Baker Hughes acquires Scottish technology company

• Book ID: 104379011
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 120 KB
• Volume: 2006
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1350-4789
• DOI: 10.1016/s1350-4789(06)70933-3

✦ Synopsis

Price of silicones increased

Rhodia Silicones has announced price increases of between 5% and 10% for the company's major products. These include core intermediates, sealants and elastomers. The increases are partly to offset the increasing costs of energy, raw materials and transportation. These increases are necessary even though the company has invested to increase productivity and reduce manufacturing costs.

EPDM prices rise

Dow Europe GmbH has recently announced price increases for its Nordel hydrocarbon rubber.

Mechanical seals cooperation to increase

Eagle Industry Co Ltd of Japan and Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co KG in Germany have agreed to discuss and promote a capital and business alliance in partnership with NOK Corporation and Freudenberg & Co.

And another dry piston ring material is introduced

The latest in the new piston ring materials announced by France Compressor Products is FHP 3005. This material is for reciprocating compressor piston rings, rider bands and packing rings for 'bone-dry' applications. It is said to be particularly suitable for ethylene, hydrogen and also other applications where conditions exceed 275 bar and 160°C.