Plastics Engineering articles from October 2003

Plastics Engineering archives from October 2003

Report: coming labor shortage.(From Plastics Engineering)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... "There is a body of research emerging from industry, government, and private institutions predicting a shortage of skilled labor within five to seven years. The current economy masks both the severity and imminence of this shortage, especially...

Softer still.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Versollan RU 2203 is the most recently introduced member of the Versollan TPU elastomer alloy product line from GLS Corp. With a 45 Shore A hardness, RU 2203 is reported to be among the softest injection moldable TPU elastomers available....

It's in the bag.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A line of silane-filler dry liquid concentrate (SFC) pre-weighs, packaged in low-melt, batch inclusion bags (in weights from 1 to 60 lbs and for melt points of 85[degrees]C or 98[degrees]C), has been introduced by Polymer Valley Chemicals, Said...

Tough textile.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... EmmiTex expanded PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) yarns, previously available in the European marketplace, have been introduced in the North American market by Filtec W. Hermanns GmbH. Described as high- and low-temperature tolerant fluoropolymer...

Low-pressure extrusion.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Daikin America says its F-207 Fine Powder for paste extrusion runs at high reduction ratios with the lowest extrusion pressure in the company's Fine Powder line. Designed for small-diameter coaxial cables and tubing applications that are run at...

Extrudable PPS.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Two new grades of rubber-modified polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) elastomer alloys exhibit outstanding chemical resistance, flexibility, and impact strength, without the typical loss in heat resistance, reports Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. The...

Thermoformable acetal.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Penn Fibre Plastics has announced the availability of Delrin acetal material in sheets and coils. Designated Delrin FS (Forming Solutions), it is reported to be the first acetal available in a thermoformable grade. Delrin FS delivers to...

"Green" PVC stabilizers.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Available in drum, IBC, or tank-wagon packaging, two barium zinc-based, ultra-low-phenol content PVC heat stabilizers have been introduced by Akcros Chemical America. The liquid products have been developed to meet requirements for low total...

Not stuck-up.(Materials)
October 1, 2003... In loaded sliding applications, motion is often not steady because of the "stick-slip" condition. As pressure increases or velocity decreases, most bearing and wear-pad materials "stick." When the static-friction force is exceeded,...

All-plastic oil module enters production.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Mann+Hummel reports that it has begun production of the "first oil module... with a completely plastic housing." The part is being produced at the company's headquarters facility in Ludwigsburg, Germany, for Audi AG. Made from 35%...

Urethane casting takes a dive.(Plastics Applications)
October 1, 2003... In designing the electric ring thruster for its Quest remotely operated vehicle (ROV)--an undersea robot--Alstom Schilling Robotics of Davis, Calif., sought to keep weight and cost to a minimum without sacrificing durability or corrosion...

Stand-up performance.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Graham Packaging announces a new "packaging phenomenon": a blow-molded stand-up plastic tube with a flexible, resealable pop-up dome. While conventional tubes need a large and costly cap as a base to stand on, says the company, the...

Safety shield.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Anscott Industries, Inc., has announced the launch of its Xpel Fabric Protector, described as an aqueous fluoropolymer treatment that forms a protective shield around fibers and fabrics, giving them repellency against oil and water stains. And...

Assistance for neurosurgeons.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... DSM Somos reports that its Somos 8120 stereolithography resin has played an important role in Medtronic Xomed's (Jacksonville, Fla.) exploratory project to improve its nerve stimulator/locator. During surgical procedures, DSM Somos explains,...

Performance and safety first.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A new line of plastic capillary samplers, called "safeClinitubes," has been designed by Radiometer America of Westlake, Ohio, to eliminate the risk of medical-staff injury and contamination sometimes associated with glass samplers while...

Chevy SSR: beauty's more than skin-deep.(Plastics Applications)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Durakon Industries reports that its latest thermoforming and paint film technologies are being used to manufacture "stylish new features" of the Chevy SSR. Components including running boards and stone guards emerge from Durakon's thermoforming...

