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BASF to expand compounding capacities for PA and PBT at the Schwarzheide site - Start-up planned for 2017

27.11.2015 - BASF is expanding the compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe. Presumably from 2017 it will be possible to additionally produce up to 70,000 metric tons per year of "Ultramid” (PA: polyamide) and "Ultradur” (PBT: polybutylene terephthalate) at the Schwarzheide site, Germany. Around...

Celanese to Expand Advanced Materials Portfolio with addition of PEEK

16.11.2015 - Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, recently announced it will expand the high end of its engineered materials product portfolio with the initial introduction of two premium industrial grades of Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) in the second half of 2016. "With...

Trinseo: Price Increases for Polystyrene and ABS in Europe

06.11.2015 - Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS) and ABS grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the November contract and spot prices for the...

Celanese: Price increases for Acetyls

27.10.2015 - Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following acetyl intermediate products. The price increases below are effective November 1, 2015, or as contracts allow.

Styrolution: Price decrease for Polystyrene in October

05.10.2015 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of October 1st, 2015 is decreased by -135€/mt vs. September. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Styrolution: Price decrease for ABS in October

02.10.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of October 1st, 2015 is -120 €/mt versus September 2015.

BASF resumes the marketing of polystyrene

02.10.2015 - BASF SE will be offering its customers in Europe GPPS (general purpose polystyrene) from its production facility in Ludwigshafen. As well as utilizing it for its own needs - polystyrene is used for example for manufacturing "Neopor" and "Styrodur" - a sufficient quantity is now available following...

Styrolution: Price decrease for ABS in September

03.09.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of September 1st, 2015 is -50 €/mt versus August 2015.

Styrolution: Price decrease for Polystyrene in September

01.09.2015 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of September 1st, 2015 is decreased by -50€/mt vs. August. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

BASF starts first MDI production in Chongqing

27.08.2015 - BASF has begun its first production of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) at its whollyowned site in Chongqing, China. Production will be ramped up gradually in line with market demand. MDI is an important component for polyurethanes – an extremely versatile plastics material that contributes towards...

Styrolution: Price decrease for Polystyrene in August

03.08.2015 - The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of August 1st, 2015 is decreased by -10€/mt vs. July. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Styrolution: Price decrease for ABS in August

03.08.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of August 1st, 2015 is -20 €/mt versus July 2015.

Songwon: Global price increases for Phenolic Antioxidants

31.07.2015 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. recently announced a global price increase of 5% on the entire range of Phenolic Antioxidants. The increase is effective for all orders invoiced on or after August 15th 2015 or as contracts allow.

Styrolution: Price decreases for ABS and for Polystyrene in July

02.07.2015 - The Gross Market Price level in Europe for Terluran ABS valid as of July 1st, 2015 is -20 €/mt versus June. The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of July 1st, 2015 is decreased by -65 €/mt vs. June. The surcharge for HIPS is + 90 €/mt.

Lanxess: Price increase for flame retardant PBT compounds

01.07.2015 - Due to the significant increase of raw material costs, specialty chemicals company Lanxess increases the prices of their flame retardant Pocan compounds (polybutylenterephthalate compounds) globally by € 0.15 per kg on average effective July 1, 2015. The price level of non-flame retardant Pocan...

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