POLYPROPYLENE PRICES RISE-- Polypropylene prices in Asia moved higher with key feedstock propylene firm at the $1,395/tonne FOB Korea levels, and Chinese demand beginning to slowly return following the New Year's holiday. Polymerupdate also noted that with naphtha prices strong in Asia, PP sellers were successful in driving their spot offer prices higher last week. MEDAX PROJECTS STRONG THIRD QUARTER-- During a recent management conference, Medax offered a strong revenue and profit forecast for the third fiscal quarter of 2011. "New customer relationships, recent manufacturing efficiencies and capital asset investments have resulted in significant growth opportunities for Medax during the coming months," said James Gibas, Senior Executive Vice President & General Manager. "The introduction of the new 1250ul pipette tip and the huge upturn in sales of the Medax aerosol-barrier product line has allowed Medax to increase our revenue and profit projections in double-digits for the third and fourth quarters. Further, Medax has earned the business of several new customers, many resulting from recent industry consolidations, and our ability to meet stringent delivery deadlines and provide long-term, supply-chain fulfillments," said Teresa Dockstader, Operations Manager. MEDAX INTRODUCES THE BRAND NEW 1250ul FILTERED PIPETTE TIP-- Medax has an earned reputation for product excellence and innovation. To that end, we introduce the latest tip in our family of premium Medax pipette tips. The new 1250ul filtered pipette tip is designed with all the specifications required by the top life science laboratories around the world. Manufactured using 100% virgin polypropylene in our state-of-the-art facility, the new 1250ul pipette tip has been designed to ensure the precision of today's modern pipettors. The 1250ul tip maintains all of the well-known Medax pipette tip attributes, including reduced-force attachment and ejection with complete sealing. The new 1250ul filtered pipette tip is loaded with the highest quality, aerosol-barrier filters manufactured by Porex Corporation. This is especially important in critical DNA amplification and microbiological procedures where minute trace carryovers can invalidate experimental results. The new 1250ul filtered pipette tip comes pre-sterilized. The new Medax 1250ul filtered pipette tip has been designed to be packaged using the current 1000ul pipette tip packaging systems, including our standard tip rack. Lab worktable space is always at a premium and Medax's thoughful packaging configuration provides the ability to interchange 1000ul and 1250ul tips in the same rack. Contact your Customer Service Representative today for more information and to order your sample pack!