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Evonik: Catalysts for China from new Shanghai production facility

14.06.2010 - Essen, Germany-based Evonik Industries officially commissioned on June 9, 2010, a new manufacturing plant for precious-metal-powder catalysts in Shanghai (China). The pharmaceuticals, fine-chemicals, and industrial-chemicals sectors use the catalysts made there to manufacture products such as vitamins,...

Mold-Masters UK has moved to Hereford

11.06.2010 - Mold-Masters UK Ltd has restructured operations with the relocation of its Birmingham office into the Mold-Masters European controller manufacturing plant in Hereford. With the acquisition of leading temperature controller manufacturer PMS Systems in late 2009, Mold-Masters has laid the foundation...

DuPont: Price increase for Ethylene Copolymer product lines

11.06.2010 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a price increase for Europe, Middle East and Africa of 0.15 €/kg for all Ethylene Copolymer product lines, including DuPont™ Bynel®, DuPont™ Elvaloy® AC, DuPont™ Elvax®, DuPont™ Nucrel®, and DuPont™ Surlyn®. This action is in addition to the previously...

BASF to sell its hydrophilic melt additives business to Techmer PM

10.06.2010 - BASF recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hydrophilic melt additives business to Techmer PM, LLC, a manufacturer of colors and additives for the plastics and fiber industries located in Clinton, Tennessee, USA. The hydrophilic melt additives are currently marketed...

EuPC: President re-elected at General Assembly in Switzerland

09.06.2010 - Bernhard Borgardt has been unanimously re-elected as President of European Plastics Converters (EuPC) for two-year term beginning June 2010. Bernhard Borgardt has served as EuPC President for the past two years. Prior to his first election, he was chairman of the EuPC Packaging Division, a position...

InfiChem: New Technology for Recycling Polyurethanes

09.06.2010 - Indiana based InfiChem Polymers LLC (ICP) claimes to be first in North America to implement the process that converts polyurethane scrap foam into new green polyols for polyurethanes, trademarked INFIGREEN Polyols. In 2009, ICP completed the construction and validation of its first production facility...

CGS Management: Merger between Automatik Plastic Machinery and Maag Pump Systems

08.06.2010 - CGS Management announced that Automatik Plastic Machinery, the German based manufacturer of pelletiser equipment, acquired by CGS Management in February 2008 from Rieter Group, has completed a CHF 200m merger with Maag Pump Systems, the Swiss based gear pump manufacturer. This is the first stage...

ALTANA acquires ABB Micafil’s polyurethane casting resins business

08.06.2010 - The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA has acquired with immediate effect the polyurethane casting resins business of ABB Micafil, a business unit of ABB Schweiz. The business is operated under the brand names of Micares and Resodip. Polyurethane casting resins are used in electrical and electrical engineering...

Dow Europe: Further price increases announced

08.06.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH, Dow Polyurethanes and Dow Formulated Systems will raise prices for all Polyols, MDI and for polyurethane systems up to 250 Euro per metric ton in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The increase is effective immediately or as contracts allow. This step is being taken to mitigate unprecedented...

BASF: Personnel Changes in the management team

07.06.2010 - The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE announced the following changes in its management team. Jacques Delmoitiez (57), currently President of BASF’s Polyurethanes division located in Brussels, Belgium, will become President of BASF’s regional division Europe, located in Ludwigshafen, Germany...

K.D. Feddersen: Swedish subsidiary wins Swedish Plastic Awards

04.06.2010 - In the categories „Best plastics distributor of the year 2010“ and „Best plastics machinery supplier of the year 2010“ the Swedish subsidiary of the plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG, based in Hamburg set a benchmark. On May 7th 2010 the moment finally arrived – on the occasion of...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives in Europe

04.06.2010 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products: • 1,4 Butanediol (BDO) +250 EUR/mt • Tetrahydrofuran (THF) +250 EUR/mt • Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) +330 EUR/mt • N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) +250...

Songwon: New range of UV additive systems for plastics

02.06.2010 - Songwon, a leading additives supplier to the polymer industry, announces the development of a new range of unique and innovative UV additive solutions. The new products named SONGLIGHT® 2790 GR and SONGLIGHT 2930 GR are 100% UV active systems consisting of synergistic blends of several additives. The...

FKuR: First biodegradable Piping Bag

01.06.2010 - KEE Plastics, one of the world’s leading producers of piping bags, introduces the world’s first truly biodegradable and compostable piping bag made from FKuR’s bioresins, announced FKuR. KEE Plastics have developed a multi-layer biofilm bag which combines excellent mechanical properties with perfect...

BASF: Kurt Bock appointed new chairman of Board of Executive Directors

01.06.2010 - The Supervisory Board of BASF SE has yesterday appointed Dr. Kurt Bock (51) to succeed Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht as chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF. Dr. Martin Brudermüller (49) will become vice chairman of the Board of Executive Directors. Both appointments will take effect following...

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