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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...

Dreyplas adds PEEK from Zhong Yan to its product portfolio

16.07.2013 - Dreyplas has taken a further step towards focusing its product portfolio on high-performance additives and polymers. The company has now taken over responsibility for the distribution on the European market of PEEK (polyether ether ketone) plastics produced by the Chinese company, Jilin Zhong Yan High...

Celanese: Price increases for acetyl intermediates

04.07.2013 - Celanese Corporation anounced to increase list and off-list selling prices by these amounts for the following products effective immediately, or as contracts allow. The above price increases are additive to the Acetic Acid price increase which was announced on May 15, 2013 (see below) and remains...

Styron: Price increase for polycarbonate in Europe

18.06.2013 - Today, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all “Calibre” polycarbonate (PC) products. Effective as of July 1, or as contract terms allow, the prices for these products will rise by EUR 200 per metric ton. This price increase is already reflected in...

Lanxess: Price increase for rubber chemicals

17.06.2013 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess will increase its prices worldwide for rubber chemicals supplied by the Rubber Chemicals business unit effective July 1, 2013. The increases are required to offset higher production costs. The price increases will impact the Vulkanox (antidegradant) and Vulkacit...

Styron: Price increases for polystyrene and copolymers in Europe

05.06.2013 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced price increases for all polystyrene and copolymer grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the June contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: STYRON™ general...

Ashland: Price increase for epoxy vinyl ester resins for EMEA

02.04.2013 - Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., announced to increase the prices of its complete portfolio of epoxy vinyl ester resins in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by 100 euros per ton. This increase will take effect April 1, 2013, or at the earliest possible timing depending...

BASF: Price increase for PU catalyst

20.03.2013 - Effective immediately or as existing contracts allow, BASF is raising prices for "Lupragen" N 100 in Europe by € 0,10 per kilogram with immediate effect or the equivalent amount in local currency. "Lupragen" N 100 (chemical name N,N-Dimethylcyclohexylamine, CAS-No. 998-94-2) is used especially as...

DuPont: Price increase for „Zytel” nylon 66 base polymers

13.03.2013 - DuPont Performance Polymers announces a price increase of 0.15€/kg for DuPont „Zytel” nylon 66 base polymers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The increase, that is due to raw material cost pressures, will come into effect March 18, 2013 or as contracts allow.

DuPont: Price increase in Europe for ethylene copolymer resins

12.03.2013 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced a price increase of Euro 0.10/kg on all DuPont „Elvax” EVA copolymer resins in the region Europe, Middle East and Africa. This increase is effective March, 15th 2013, or as contracts allow. DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is a world-class manufacturer...

Styron: Price increases for polystyrene and copolymers in Europe

05.03.2013 - 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 March contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase...

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