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Collaboration agreement on sustainable construction signed by Bayer MaterialScience AG and Masdar City (Abu Dhabi)

Bayer MaterialScience AG is to implement an EcoCommercial building program in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, designed to highlight energy-efficient and economic construction in subtropical climates.

05 February 2010: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Consumer adhesive – a new concept in repair and reuse for the eco-warrior

Sugru is a new concept in consumer adhesives. It has a range of properties that combine to make it ideal for repairing and adapting existing products.

24 September 2009: FormFormForm

 

PEEK replaces metal poppets to improve valve performance and compressor efficiency

PEEK manufacturer Victrex has assisted high performance injection moulding specialist Performance Plastics (PPL) to improve the performance of poppet valves, deployed in hydraulic and pneumatic compressors, by substituting the metal originals.

16 January 2009: Victrex

 

Rapid prototyping printing device combines many advanced technologies

A prototype of a cutting-edge 'three-dimensional printer', a Rapid Prototyping (RP) device, has been successfully developed by a group at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). Many core techniques have been integrated to build this three-dimensional printer. These core techniques include nanoscale powder manufacturing technology, precision positioning and process control, powder compounding, specialilsed bonding and cohesion techniques, improved ink injection and driving technology, and an integrated system of three-dimensional inject printing. The technique has also been transferred to a domestic company possessing core technique in printer manufacture.

16 January 2009: National Cheng Kung University

 

Insights into polymer film instability could aid creation of stable crystalline films for electronics applications

Crystallisation or dewetting? While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a fundamental discovery about these materials that could improve methods of creating the stable crystalline films that are widely used in electronics applications - and also offer insight into a range of other phenomena.

16 January 2009: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

 

Tennis racquets to use fluroropolymer grommets

Tennis players will be able to gain extra power and longer string life thanks to the use of DuPont Teflon friction-reducing polymer.

14 January 2009: DuPont Engineering Polymers

 

Model-predictive control technology (APC) added to polyethylene lines to drive process output and quality

Pavilion’s advanced process control platform will be installed on three production lines at Daelim’s facility in Yeosu, Korea. Korean polymer manufacturer Daelim Industrial will be implementing Pavilion8 model-predictive control technology on multiple polyethylene production units.

07 January 2009: Daelim Industrial

 

First polymer oil pan module adopted for serial-production cars uses nylon resin

For the first time in automotive history, an oil pan module made from a thermoplastic polymer is now used for serial-production cars.

23 October 2008: DuPont Engineering Polymers

 

European sales and marketing structure adjusted to reflect global polymer market

As part of the business' overall business strategy, DuPont Engineering Polymers (EP) has realigned its European organizational and geographical structure to reflect the global nature of its business.

31 August 2008: DuPont Engineering Polymers

 

More efficient coating of plastics, Good adhesion even to difficult surfaces

The Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants Business Unit of Bayer MaterialScience AG has extended its range of solvent-free products with the addition of two Bayhydrol polyurethane dispersions specially developed for the coating of plastics. The new additions are Bayhydrol XP 2606 and the more flexible variant Bayhydrol XP 2648.

03 September 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Materials from Bayer MaterialScience used in self-luminous vehicle license plates Beaming from within

A special transparent polycarbonate film from the Makrofol/Bayfol product range supports the reflective film from 3M, which distributes the light evenly over the surface of the license plate.

02 September 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

All the new production installations are state-of-the-art facilities, at Bayer

MaterialScience’s extensive specialist expertise in the area of production technology guarantees that all the installations easily meet the standards imposed by the Chinese authorities and global standards with regard to occupational safety and environmental protection.

01 September 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Providing solutions for China’s needs, Bayer MaterialScience’s projects at the Integrated Site

Bayer MaterialScience’s polyisocyanates production plant, supplying base-modified isocyanates for the coatings industry, is the first of Bayer’s projects that has been realized at the site. Shanghai is set to become Bayer MaterialScience’s major production base for coating raw materials in the entire Asia-Pacific region.

31 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for Apec , Makrolon, Bayblend and Makroblend polycarbonates

Bayer MaterialScience AG is increasing sales prices for its Apec, Makrolon, Bayblend, and Makroblend brands of polycarbonates by EUR 0.20 per kilogram. This applies to all deliveries in the EMEA / LA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa / Latin America). The decision by the Polycarbonates Business Unit to raise prices is largely motivated by continued increases in energy costs for manufacturing polycarbonate products. Added to this is high expenditure for logistics and transportation.

