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BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives

03.12.2013 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its selling prices for the following products in Europe:

Evonik appoints FKuR as distribution partner for its ‚Vestamid Terra‘ product line

02.12.2013 - Evonik Industries AG, High Performance Polymers Business Line, and FKuR Kunststoff GmbH announced their distribution agreement for ‚Vestamid Terra‘ during the K 2013 in Düsseldorf. With immediate effect, FKuR will market, sell and distribute Evonik’s full line of biobased polyamide ‚Vestamid Terra‘...

Kuraray to acquire DuPont glass laminating solutions/vinyls

26.11.2013 - Kuraray and DuPont recently announced they have signed a definitive agreement for DuPont to sell Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls (GLS/Vinyls), a part of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, to Kuraray for US$543 million, plus the value of the inventories. The sale is expected to close during the...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers: Price increase in North America for specialty ethylene copolymer resins

26.11.2013 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers recently announced a price increase in the range of $0.10/lb. ($0.22/kg) to $0.15/lb. ($0.33/kg) in North America on all grades of “DuPont” “Surlyn”, “Elvaloy”, “Appeel”, “Fusabond”, “Bexloy”, “Entira”, “Conpol” and “Nucrel”. This increase is effective as of Dec....

Lanxess: Price increas for Chloroprene Rubber

21.11.2013 - Lanxess announces a global price increase for its Baypren branded Chloroprene Rubber (CR) of up to 180 EUR / 245 USD per metric ton. Increasing raw material and energy prices are named as the driving force. Subject to the terms of any applicable contracts and regulations, price increases will be...

Lanxess: Expanded cresol plant on stream

18.11.2013 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has completed the expansion of its cresol production plant in Leverkusen, Germany, and has now begun operating a newly constructed reaction system as well as a second 46-meter-high distillation column. The expansion increases capacity for this high-quality intermediate...

Krahn Chemie: Distribution of Sinopec styrene block copolymer in Europe

05.11.2013 - Krahn Chemie and Sinopec Europa Handels GmbH have agreed to work together to distribute styrene butadiene styrene (SBS), styrene ethylene butadiene styrene (SEBS), and styrene isoprene styrene (SIS). According to this Krahn Chemie will distribute Sinopec styrene block copolymer in Europe. The two...

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,...

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