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Plastic pipe maker JM Eagle runs ad during Olympics

JM Eagle ad image “all people everywhere”
LOS ANGELES (August 19, 2008) -- Los Angeles-based JM Eagle has debuted a new television commercial during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The ad focuses on a “power of water” theme, highlighting the role of water in people’s lives and the importance of transporting it safely and efficiently. According to Advertising Age, a sister publication of Plastics News, through five days, NBC Universal said it has attracted 168 million total viewer for the Olympics, nearly 15 million more than the first five days for Athens, which reached 153 million viewers.

Lubrizol makes its China debut at the Beijing Olympics

Lubrizol supplied the piping for the Water Cube’s water treatment system.
BEIJING (July 29, 2008) -- While spectators probably won’t see it, one U.S.-based company expects the debut of its technology in China will make a splash at the Beijing Olympic Games. Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. has provided the piping that will support the water treatment system at the giant Water Cube Olympic pool complex. The company’s Corzan CPVC piping system, along with its fittings, is highly resistant to the corrosive chemicals being used in the filtration system. The material is also highly impact-resistant and needs little maintenance compared to metal-based systems.

Bayer coating cushions Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’

Beijing National Stadium, or ‘Bird’s Nest’
BEIJING (January 22, 2008) -- Bayer MaterialScience AG’s coating systems will be used on a second high-profile Olympic games venue in Beijing: the immense tangle of steel popularly known as the “Bird’s Nest.” The system relies on water as a solvent to disperse coatings resin, which releases fewer volatile organic chemicals and fits with Beijing’s desire for a large “green” Olympics in August. The aim of Bayer’s coating systems includes providing cushioning and resistance to structural damage.

Polycarbonate roofing garners Olympic win of its own
SHENYANG, LIAONING (June 12, 2007) – Three structures housing the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will feature roofs made from Makrolon-brand polycarbonate sheeting supplied by Bayer Guangyi Panel Co. Ltd. Stadium architects are exploiting the flexural strength and design flexibility of the sheet to help produce sophisticated, modern structures for game venues in Shenyang, Tianjin and Qingdao.

Water Cube structure features ETFE foil membranes


The Water Cube
BEIJING (March 29, 2007) – The organizers of the 2008 Olympic Games claim the city’s spectacular new National Aquatics Center, also dubbed the Water Cube, fully represents the concept of an environmentally friendly Olympics. Additionally, they assert that the building, which consists of more than 100,000 square meters (or 1.08 million square feet) of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene foils, is “the single largest, most complicated and most comprehensive ETFE structure in the world to date.”

Shanghai rail station gets clear polycarbonate roof

Shanghai South Railway Station
SHANGHAI (February 21, 2006) -- The world’s largest clear round roof of its kind is taking shape in Shanghai using GE Lexan polycarbonate sheet. The roof covers the upper departure area of Shanghai South Railway Station, which is roughly 300 meters in diameter and can hold as many as 10,000 people. The project represents one of the largest single orders of Lexan sheet ever received by GE Plastics.

  
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