders, hot air and...

Customisable central control added by Piovan.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... PIOVAN has augmented its [Easy.sup.2]System central materials handling controller with a customisable touch-screen-enabled PLC system. Either system can be supplied as a standard installation, depending on the application, and Piovan says the...

Blender software tracks material usage.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... NEW software for the Conair TrueBlend gravimetric blender automates the collection, delivery and documentation of material usage data over an Ethernet connection to plant or office computers. Because the TrueBlend is a gravimetric blender...

No contamination in fast colour changes.(MATERIALS HANDLING)
July 1, 2006... THE Auto-Cleaning function incorporated in the new TSM3000 12 component gravimetric batch blender cleans all the pellets from the entire mixing chamber by a special three step process and makes colour changes possible within seconds with no...

EDI takes multi-layer film to extremes.(FILM & SHEET PRODUCTION)
July 1, 2006... How many layers do you need to make an effective barrier film? Five, seven, nine? How about 80? US die specialist Extrusion Dies Inc has taken a licence from Dow Chemical for its 'layer multiplier' system, and is contemplating 50 micron...

Fast cast film at lower energy cost.(FILM & SHEET PRODUCTION)
July 1, 2006... SML of Austria has demonstrated cast PP film production at the rate of 325 m/minute with lower energy consumption than with previous equipment. The film also had better optical characteristics and line handling was simple. The company has...

50,000 [pounds sterling] annual savings expected from extrusion yield control system.(FILM & SHEET PRODUCTION)
July 1, 2006... An increase in saleable output of 50,000 [pounds sterling] a year is estimated to result from the installation by Summit Systems of a Maguire Linemaster AC extrusion yield control system on a triple layer film line at North Lines-based custom...

New Ridat former makes 15,000 yoghourt pots/hour.(FILM & SHEET CONVERSION)
July 1, 2006... The new Ridat 1610 APF automatic pressure forming machine is rated at making 15,000 yoghourt pots per hour, using a nine cup mould and running at 28 cycles/minute. The machine has in-tool cutting and automatic stacking, a maximum forming...

Atlas sheeters business goes solo.(FILM & SHEET CONVERSION)
July 1, 2006... The former Atlas Converting Equipment sheeting machinery business has been bought from Bobst Group and renamed Apollo Sheeters. It is controlled by Christopher Rogers who set up Atlas Converting Equipment in 1976 and was its chairman and chief...

Belpac buys another Illig.(FILM & SHEET CONVERSION)
July 1, 2006... Purchase of another Illig RD 53 thermoforming machine has enabled Belpac of Wolverhampton to increase capacity for packaging for the food, confectionery and medical sectors. Belpac has designed and produced packaging for a wide range of...

Tenders wanted for milk bottle recycling scheme.(RECLAMATION & RECYCLING)
July 1, 2006... An Open Tender competition to develop a closed loop recycling system for HDPE milk bottles has been launched by the Waste & Resources Action Programme, WRAP. It builds on a project from last year which WRAP says proved the feasibility of such a...

RPET trials success brings commitment to continue.(RECLAMATION & RECYCLING)
July 1, 2006... Three major high street names who last year took part in a trial to use recycled PET in packaging have now committed to keep using it. Coca-Cola Enterprises, Marks & Spencer and Boots have found that recycled RPET can meet technical, commercial...

WRAP aims to raise demand for recycled materials.(RECLAMATION & RECYCLING)
July 1, 2006... WASTE & Resources Action Programme WRAP has published its next two-year business plan. Since 2001 it says it has delivered 6 million tonnes extra recycling capacity through its market development work. Now it is looking to eliminate or divert...

PE scrap made easier to recycle.(RECLAMATION & RECYCLING)
July 1, 2006... A new compatibiliser developed by DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers for reclaiming polyethylene is reckoned to improve on other grafted monomer compatibilisers, making polyethylene easier to recycle. The new Fusabond E EC-603D has a...

Heavy duty granulators from Bulgaria.(RECLAMATION & RECYCLING)
July 1, 2006... Total Plastics Machinery--the company set up by Don Cooper following the closure of Trendpam--has become UK agent for a granulator range from Bulgaria. The Desislava 20 company builds the Kompass range using American design technology, to...

Emulsifier/stabiliser controls polyether foam cell structure.(REACTION PROCESSING)
July 1, 2006... A new Rhein Chemie high performance blend of emulsifier and stabiliser is claimed to guarantee precise and safe setting of cell parameters for flexible polyester-based PU slab-stock foams. Cell structure can be set from extremely fine to coarse...

Fan nozzle improves PU spraying on sandwich parts.(REACTION PROCESSING)
July 1, 2006... Uniform material distribution, minimal over-spray and a defined spray edge result from the use of the flat fan nozzle without air infusion incorporated in the new Krauss-Maffei Luchs II mixing head. It is claimed to offer several advantages for...

New legislation brings new footwear blowing agents.(REACTION PROCESSING)
July 1, 2006... A range of water-blown polyether systems has been introduced by Huntsman Polyurethanes to help European footwear manufacturers meet new product legislation--from this month it is unlawful to produce footwear soles that contain fluorinated...

Long fibre process makes household doors.(REACTION PROCESSING)
July 1, 2006... Oregon, USA-based window and door maker Jeld-Wen is using the Krauss-Maffei LFI process to produce household door skins in glass fibre reinforced PU. These have a 40 per cent glass content and are said to be exceptionally long-lasting and...

Brenntag adds Dow polyols and isocyanates.(REACTION PROCESSING)
July 1, 2006... Brenntag (UK) is to become the UK distributor for Dow Chemical's Isonate, Vornate and Vornanol ranges of polyurethane polyols and isocyanates used in coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers from August 10. www.brenntag.co.uk...

Another sales outlet for Cannon.(REACTION PROCESSING)
July 1, 2006... Another company has taken on sales of Cannon polyurethane equipment. Cannon Solutions (UK) has appointed CTM of Barnsley as a representative within the UK. www.pu-technology.co.uk Factfinder 110

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