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Lip gloss tube combines transparency with squeezability

24 February 2005 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers The glass-like transparency of DuPont Surlyn, combined with the material’s soft squeezability, toughness and chemical resistance, made it the clear choice for the packaging of Laneige Shining Lip Gloss, a recent introduction by AmorePacific of Seoul, Korea.

DuPont Packaging Awards 2004 announced

24 November 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers The winners of the international DuPont Packaging Awards 2004 have been announced.

DuPont increase prices for EVA copolymers and terpolymers in Europe

15 November 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers has announced a price increase of EUR 0.15/kg for its Elvax ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, speciality and non-speciality, effective 1 December 2004.

DuPont's Surlyn Thick Wall Bottle technology challenges traditional glass applications

29 October 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers Striking decorative effects for luxury packaging that are impossible to achieve with glass are now within reach, by using DuPont's Thick Wall Bottle (TWB) technology.

Over-moulding technology creates intricate packaging for cosmetics

29 October 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers An 'over-moulding' technology and has been developed jointly by Estée Lauder, its suppliers MBF Plastiques and SAF, and DuPont Cosmetic Solutions.

Cream jars of DuPont Surlyn penetrate new market sectors

29 October 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers Combining the luxury look and transparency of glass with exciting creative potential and the performance benefits of advanced polymers, DuPont Surlyn is rapidly becoming the new ‘material of choice’ for jars for cosmetics and personal care products.

Glass stopper with Elvax ring seals wine packaging

20 October 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers Vino-Lok, a glass stopper with a sealing ring made of DuPont Elvax eythylene-vinyl acetate and developed by Alcoa Deutschland, is on its way to replacing traditional cork seals, particularly on finer wines.

Wood alternatives Web-site launched

20 October 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers has launched a new Web-site that will cater to the evolving Natural/Wood Plastic Composites Market and other segments of the Wood Alternatives Industry.

Surlyn creates thick-walled parts without sink marks and voids

20 October 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers DuPont Surlyn enables the injection moulding of thick-walled parts without sink marks and voids.

DuPont creates medium performance polymer modifier

30 June 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers DuPont has announced the entry of its new cost-effective, medium performance copolymer for the modified polymer industry.