News overview 2008

DSM Dyneema and Badinotti Group, the global leader in netting for commercial fishing, today announced an expanded collaboration to develop and deliver enhanced netting technologies using Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.

DSM Dyneema and the university hospital Maastricht (azM), The Netherlands, today announced a joint agreement to conduct research into new solutions that can improve surgical outcomes for patients with spinal deformities.

At this year’s Eurosatory, the International Land, Airland, Homeland Defence Exhibition in Paris, 16 - 20 June 2008, DSM Dyneema announced its new technology platform that will extend the material choice for vehicle protection of the future. This follows DSM’s recent announcement of a 450 million USD investment in its Dyneema® business.

At the Berlin Air Show booth #9213, Hall 9, DSM Dyneema BV and Capewell Components LLC, a US manufacturer of military aerial delivery and life support systems, are jointly showcasing a new military air cargo pallet and net system featuring Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. 

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas concluded a judgment for patent and trademark infringement and related claims against Armor USA, on April 22, 2008. The judgment relates to DSM’s super strong polyethylene fiber Dyneema®.

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces plans for a substantial capital expenditure program, expected to involve up to USD 450 million.

In recent statements to international media the firm Bladerunner has claimed to be selling so-called “bullet-proof hoodies" containing Dyneema®.

At the World Biomaterials Congress, May 28 till June 1, DSM will introduce an important expansion of its high-performance Dyneema Purity® polyethylene fiber portfolio that is targeted to provide increased lifetime and 25 percent greater strength than the original product.

At the World Biomaterials Congress, May 28 till June 1, DSM will launch a new grade of its high-performance Dyneema Purity® polyethylene fiber portfolio that offers the same high specific strength as existing grades at significantly thinner diameters.