Retrieving clinical info.(Plastics Applications)
October 1, 2003... The SyncStation kiosk, designed by MercuryMD, Inc., to enable hospital clinicians to download patient data from a hospital's information system onto their PDAs (personal digital assistants), is fabricated from Kydex T thermoplastic sheet from...

Efficient, specialized machines offer molders a competitive edge.(Injection Molding)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Injection molders, suppliers, and machine builders are becoming more creative in the face of tight economic pressures and increased competition. The industry is investing in equipment designed to increase productivity, reduce costs, improve...

Appeal of all-electrics.(Injection Molding)
October 1, 2003... Energy-savings and performance advantages of all-electric machines are attracting an increasing number of buyers. Ferromatik Milacron North America reports that nearly 70% of its orders are for all-electric technology. Processors are also...

Operating in tandem.(Injection Molding)
October 1, 2003... Husky Injection Molding Systems has developed multimold carrier technology that enables two standard molds with slight modifications to run in one machine in a stack-mold configuration, opening and closing at the same time. Called Tandem, the...

Cash & carry.(Injection Molding)
October 1, 2003... Battenfeld Injection Molding Technology is offering several innovative injection molding machines, including an all-electric EM press for complex applications, a special HM model with high injection rate, and a machine for production of...

Largest tiebarless electric.(Injection Molding)
October 1, 2003... Engel Machinery has a new 200-ton all-electric, the E-Motion 740/200, which it claims is the industry's largest tiebarless machine. And Engel has announced plans to expand the range, which starts at 60 tons, to 400 tons this year. Advantages of...

Vertical molding machines.(Injection Molding)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Sumitomo Plastics-Machinery has debuted its SR Series all-electric vertical injection molding machine, featuring a rotary table for insert and over-molded parts. Power comes from five Sumitomo-built, synchronous AC servomotors that draw power...

Faster hybrid operation.(Injection Molding)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Mitsubishi's MHI Injection Molding Machinery has introduced a 1200-ton EM Series hybrid injection molding machine, which combines electrical and hydraulic operations for high-speed operation. Dry cycle time is said to be 30% less than in...

Gas and water assist.(Injection Molding)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Wilmington Machinery has developed its Lumina low-pressure electric injection molding machines specifically for gas-assisted and structural foam molding. A two-platen design, the press can also be equipped for coinjection and...

Molding wood-filled parts with standard equipment.(Injection Molding)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Injection molding wood-filled plastic compounds to produce parts offering cost and performance advantages over unfilled thermoplastics can be accomplished with standard molds and machinery, according to Battenfeld Injection Molding, which has...

"Undried" processing.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... For processing undried PET with moisture content up to 5000 ppm, Berstorff has introduced models ZE40A through ZE155A co-rotating twin-screw extruders. The company reports that the extruders, which it describes as Ultra Torque (UT) versions,...

Mixing it up.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
October 1, 2003... Gusmer Corp., a supplier of plural-component proportioning equipment for spraying polyurethane foam and elastomeric coatings, has introduced the HV-20/35 hydraulic vertical-driven, high-pressure proportioner (metering unit). Designed for...

A full plating.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... NiCoForm, Inc., says it uses a selective plating of steel and copper alloy components with a high-strength nickel-cobalt alloy to build up or protect mold cavities, cores, and a variety of machined parts from wear and corrosion. The high...

Multiple compounds, multiple configurations.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... For laboratory engineers who create and test multiple compounds that require a variety of compounding machine configurations, Thermo Electron Corp. has developed the Prism line of systems for compounding and sample preparation. Available...

"Mini" tubing for high tech.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Engineered for manufacturers of medical tubing, wire and cable, electronics, and specialty OEM applications, the MiniMicro Series of mini-crossheads provides an "exacting" method of creating micro-sized robing for all types of compounds and...

