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Styrolution to expand local specialty styrenics production in the Americas

31.10.2013 - Styrolution announced plans to begin construction on a production line for alpha methyl styrene acrylonitrile (AMSAN) at its site in Altamira, Mexico. Styrolution uses AMSAN in its “Luran” S acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) and high-heat “Novodur” acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) products....

Lanxess: Price increase for NBR

31.10.2013 - The High Performance Elastomers (HPE) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS has increased its prices for NBR (nitrile-butadiene rubber) globally effective November 1, 2013. The price adjustment per metric ton for NBR is EUR 60 for specialties and EUR 100 for standard qualities. In Dollar...

ELIX Polymers extends its portfolio with new product line of PC/ABS blends

21.10.2013 - ELIX Polymers launches a new range of PC/ABS blends into the market extending its current portfolio of ABS and Intermediates products. This is part of ELIX Polymers strategy to stand out as the ABS product specialist in the market and a further step to increase service and cover customer needs with...

Lanxess: Increased prices for NBR

08.10.2013 - The High Performance Elastomers (HPE) business unit of specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG has increased its prices for NBR (nitrile-butadiene rubber) globally effective October 1, 2013. The price adjustment per metric ton is EUR 100/USD 150 for NBR. This adjustment is unavoidable because the costs...

Ticona: Prices increase in Europe for „GUR“ UHMW-PE and „GHR“ VHMW-PE industrial grades

30.09.2013 - Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, announced a price increase in Europe of €0.20 per kilogram on all industrial grades of „GUR“ ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) and „GHR“ very high molecular weight polyethylene (VHMW-PE) products effective with all shipments...

DSM and Ravago partnership introduces portfolio of recycled PA compounds

24.09.2013 - Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has announced that it has expanded its partnership with the Ravago Group, a leader in distribution, resale, compounding and recycling of plastic and elastomeric raw materials. The two companies have combined DSM’s expertise in polyamide...

Celanese: Price increases for acetyl intermediates

20.09.2013 - Celanese Corporation anounced to increase list and off-list selling prices for the following products on October 1, 2013, or as contracts allow. The above price increases are in addition to the Acetic Acid and Vinyl Acetate Monomer price increases that were previously announced on August 26 and August...

Ashland: Price increases for unsaturated polyester resin, gelcoat and epoxy vinyl ester resins for EMEA

18.09.2013 - Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), is increasing the prices of its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resin, gelcoat and epoxy vinyl ester resins in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by 75 euros per ton. This increase will take effect October 1, 2013,...

Elix Polymers: Price increase for ABS announced

10.09.2013 - Due the additional raw material increases in September Elix Polymers has announced to increase the product prices, with effect 15th of September, as follows: • „Elix“ ABS: + € 100,- / ton • „Elix“ 100 Series: + € 60,- / ton • „Elix“ 200 Series: + € 90,- / ton Current agreements will be honoured...

Styron: Price increases for polystyrene, copolymers and expandable polystyrene in Europe

03.09.2013 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS), copolymer and expandable polystyrene (EPS) grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the September contract and spot prices for the products listed below will...

Arkema: Price increase of EVA copolymers

13.08.2013 - Arkema announces a price increase of €50/MT for its whole "Evatane" (High Content Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer) range starting August 1, 2013. During the past months, the EVA market was undergoing a price erosion that affected profitability. Due to the recent price hike of Ethylene, Arkema is...

Solvin: Award for PVC Innovation 2013 – List of Nominees

13.08.2013 - The fifth edition of the SolVin Award for PVC Innovation this year will celebrate the creative minds behind technological advances in fields ranging from health care to construction, manufacturing to road safety, gardening to electronics. For this edition, 78 projects were entered in competition....

Styron: Price Increases for Polystyrene in Europe

08.08.2013 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all polystyrene grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the August contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: "Styron" general purpose polystyrene...

Albis Plastic: International distribution for Sipol

26.07.2013 - Albis Plastic GmbH, the Hamburg-based European specialist in distribution and compounding of technical thermoplastics, takes over the marketing activities of "Sipolprene", the Ether Ester Thermoplastic Elastomer from the company Sipol SpA. The distribution agreement applies to all Albis´ sales offices...

Songwon: Global price increases for Polymer Stabilizers and Specialty Antioxidants

22.07.2013 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced to increase the global selling prices of its Polymer Stabilizers and Specialty Antioxidants products. The increase will range between 5% and 8% effective on orders received on or after August 15, 2013, or as contracts allow. According to Songwon recent cost...

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