30 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer MaterialScience’s integrated site for polymer products at Shanghai Chemical Industry Park

The dynamic development of the manufacturing, automotive and construction industries in China has created strong market demand for polymers products. Shanghai and the Yangtze Delta region are large potential markets with rich resources, a sound infrastructure and a well-trained labor force. The area is also centrally located at the heart of Asia-Pacific. This competitive edge undoubtedly makes Shanghai one of the most attractive places for investment for Bayer and its MaterialScience subgroup.

29 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer CEO Wenning at the inauguration of new production facilities in Shanghai

Total capital expenditures of US$ 1.8 billion at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park through 2009 / Significant capacity expansions for polycarbonates, polyurethanes and coating raw materials / Bayer’s largest capital expenditure project outside Germany.

28 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer MaterialScience steps up customer focus

Bayer MaterialScience AG today celebrated the inauguration of its newly expanded Polymer Research & Development Center facility in Shanghai, China, in the presence of high-ranking representatives of the City of Shanghai, many customers and the Boards of Management of Bayer AG and its subgroup Bayer MaterialScience.

27 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Plastics in the medical technology sector: Polycarbonate adsorber housings

The housing of the DALI adsorber system is made from the fracture-resistant polycarbonate Makrolon 2458. This withstands pressurized hot-steam sterilization, where temperatures reach at least 121 °C for over 20 minutes.

26 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer MaterialScience establishes polyurethane systems with Pearl Insulation Materials Industries

Bayer MaterialScience AG and Pearl Insulation Materials Industries LLC based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are establishing a polyurethane systems house joint venture in Dubai. Both companies believe this step will enable them to play a significant role in the future growth in the Middle East.

25 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer MaterialScience generates technologies of the future for the automotive industry

The world's carmakers produce around 60 million new vehicles every year, that's about 1.9 new cars a second. Because the annual fuel consumption of all these vehicles is increasing accordingly, there is an ever-growing demand for lightweight components made of high-performance plastics produced by companies like Bayer MaterialScience, who are world leaders on the polymers market.

24 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer MaterialScience and Lyttron conquer new markets

For a world-leading material developer and raw-material supplier like Bayer MaterialScience, knowledge about human sensory perception is vital. It provides a basis for adapting innovative polymers so that they meet consumer needs for “sensitive” everyday products. Ultimately, it is our interaction with objects, particularly through sight and touch, that governs our first impressions about what we find “pleasant” or “unpleasant”.

23 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

New impetus for entertainment electronics thanks to innovative polymers for LCD

Plastics used to have a bad image as cheap, inferior materials, but innovative polymers are changing all that today with their increased efficiency and functionality. What's more, they are breathing new life into ordinary products thanks to remarkable visual properties. As a leader in polyurethane and polycarbonate technology, Bayer MaterialScience was among the first to identify consumer demand for more aesthetic design. In keeping with its VisionWorks concept, the company is pursuing innovative solutions for its customers in the entertainment field.

22 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

Bayer MaterialScience paves the way for future success

Over the next three years, Bayer MaterialScience AG will be investing over EUR 1 billion in research and development, including customer-related development projects. “Innovative materials are our core business. Therfore, we are focusing our creativity and innovative capacity on actively developing the future of this area,” declared Ian Paterson, the member of the Bayer MaterialScience Board of Management responsible for marketing and innovation.

21 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

All the fun of the fair without the bruises

Anyone who has ever ridden in a bumper car will recall encounters with the hard seats and even harder steering wheels that these vehicles have. To ensure visits to the fair are as painless as possible in this respect, the Italian company Bertazzon 3B srl, Sernaglia della Battaglia, supplies its bumper cars with steering wheels whose metal interior is sheathed in the soft and elastic polyurethane integral skin foam Bayflex. The seats and cushioning inside these vehicles are also made of this material.

20 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 

World’s biggest global polycarbonate supplier provides fast local service

As demand for Makrolon continues to rise, Bayer MaterialScience AG is steadily increasing polycarbonate production around the world. The company will be producing 1,200,000 tons of Makrolon a year. Additional international spending of around EUR 80 million is to be invested to build up a network in Asia in the next few years, allowing the company to offer excellent technical service locally and supply customers quickly and flexibly.

20 August 2007: Bayer MaterialScience AG

 
 
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