Specialty Materials in the News

Honeywell finds a solution to its gas needs
Natural gas is the lifeblood of Honeywell International Inc.'s massive Hopewell plant.

The Innovation Spark Must Be Carefully Nurtured
The U.S. will be able to maintain its leadership position in the global market but only if it takes actions to encourage innovation - by Nance K. Diccian, CEO, Honeywell Specialty Materials

Honeywell is buying out Dow Chemical’s 50% stake in UOP, a Des Plaines, Ill.-based petrochemical and refining technology joint venture, for $825 million, giving it full ownership.

Honeywell adds to its green credentials with a new branded nylon for contract carpet products. The commercial interiors products marketplace is in a state of transition. Nowhere is this reality more evident ...

Specially designed for flexible medical packaging applications, including overwraps, pouches, and lidding. The crystal-clear, transparent film allows the end-user to...

The U.S. Navy has selected Honeywell's mooring lines made of Spectra fibre to help ensure the safety of its crews against line failure, reduce overall line weight and improve the longevity of the ropes. .

Sometimes a quality program shines. This was the case for Honeywell Electronic Materials, creator of a customer care program that garnered awards from its customers.

It’s a given, according to analyst studies and manufacturers’ own findings, that new products generate more new revenue and profit potential than supporting existing lines.

Feb. 4, 2005 Chandler will become the axis of Honeywell's growing Electronic Materials business, top officials said during a tour of its new chemical plant Thursday.

For many years, abaca (Manila hemp) and sisal were the dominant rope and cordage fibers; and there was some use of cotton and jute for small cords, twines and string.

February 2005 Anybody in the marine business knows the difficulty of maintaining a properly coated ballast tank environment...

January 2005 Perhaps no science or industry has played a more significant role in the past 200 years in improving the human condition than chemistry and the chemical industry.

April 18, 2005, Filling The Knowledge Gap - The chemical industry is unique in being simultaneously a broad, essential catalyst for human advancement and the target of suspicion and mistrust.

January 21, 2005 Protective fibres woven into bulletproof vests for United States troops in Iraq are being put to the test outside the battlefield -- by Japanese schoolchildren.

January 2005 Armored vehicle applications on the ground and in the air fuel a growing, evolving market forhigh-performancematerials.

November 22, 2004 Honeywell opened a new research and development (R&D) centre and Asia-Pacific headquarters in the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Pudong of Shanghai.

November 15, 2004 Diversified technology and manufacturing company Honeywell International Inc. on Monday said it bought Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc.'s 40 percent interest in...

August 1, 2004 Luminescent. Afterglow. Glow-in-the-dark. No matter how you define it, self-emitting light technology continues to make a positive impact on the coatings industry worldwide.

August 2004 The now familiar sight of Humvees struck by mines and roadside bombs in Iraq are driving the industry to pursue short-term fixes and long-range changes in the way they produce vehicles.

August 2004 Demands for body armor improvements are driving the defense industry to create near- and far-term solutions to provide lightweight, reliable protection from a variety of ballistic threats.

July 7, 2004 Honeywell Specialty Materials says it has launched a range of high-purity electrolyte and electrolyte solvent systems targeted for use in supercapacitors.

July 7, 2004 On its first test flight near Washington D.C., there were 2,000 reported UFO sightings.

As CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports, it's actually a helium air ship, a low-cost, low-hanging satellite and quite possibly, America's next weapon for national defense.

May 22, 2004 In grocery bags, lower-weight fibers are disorganized. In Spectra fabrics, fibers line up in overlapping parallel rows. "We have captured the tremendous natural strength in the molecular backbone of this material to create one of the world's strongest and lightest fibers".

June 26, 2004 Three innovative men who live or work in Morris County, including an immigrant from Latvia, have been cited by the Denville-based New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame for their scientific accomplishments.

March 22, 2004 Honeywell International's specialty materials business is undergoing a transformation that Nance K. Dicciani, 56, its president and chief executive officer, expects will make it a true performer.

March 5, 2004 A division head of Honeywell, a U.S.-based diversified technology and manufacturing giant, on Friday said the company will continue to expand investment in the long term following its latest acquisition of Kolon Industrial's biaxially-oriented nylon films plant in Tangjin, South Chungchong Province, last year.

March 2004 A new legislative issue is emerging that could have a major impact on innovation and the cost and availability of products worldwide: The European Commission has adopted a proposal to overhaul existing chemical regulations in the European Union.

February 2, 2004 The military’’s new Interceptor body armor has proved to be one of the major success stories of the campaign in Iraq, with everyone from combat medics to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld singing its praises.

September 17, 2003 Investors Business Daily has identified 10 secrets to success in business. Each day they highlight a secret and on this day it was Don’t be Afraid to Innovate; Be Different - featuring Spectra Fiber.

September 17, 2003 An interview with Nance Dicciani, President of Specialty Materials, about Honeywell’s strategy for its chemical businesses, the role of  Europe within Honeywell’s business model and about important economic and political issues for the global chemical industry.

Most people now are familiar with color shifting inks and fluorescence as security devices. Dyed fibers and ultraviloet micro particles in paper are also widely used for the protection of valuable documents. Honeywell is specialized in the production and development of these luminescent materials and technologies for security applications.

May 7, 2003 Dicciani wants to focus on a limited number of core growth platforms: " Fluorochemicals, high performance Spectra fiber and Aclar films, electronic materials, reagents and other products for the life science market and chemicals.

June 4, 2003 Spectra fibers have been around for nearly two decades, guarding the hands of construction workers, towing tankers through narrow  channels, and even protecting the paws of sled dogs. But none of that measures up to Spectra’s accomplishments this spring.

March 24, 2003 Honeywell is gearing up for the rapid growth of its Lumilux businesses new applications for the luminescent pigments emerge and traditional ones continue to grow.