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Plastic ≫ Resin , Company Information , Products 10/19 2011 11:53
-At the FAKUMA 2011: New low-fogging, high-gloss PBT for headlight bezels
The new Ultradur® High Gloss B4570 is one of the numerous new engineering resins from BASF making their appearance at the trade fair FAKUMA 2011 being held in October in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Compared to existing PBT grades (PBT: polybutylene terephthalate) for headlight bezels, this material offers not only high gloss. It is specifically characterized by its extremely low outgassing at temperatures up to 160°C over an extended period of time. Like related resins in the Ultradur family, the new material can be metallized without difficulty and is immediately available in Europe and Asia. » Read More
Glysantin® Strengthens Market Presence in Middle and Eastern Europe
Company Information , Products 10/18 2011 08:55
Ludwigshafen, October 13, 2011 – Glysantin®, Europe’s largest-selling engine coolant, is strengthening its market presence in Middle and Eastern Europe with two new partnerships with Romtec in Romania and Top Oil Services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This was announced on October 12 in Bucharest, Romania. » Read More
SDK Establishes Management Company in Shanghai
Company Information 10/17 2011 15:41
SDK Establishes Management Company in ShanghaiShowa Denko K.K.
October 17, 2011
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has established a management company in Shanghai, China. The management company, Showa Denko (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., will serve as SDK’s regional headquarters in accordance with Shanghai Municipality’s rules introduced in 2002 for foreign multinational corporations. » Read More
High-intensity, High-res IPS LCD Display Using Amorphous Silicon TFTs Developed for Smartphones
Products , CONVERTING PRODUCTS ≫ ELECTRONICS , Company Information 10/07 2011 16:18
High-definition (HD: 720 x 1280) compatible 4.5-inch high-intensity IPS LCD display developed
Hitachi Displays, Ltd. (President: Yoshiyuki Imoto, hereafter referred to as Hitachi Displays) has now developed a high-intensity, high definition (HD: 720 x 1280) compatible TFT IPS LCD display that utilizes amorphous silicon TFTs and is for use in smartphones. Low-temperature poly silicon (LTPS) TFTs have been used for compact, high definition (HD: 720 x 1280)-compatible high-res TFTs hitherto, because production with amorphous silicon TFTs was problematic in terms of compatibility with the drivers – due to the increase in pixel quantity – and of ensuring the wiring area on the LCD panel. Now, in response to flourishing demand, Hitachi Displays has raised manufacturing process precision and made innovations in LCD drive technology to develop an HD-(720 x 1280) compatible compact high-res LCD display that uses amorphous silicon TFTs. » Read More
Styrolution commences business, BASF
Company Information 10/04 2011 16:55
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-Official closing effective as of October 1, 2011
-Joint venture to be in a leading position in the global styrenics market
Ludwigshafen , Germany, and Rolle, Switzerland – October 4, 2011 – BASF SE and INEOS AG have received approvals from all relevant antitrust authorities for the formation of the joint venture Styrolution. Closing is effective as of October 1, 2011. From this date on Styrolution operates independently. » Read More