Dow Elastomers, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), will present its latest technical developments in NORDEL MG Hydrocarbon Rubber at the ACS Rubber Expo, held October 14-16, 2008, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville.
Chemical building blocks provide the desired properties Reliability of “liquid tools” is the key
Metso Paper is starting up co-determination negotiations concerning its personnel at its Jyväskylä and Järvenpää units in Finland. An expected reduction in work volumes has lead to the need for adjusting capacity utilization and resources. The negotiations do not concern the personnel of Metso Foundries Jyväskylä Oy.
3 Sigma, a leading supplier of pressure-sensitive and other materials to the label industry, has announced the immediate availability of a new water-dissolvable label stock.
Agfa-Gevaert announced that Igepa Belux (Belgium) will distribute Synaps, Agfa’s high-quality synthetic paper, in the Belgian and Luxemburg markets. Earlier this year, Synaps was launched with great success at the graphic tradeshow drupa in Düsseldorf, Germany. Many professional tradeshow visitors embraced the new products with great enthusiasm.
Today, International Paper (NYSE:IP) announced plans to shut down its No. 2 paper machine at the Albany Mill in Oregon as of Oct. 5, for a minimum of three months. This machine produces approximately 250,000 tons annually of containerboard, used to make corrugated packaging. Approximately 40 people’s jobs will be impacted by the shutdown.
Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. (AMEX: BLD), a global leader in process automation technology for the printing industry, announced today that its subsidiary, Baldwin Japan, has secured a $1.5 million order from Chunichi Simbun Co., Ltd.
