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Menzolit Entering China
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December 2007. Menzolit world leader in SMC and BMC with operations in four European countries has decided to install a manufacturing plant for SMC and BMC in China. More...
December 2007 - Nr. 30-07
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China Composites Expo 2006
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August 2006. A number of member companies of the SMC-Alliance will be present as exhibitors on the 12th China International Composites Industrial Technical Expo 2006 in Shanghai, Sep 4-6, 2006: Ashland, Astar, Byk-Chemie, Menzolit, Owens Corning, PPG, Saint-Gobain Vetrotex.
Menzolit booth: C3317. Link to China Composites Expo Web site
15 august 2006/Michael Sommer
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SMC Replaces Steel and Concrete in Building Industry
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August 2006. POLYNT, formerly known as Lonza Compounds, announces new applications in the building industry. Lightness, durability and stability of SMC is being applied in trench covers and access chamber systems. Moulder is Mitras Composites UK.
Read the informative press release
11 august 2006/Peter Schmidt
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Lonza Compounds new Name: POLYNT GmbH & Co. KG
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July 2006. Lonza Compounds GmbH & Co. KG, Kieselstr., 56357 Miehlen, Germany, announces the changes of name as per 1 August 2006. The new name underlines the strong ties with the shareholding company: POLYNT S.p.A., formerly known as Lonza S.p.A. The new name will not influence any customer or suppliers relations.
28 july 2006/Peter Schmidt
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DSM Global Solutions: Partnering the Automotive Industry
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January 2006. DSM Composite Resins has published its December 2005 Newsletter No. 4 “GLOBAL SOLUTIONS”. Here are some of the headlines: European Alliance for SMC Market Assessment, Partnering the Automotive Industry in Material Innovations. Read the Newsletter.
6 january 2006/Egbert van Gorp
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Global Solutions No. 4
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Break through with new highly fire resistant material
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October 2005. Menzolit-Fibron announces a low smoke, no toxic fumes, highly fire resistant material that challenges phenolics materials in railway applications: menzolit®-SMC 2400 generation, which achieves category 1b of BS 6853
Press release 23-05
17 november 2005/Peter Stachel
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Break through with “Bio-BMC“.
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October 2005. Menzolit-Fibron announces: Natural and renewable materials used to make composite materials.
Composite materials are no longer limited to resins derived from Petro Chemicals, minerals and glass fibres. Researchers at Menzolit’s research laboratory at Vineuil, France, had
presented at this year’s JEC conference a new generation of BMC material nearly entirely made of renewable and natural growing materials. Press release 24-05
17 november 2005/Peter Stachel
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Fraunhofer-ICT becomes Member of SMC-Alliance
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December 2004. The European Alliance welcomes a new member! Fraunhofer-Institut Chemische Technology (ICT) joins our association. Fraunhofer ITC is one of Germany’s leading research and development facilities on polymer technology. Activities are primarely directed towards products and processes. ICT is partner of IKP institute of Stuttgart University. ...ICT-Profile ...more
12 december 2004/Ruediger Braeuning
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Carbon Fibre (CF) Reinforced SMC used in Series Production
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December 2004. Menzolit’s “AdvancedSMC” is being used for the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. CF composites are no longer limited to aerospace and racing cars. McLaren-Mercedes uses CF-SMC for the semi-structural scuttle panel. Menzolit’s AdvancedSMC can be moulded similar to standard SMC. Read more about the joint development of Daimler-Chrysler, Volkswagen and Menzolit-Fibron ...more
10 december 2004/Peter Stachel
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Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
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Finding Solutions for the Industry’s hot Issues
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October 2004. DSM Composite Resins has published its October 2004 newsletter “GLOBAL SOLUTIONS”. Here are the headlines: Special competence in Class A. New developments in PVAc based low profile additives. Tackling the VOC emission reduction challenge. Significant progress in low density SMC. ECRC (European Composite Recycling Concept) is now officially incorporated. Read all facts ...here
27 october 2004/Egbert van Gorp/Kadri Vunder
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Global Solutions No. 2
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Raw Material Price-Levels at an All Time High
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8 September 2004. Raw material costs have increased to unprecendended levels. DSM Composite Resins provides detailed background information which deals with the strong raw material price increase. ...more
8 september 2004/Egbert van Gorp
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