DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Akulon® Ultraflow PA6 for use in the furniture industry. This new and innovative material offers manufacturers many benefits and value added performance. It can be used for a wide range of furniture components - including back supports; arm rests; frames and bases for chairs; shelf brackets; cupboard hinges; castor brackets and attachments; connection corners.

Ace Mold China is cooperating with KraussMaffei in promoting two shot mold making & molding technologies at the Chinaplas 2008 in Shanghai. Jack Yeung, CEO of Ace Mold said, "This is our first exhibition together and we are proud to be partners in providing turn-key solutions using this special spin two shot technology. For some product application, this SpinForm technology can easily double the output generating tremendous savings."

Cabot Aerogel, a business of Cabot Corporation and Birdair, Inc., a global leader in tensile fabric roofing systems, announced the first installation of their new energy-efficient fabric tensile roofing product, Tensotherm™ with Nanogel® aerogel. The new insulated composite fabric roofing system will replace the air-supported fabric roof constructed in 1980, of the Dedmon Athletic Center at Radford University in Radford, VA. The project will enclose the sports arena's entire 52,000 square-feet roof area and will be completed by November 2008, just in time for the school's NCAA basketball season opener.

In order to strengthen the market performance of ENGEL in Turkey, ENGEL established a sales subsidiary in Istanbul on 1 May 2008, thus taking into account the tremendous potential of the Turkish market. In addition to its great market importance, Turkey plays a key role in the regional environment for neighbouring countries. The well-experienced Turkish commercial agency EN-KO Makine Servis has been integrated in the new enterprise.

In the future, the rigid electronic boards will not place restrictions in the design of new products, as the manufacturing technology is being developed towards more flexible, design-friendly and inexpensive form of electronics. New manufacturing methods will change the production processes and will enable the manufacturing of entirely new kinds of products. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland sees a bright future in printable and plastic-based electronics and is investing in the research in this area.

PolyOne Corporation announced the launch of its revamped global Web site,www.polyone.com, featuring advanced search capabilities, simplified navigation, and access to the Company's complete library of polymer solutions literature and technical information.

Johns Manville introduced a new generation of ThermoFlow® 768 chopped strand at the JEC 2007 composite show in Paris. This new product is a specially developed densified chopped strand for high Temperature Polymers compounds, such as PPS, PEI and PEEK, that exhibits superior mechanical performance, thermal and chemical resistance.

A new family of thermoplastic olefin (TPO) elastomers exceeds by a wide margin the performance and softness limitations of conventional TPOs and exhibit processing and physical property advantages over a wide range of other thermoplastics elastomers (TPEs), it was announced by Teknor Apex Company.

DSM Dyneema, producer of Dyneema®, DSM's ultra strong polyethylene fibre that offers lower weight while increasing protection in air cargo equipment, will be present at this year's ILA Berlin Air Show together with Capewell Systems. Dr. Dietrich Wienke, market development manager for Aviation & Aerospace at DSM Dyneema will be available for personal meetings during the show.

Diamant Art Corporation through its wholly owned subsidiary Diamant Film Inc. is pleased to announce that they are about to begin trials for use of their oxo biodegradation technology in the manufacturing of plastic PET (polyethylene terephthalate with Leading Bottling Companies for Scientific Evaluation in Noth America.

Johns Manville (JM) announced the introduction of StarRov® LFTplus 474. Developed for the fast growing D-LFT market, StarRov® LFTplus 474 is the latest in JM's innovative StarRov product line offering high performance roving for a wide range of industry applications.

Innovative formulation technology now enables Teknor Apex Company to manufacture flexible vinyl compounds that reduce emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 80% or more in comparison with conventional counterparts, it was announced by the company's Vinyl Division.

The power, allure and sheen of chrome that captivates package and product designers and customers alike has been translated by Ampacet into a chrome-alternative color masterbatch developed for use in extrusion and injection blow-molded bottles used for containers, cosmetic packaging, automotive accessories, appliances and housewares.

The expertise of RPC Containers Raunds in blow moulding unusual designs has given Westland an exciting look for two new garden care products.Resolva 24H™ is blow moulded by RPC Raunds in light blue HDPE, whilst the Nutri design has been produced in blue for Plant Feed and red for Tomato Feed, also in HDPE.

The Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer, Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH, is demonstrating the high performance capability of its toggle series TM at this year's Plastpol in Kielce, Poland. The application can be seen in action in pavilion C, stand 109. This year marks the 12th edition of Plastpol, which has become the biggest and most important trade fair in the aspiring Eastern European plastics market.

Users of clarified polypropylene (PP) now can have both sparkling clear colors and dazzling reflectivity with ENIGMA®-reflections special effects from Clariant Masterbatches. A recent North American sales and marketing agreement joins Clariant effects technology with the unique ClearTint® transparent colorants from Milliken & Company, and makes those masterbatches available even in small lot sizes.

Axion International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Analytic Systems, Inc. an emerging leader in the alternative infrastructure and building products industry, announced the signing of a lease/license agreement with American Container and Recycling, "ACR". Under the terms of the worldwide agreement, Axion has the exclusive right to manufacture, distribute and license ACR's patented technology and retain an option to buy ACR in a stock transaction.

DuPont and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., announced their intention to form a strategic alliance to develop integrated manufacturing equipment for printed organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. The companies also have signed an agreement relating to their intention to bring together the elements needed - materials, technology and equipment - to mass produce OLED displays, delivering higher performance at a lower cost.

Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron exhibits a K-TEC 155 high-performance injection molding machine with 1,550 kN clamping force at Plastpol in Kielce from 27 to 30th May , 2008. The hybrid machine is equipped with an injection unit of international size 970 and a barrier screw with a 50 mm diameter and produces thin-walled rectangular dishes from transparent polypropylene at high speeds by means of electric plasticizing.

At Power Plant Technology under the umbrella of the Hanover Trade Fair, GF Piping Systems was demonstrated its competence in the power plant sector . GF Piping Systems Stand was entirely dedicated to the presentation of corrosion-free plastic piping systems for power plants.