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DSM Engineering Plastics invests for growth in Specialty Polyamides

02.02.2012 - DSM is to make further investments in its Kaohsiung polymerization facility in Taiwan to upgrade and develop the company’s Specialty Polyamide capabilities for its Novamid® and Akulon® Polyamide engineering plastic business. The Kaohsiung site has been a part of DSM since 2010 and already produces specialty...

DSM announces Akulon price increase

01.02.2012 - Due to escalating raw material costs, DSM Engineering Plastics - Americas, Inc. will increase the price of Akulon® polyamide polymer for use in fibers and extrusion effective for all orders shipped on or after February 1st 2012. The specific increase is as follows: • Akulon® polyamide 6 polymer...

LANXESS expands Jhagadia site to serve booming Indian market

01.02.2012 - LANXESS is continuing to expand its Indian production site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state. The specialty chemicals group is underlining its commitment to the subcontinent by inaugurating three new plants this month to serve the growing India market. LANXESS has invested over EUR 70 million and created roughly...

Dreyplas: New player for raw materials distribution

31.01.2012 - Dreyplas GmbH is a new but experienced player among the pan-European distributors. The company’s diversified portfolio comprises raw materials, additives and processing aids for plastics converters and compounders as well as for the producers of adhesives, paints and coatings, chemicals and building...

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polycarbonate and PC Compounds & Blends in Europe

31.01.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced price increases for all CALIBRE™ polycarbonate and EMERGE™ polycarbonate compound & blends products. Effective February 15, or as existing contract terms allow, the price for these products will rise by 250 Euro (€250) per...

Eastman to acquire Solutia

30.01.2012 - Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) and Solutia Inc. (NYSE:SOA) recently (2012, Jan 27) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement, under which Eastman will acquire Solutia, a global leader in performance materials and specialty chemicals. Under the terms of the agreement, Solutia stockholders...

KraussMaffei Berstorff increases its market presence in France

30.01.2012 - After a year of successful cooperation with the agency O.C. Team, KraussMaffei Berstorff draws a positive balance and records a notable increase in incoming orders, announced the company. Successful expansion in France KraussMaffei Berstorff has a very strong position in the French market, in particular...

Kreyenborg: New development in backflush filtration announced

30.01.2012 - The portfolio of Kreyenborg´s screen changers ranges from discontinuous and continuous systems to fully automatic backflush screen changers. According to Kreyenborg the screen changers with process, pressure, and volume flow constant method of operation allow the successful processing of highly contaminated...

BASF to increase prices for Polyamide 6 polymer in North America

30.01.2012 - BASF will increase the price for Polyamide (PA) 6 polymer by $0.10 per pound, effective February 1, 2012. This price increase is necessitated due to current market conditions. BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen,...

IMCD takes over the distribution of Altropol Polyols in Europe and South Africa

27.01.2012 - Altropol Kunstoff GmbH (Germany) and IMCD Group announced a new distribution partnership. As of 2012, IMCD will be promoting the polyols with the trade name „Neukapol” in Europe and South Africa. The „Neukapol” specialties are based on renewable resources and are used e.g. in coatings, adhesives...

Husky announces sale of Injectoplast to Alpla

24.01.2012 - Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell Injectoplast, the former closure injection molding operation of KTW, to Alpla Holding GmbH, A-6971 Hard, Austria. Injectoplast was a division of KTW, a closure mold maker that Husky acquired in early 2011. At...

DuPont: New grade of low friction, low wear acetal resin for the healthcare industry

23.01.2012 - The range of high performance polymers available from DuPont for use in medical devices, including the new DuPont™ Delrin® SC699 acetal resin forms the focal point of the company’s exhibit at Pharmapack 2012 in Paris. Their use enables the design and manufacture of highly-accurate, reliable, durable...

DimeLika Plast: New range of PBT compounds

19.01.2012 - DimeLika Plast GmbH, headquartered in Brühl, Baden-Württemberg, are expanding their product line-up with the introduction of CompaDur®, a new product family of compounds based on polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). Alongside industrial-scale chemical companies, the Brühl-based company is one of the...

BASF to build an integrated 300,000 metric tons TDI plant in Ludwigshafen

18.01.2012 - BASF recently announced that it will build a single-train 300,000 metric tons per year production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and expand additional plants for its precursors at its site in Ludwigshafen. These include the construction of a new hydrogen chloride recycling plant as well as the...

Engel: Hubertus Schulte named new CTO

18.01.2012 - With effect from 1st January, Dr. Hubertus Schulte (50) took over the responsibility for technology and production within the management team (CTO, Chief Technology Officer) of Engel Austria. Hubertus Schulte brings more than 20 years of international experience in plastics processing machines to the...

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