Three directions of diversion.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The new three-way model of the Seal Tite Gravity Diverter utilizes the same features as the two-way Seal Tite, according to Salina Vortex Corp., and can be used in gravity-flow applications to divert the flow of dry bulk material from a single...

Short-run parts for less.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Diaphorm Division of Solectria, Inc., reports it has developed a process that produces continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite moldings in small to medium-sized lots at lower cost than conventional methods. Filling the gap...

Joining forces.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Dima, Inc., has introduced a 65-ton injection/blow-molding machine that injects polymers from a standard injection press through a clamp-force station into a rotary blow-molding system. The blow-molding station utilizes a triangular rotary...

Let it slide.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Battenfeld has introduced the Lubrimelt plasticizing unit, designed for injection molding machines of the HM and TM Series, which it says ensures reliable processing of self-lubricating plastic materials. The machines are capable of processing...

Data acquisition boards target cost savings.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The new RCP 1014 series of PCI A/D boards from CyberResearch is said to offer "data acquisition for thrifty engineers." These low-cost, multifunction boards are based on 32-bit PCI architecture, featuring three or six counter/timers, 24 digital...

PDA software for quick calculations.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A new software program for the plastics and packaging industries called ExtruWiz has been designed by SoftCalc, Inc., for use on all Palm OS PDAs (personal digital assistants). It features a wizard that is said to quickly solve 30 of the...

Cost-calculating tool for injection and blow molding.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... At NPE 2003 in Chicago, Ampacet Corp. unveiled its Cost Calculator program, which the company uses to help customers identify cost savings in day-to-day injection and blow molding operations. "From changing colors or bottle structure to...

ERP software for processors.(Computer Hardware & Software)
October 1, 2003... DTR Software International has released Version 9 of The Manufacturing Manager (TMM v.9), the company's ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution designed to meet the unique business management requirements of plastics processors....

Thermocouple input limit alarm.(Computer Hardware & Software)
October 1, 2003... Eurotherm, Action Instruments group announces the new WV Series model WV128 thermocouple input, dual set-point limit alarm with TouchCAL technology. This high-density, field-configurable, DIN rail mount device accepts the most widely used...

Machine-guarding e-tool.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Occupational Safety and Health Administration )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has added an interactive machine-guarding "eTool" to its website that addresses the guidelines and safety measures for use in horizontal injection molding machines. The product of a...

Standards development process made transparent.(Computer Hardware & Software)
October 1, 2003... Newly launched by ASTM is an Internet-based system designed to initiate, develop, and track draft standards and revisions before and after their balloting stage. The new Work Item Registration system is said to add increased openness and...

Database of properties.(Computer Hardware & Software)
October 1, 2003... Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com), the online content service of publisher John Wiley & Sons, has launched the Wiley Database of Polymer Properties. Based on the Polymer Handbook, 4th Edition, edited by J. Brandrup, E.H. Immergut,...

For the next PP "super-power," look to China, report says.(Industry News)(polypropylene consumption and production)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... China will soon surpass the United States as the largest consumer of polypropylene, according to the 9th edition of Phillip Townsend Associates' Polypropylene Annual Report. Five years ago, China consumed only 60% as much PP resin as the U.S.,...

Asia/Pacific now leads in world PE consumption.(Industry News )(polyethylene)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... "For the first time in history," says the 5th edition of Phillip Townsend Associates, Inc.'s Polyethylene Annual Report, "the Asia/Pacific region has displaced North America as the world's leading consumer of polyethylene (PE) resins." In...

Western European polymer markets enjoy modest recovery.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Thermoplastic polymer demand in Western Europe saw a modest recovery overall in 2002 compared with 2001, according to the 2003 Western European Plastics Industry Report from European consultants Applied Market Information Ltd. (AMI). Overall,...

Xaloy of Pulaski, Va., has acquired New Castle Industries, based in New Castle, Pa., for a reported sum of $17.0 million.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Xaloy of Pulaski, Va., has acquired New Castle Industries, based in New Castle, Pa., for a reported sum of $17.0 million. "New Castle's substantial business and expertise in extruder screws fits extremely well with our strength in injection...

