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Arkema: Price increases for High Performance Polyamides

25.05.2011 - Effective June 1st, 2011, or as existing contracts permit, Arkema is increasing by 8 to 15% the prices of its Rilsan® PA11, Rilsamid™ PA12 and Pebax® high performance polyamides. The amount of the increase will vary across grades and product lines and across regions. These price increases have...

LANXESS: Price adjustment for Durethan und Pocan

24.05.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase the prices of its high-tech plastics Durethan and Pocan by 0.30 EUR per kg in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The adjustment will be effective as of May 25, 2011. It is the inevitable result of increases in the cost of additives, raw materials...

Pallmann: Size reduction technology specialist opens office in Spain

20.05.2011 - Size reduction technology specialist Pallmann Group plans to provide improved advice and service for its rapidly growing customer base in Spain and Portugal with the establishment of its first subsidiary in the region. The new subsidiary, in Manresa, near Barcelona, is headed by Spanish-born engineer...

Borealis’ strong performance drives positive Q1 results

20.05.2011 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces a net profit of EUR 174 million for the first quarter of 2011, a substantial increase compared to the same quarter in 2010. This achievement was mainly driven by two factors: a healthy volume growth and margin improvement...

Songwon: Global price increases for Plastic Additives

19.05.2011 - Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® antioxidants, Songlight® and Songsorb® UV stabilizers, Songstab™ acid scavengers as well as of its range of aminic antioxidants between 15 and 20% effective on orders invoiced on...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer: DISCAGE® reactor and equipment for Korea

19.05.2011 - Uhde Inventa-Fischer has acquired an order from SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. for the supply of a state-of-the-art and patented DISCAGE® reactor as well as of special equipment for the production of high performance PET. SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. will use the new equipment for the revamp of one of its own plants...

BASF: Prices increase for carbonyl chloride derivatives in Europe

18.05.2011 - With immediate effect or as contracts allow, BASF is increasing the sales prices for carbonyl chloride derivatives (CCDs) in Europe by 10 to 20 per cent depending on the specific product. The price increase is necessary due to the increased production costs. The CCD portfolio of BASF comprises mainly...

Kreyenborg: Major Polyester Industry Event coming to Chigago USA

16.05.2011 - KREYENBORG Group to give Keynote Presentation at Polyester Extrusion and Recycling Forum, USA 11th October, 2011 KREYENBORG Group is delighted to announce that online registration is now live at www.polymermeeting.com for the forthcoming “Polyester Extrusion and Recycling Forum” taking place at the...

DuPont: Price Increase for EVA in Europe, Middle East and Africa

10.05.2011 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a general price increase of 10% on DuPont™Elvax® EVA copolymer resins for Europe, Middle East and Africa. An increase higher than 10% will apply to some specific product grades. New prices will take effect June 1, 2011 or as contracts permit. This...

Instron: New Materials Testing Software Enhances Efficiency in the Creation, Execution and Analysis of Test Procedures

10.05.2011 - With the new Bluehill® 3 materials testing software, Instron introduces an updated and enhanced version of its software for measurement, test control and report generation in the determination of the mechanical properties of materials, structures and components. This enhanced software package is compatible...

BASF: Kurt Bock becomes new Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors

09.05.2011 - Effective at the end of the Annual Meeting on May 6, 2011, Dr. Kurt Bock becomes the new Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE. He succeeds Dr. Juergen Hambrecht, who has been Chairman since 2003 and is now retiring. Kurt Bock (52) started his career at BASF in the Finance department...

polymeroptix: Expansion into medical industry

06.05.2011 - polymeroptix GmbH - a specialist for ultra-precise injection molding technology - acquires plastics factory in Cornwall UK from West Pharmaceutical Services Cornwall Limited, a subsididary of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., announced the company. With effect of May 4, 2011, the polymeroptix GmbH...

Bayer MaterialScience: Change in top management - Michael Koenig designated Head of the Polycarbonates Business Unit

06.05.2011 - Michael Koenig (47), will become the new Head of the Polycarbonates Business Unit and thus a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer MaterialScience, effective July 1, 2011. He succeeds Dr. Günter Hilken (56), who on August 1, 2011, takes over as Chairman of the Executive Board of Currenta GmbH &...

Coperion: Comai orders ZSK 70 Mc18 for masterbatch production

05.05.2011 - The masterbatch producer Comai Ltda. is the first company in South America to place an order for the new ZSK Mc18 twin screw extruder series of Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer. Based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Comai will now be able to increase its production capacity...

Rapid Granulator: New senior executive appointments

05.05.2011 - Rapid Granulator AB today confirmed that Kirk Winstead has assumed the role of CEO for the Rapid Group. Officially appointed on April 12th, 2011, Winstead brings his 24 years of experience with Rapid Granulator Inc. and extensive industry expertise to the position. In the previous nine years he was...

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