3M of St. Paul, Minn., has announced an agreement with Emtech Emulsion Technologies, Inc., to combine Emtech and 3M's label business into a single 3M operating unit.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 3M of St. Paul, Minn., has announced an agreement with Emtech Emulsion Technologies, Inc., to combine Emtech and 3M's label business into a single 3M operating unit. Calling for 3M to acquire the assets of Emtech, the agreement will...

3M subsidiary Dyneon LLC of Oakdale, Minn., has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Solvay Fluoropolymers, Inc., a unit of Solvay America, Inc.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 3M subsidiary Dyneon LLC of Oakdale, Minn., has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Solvay Fluoropolymers, Inc., a unit of Solvay America, Inc. As a result of this transaction (terms of which were not disclosed), polyvinylidene...

A reconstituted GV Instruments (Hudson, N.H.) began operations in March 2003, following its acquisition of the inorganic mass-spectrometry business of Micromass Ltd.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A reconstituted GV Instruments (Hudson, N.H.) began operations in March 2003, following its acquisition of the inorganic mass-spectrometry business of Micromass Ltd., a division of Waters Corp. U.K.-based firms Analytical Precision Products...

Synventive Molding Solutions, a designer, manufacturer, and provider of hot runner systems and related components, announces that it has been acquired by Madison Capital Partners, a Chicago-based investment group with extensive experience in the plastics industry.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Synventive Molding Solutions, a designer, manufacturer, and provider of hot runner systems and related components, announces that it has been acquired by Madison Capital Partners, a Chicago-based investment group with extensive experience in...

Hammond Group has announced its acquisition of OM Group's (OMG) Plastic Additives Business, excluding its Thailand operations.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Hammond Group has announced its acquisition of OM Group's (OMG) Plastic Additives Business, excluding its Thailand operations. The transaction includes OMG's PlastiStab line of PVC heat stabilizers and building blocks used to make PVC heat...

The Thomson Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) has announced that it has acquired Techstreet, Inc., a digital content delivery company that provides full-text industry standards and specifications.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Thomson Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) has announced that it has acquired Techstreet, Inc., a digital content delivery company that provides full-text industry standards and specifications. Techstreet will become part of the Scientific business...

The Mauser Group, headquartered in Bruhl, Germany, has acquired the assets of Hoover's Industrial Packaging business, known previously as Mauser-Hoover Packaging, LLC.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Mauser Group, headquartered in Bruhl, Germany, has acquired the assets of Hoover's Industrial Packaging business, known previously as Mauser-Hoover Packaging, LLC. The new company, Mauser USA, Inc., is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia,...

Sartomer Company.(Awards)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Sartomer Company (Exton, Pa.) announces that four of its facilities have been honored by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) for outstanding workplace safety records for the year 2002. Specifically, the company's manufacturing plants in...

2003 Davidson Fellow.(Awards)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Michael Snow, a 17-year-old high school student from Woodmere, N.Y., has been named a 2003 Davidson Fellow by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development of Reno, Nev., and presented with a $25,000 scholarship. Mr. Snow was honored for his...

Kraton Polymers.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Houston-based manufacturer of styrenic block copolymer (SBC) technology Kraton Polymers is expanding capacity for Kraton D at its Paulinia, Brazil, plant. Completion of the expansion, scheduled for the end of 2004, will increase capacity by 25%...

Kintz Plastics.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Kintz Plastics of Howes Cave, N.Y., reports that it will soon bring on line a new four-station, rotary thermoformer capable of forming parts up to 9 x 13 x 5 ft from a single sheet of plastic. "The largest plastic thermoforming unit in the...

ISO/QS certification.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The following have received ISO, QS, or other Certification: Mereco Technologies Group Companies, Inc., and its operating units Metachem Resins Corp. (Mereco) and DMS, West Warwick, R.I., ISO 9001:2000. Scott Specialty Gases,...

Cargill, Inc., of Minneapolis and the Kansas Polymer Research Center (KPRC) at Pittsburg State University have agreed to conduct joint research on the development of soy-based polyols for the urethane industry.(Joint Venture)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Cargill, Inc., of Minneapolis and the Kansas Polymer Research Center (KPRC) at Pittsburg State University have agreed to conduct joint research on the development of soy-based polyols for the urethane industry. Part of a larger Cargill...

Based in Philadelphia, Atofina Chemicals, Inc., has granted a Kynar 500 license to Rohm & Haas Company, also of Philadelphia, for the production of powder coatings using Kynar PC PVDF resin.(Licenses)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Based in Philadelphia, Atofina Chemicals, Inc., has granted a Kynar 500 license to Rohm & Haas Company, also of Philadelphia, for the production of powder coatings using Kynar PC PVDF resin. The license grants Rohm & Haas the authority to...

Beaumont Technologies, Inc. (formerly Beaumont Runner Technologies, Inc.), of Erie, Pa., has announced a new, lower-cost option for its MeltFlipper melt rotation technology, adding that licenses can be obtained for entire plant sites and all molds contained therein, both old and new.(Licenses)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Beaumont Technologies, Inc. (formerly Beaumont Runner Technologies, Inc.), of Erie, Pa., has announced a new, lower-cost option for its MeltFlipper melt rotation technology, adding that licenses can be obtained for entire plant sites and all...

Vinny Sastri, formerly of GE Plastics in Pittsfield, Mass., has founded a new consulting company called Winovia LLC based Albany, N.Y.(New Companies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Vinny Sastri, formerly of GE Plastics in Pittsfield, Mass., has founded a new consulting company called Winovia LLC based Albany, N.Y. The company will focus on working with clients on strategic new product development and manufacturing...

Zehrco Plastics, a compression, injection, and transfer molder based in Ashtabula, Ohio, announces that investments from Ralph and Tony Giancola.(New Companies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Zehrco Plastics, a compression, injection, and transfer molder based in Ashtabula, Ohio, announces that investments from Ralph and Tony Giancola, owners of GMR Technology, have resulted in the formation of Zehrco-Giancola Composites, Inc.

Wittmann.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Manufacturing operations should be under way at a new facility in Shanghai, China, by December, reports Austrian materials handling and ancillaries supplier Wittmann. Initially, the facility will produce the W720 hybrid robots for plastics...

Philadelphia Gear Corp.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Philadelphia Gear Corp. of Norristown, Pa., has announced the upgrading of its Southeast Service Center, which will include grinding and gear-checking capabilities. Located in Birmingham, Ala., the new facility offers full-service and...

D-M-E Company.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... D-M-E Company has opened a new Hot Runner Service Center dedicated to supporting all brands of runner systems. Located in Madison Heights, Mich., where the company is headquartered, the center is staffed by a team of professionals with over...

Jordan Bromine Company, Ltd. (JBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle Corp. (Richmond, Va.), reports that it has awarded the key contracts to design and construct a new 25,000-MT/yr membrane chlorine production facility at its Safi plant on the Dead Sea in Jordan.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Jordan Bromine Company, Ltd. (JBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle Corp. (Richmond, Va.), reports that it has awarded the key contracts to design and construct a new 25,000-MT/yr membrane chlorine production facility at its Sail plant...

The HPM Division of Taylor's Industrial Services, based in Mount Gilead, Ohio, has opened a new facility--the CVF Systems operation--in Tennessee to focus on the development, marketing, and sales of a new continuous vacuum forming (CVF) system.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The HPM Division of Taylor's Industrial Services, based in Mount Gilead, Ohio, has opened a new facility--the CVF Systems operation--in Tennessee to focus on the development, marketing, and sales of a new continuous vacuum forming (CVF) system....

Headquartered in Mason, Ohio, Makino, Inc., has opened a new regional sales and service office--the Makino Manufacturing Progress Center of Northern Illinois.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Headquartered in Mason, Ohio, Makino, Inc., has opened a new regional sales and service office--the Makino Manufacturing Progress Center of Northern Illinois--located at 1135 Jansen Farm Road, Elgin, IL 60123; phone (847) 468-1295; fax (847)...

Accel Corp.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Accel Corp., a Naperville, Ill.-based supplier of color and additive concentrates, has announced the opening of its third Accel Color manufacturing facility in the U.S. The new plant is located in a 23,000-[ft.sup.2] facility in Knoxville,...

KASS Automation Systems.(New Locations)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... KASS Automation Systems announces that it has relocated from Dallas to a larger facility in Carrollton, Texas, expanding its operations to include an in-house machine shop focused on customer tooling requirements. The new location (and contact...

TricorBraun.(New Locations)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... TricorBraun announces that it has moved its corporate offices to a new location in St. Louis: 10330 Old Olive Street Rd., St. Louis, MO 63141-7808.

Degussa Corp.(New Names)(Aeroxide product line)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Aerosil & Silanes business of Degussa Corp. of Parsippany, N.J., has announced that its metal oxide product line is now being sold under the name "Aeroxide." Complementing the names of the company's other fumed lines, the new name will...

Degusssa AG.(New Names)(Aerosil brand)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... It has also been announced by Degussa Corp.'s parent company, Degusssa AG of Frankfurt, Germany, that, in the future, the product groups Aerosil, Aeroperl, Aerodisp, and Aeroxide will be combined under the brand Aerosil. This is part of an...

The former Beaumont Runner Technologies has changed its name to Beaumont Technologies, Inc.(New Names)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The former Beaumont Runner Technologies has changed its name to Beaumont Technologies, Inc. Says the Erie, Pa.-based company, the new name better reflects its expanded line of products and services, which "goes beyond just runners," and...

The Dow Chemical Company.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Dow Chemical Company of Midland, Mich., reports that it is increasing the off-list prices for Voranol polyether polyols, PAPI polytactic methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMDI), and Isonate pure methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) by...

Great Lakes Chemical Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Based in Indianapolis, Great Lakes Chemical Corp. has announced that, effective for shipments after Sept. 15, 2003, it is increasing the price for pentabromodiphenyl oxide-based flame retardants by 10% in the European region. Products include...

Plasticolors, Inc.(Reorganization)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Plasticolors, Inc., headquartered in Ashtabula, Ohio, has announced a reorganization of its sales and marketing departments. The company had been operating under business units such that Sales and Marketing were combined within each unit. Under...

Located in Newburgh, N.Y., GTI Graphic Technology, Inc., announces the appointment of two new sales representative organizations for its Color & Appearance product lines.(Representatives)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Located in Newburgh, N.Y., GTI Graphic Technology, Inc., announces the appointment of two new sales representative organizations for its Color & Appearance product lines: the C.L. McGuire Company of Louisville, Ky., for the states of Ohio and...

Elmhurst, Ill.-based Fitz Chem Corporation has announced that the territory it covers for NeoResins, Inc.(Representatives)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Elmhurst, Ill.-based Fitz Chem Corporation has announced that the territory it covers for NeoResins, Inc., which includes Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, has been expanded to include Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, western Pennsylvania,...

Cleveland-based commercial testing laboratory NSL Analytical Services, Inc., announces that it has signed LaFleur & Associates, L.L.C., as its newest regional technical sales representative.(Representatives)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Cleveland-based commercial testing laboratory NSL Analytical Services, Inc., announces that it has signed LaFleur & Associates, L.L.C., as its newest regional technical sales representative. LaFleur's corporate staff supports the Florida...

International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA).(Websites)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA), Princeton Junction, N.J., www.icma.com, website expanded to include ICMA Member Directory and Product/Service Buyer's Guide.

Sika Automotive.(Websites)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Sika Automotive, Madison Heights, Mich., www.sikaautomotive.com, updated website.