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DSM: Groundbreaking ceremony on new Materials Sciences research building in Sittard-Geleen

26.11.2012 - Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, recently held the official groundbreaking event for construction of a new materials sciences research building on the Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands. The new facility, which is scheduled to open in 2014, forms part...

DSM inaugurates new production unit for Stanyl ForTii

22.11.2012 - Royal DSM N.V., the global life sciences and materials sciences company, has opened its third production unit for Stanyl® ForTii™ high performance polyamide. The plant is co-located with DSM´s two existing plants in Geleen, The Netherlands. The capacity increase is needed to meet the strongly growing...

Styron: Price increases for PC and PC compounds & blends in Europe

21.11.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all CALIBRE™ polycarbonate (PC) and EMERGE™ compounds and blends products. Effective December 1, or as contract terms allow, the prices for these products will rise by EUR 230 per metric ton. „Following the elevation...

Styron: Price Increases for Polystyrene in Europe

07.11.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all polystyrene (PS) grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the November contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows in order to recover margins...

Ashland: Price increases for epoxy vinyl ester resins, unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and additives

05.11.2012 - Effective November 16, or as contracts allow, Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., will increase North American prices for their epoxy vinyl ester resins, unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and additives by $0.06 per pound. Ashland Performance Materials is a global...

DuPont: Enhanced Zytel long-chain polyamide portfolio delivers more PA12 options

23.10.2012 - Through material science-driven innovation DuPont expands its Zytel® long-chain polyamide portfolio with new grades that deliver flexibility and salt stress cracking resistance similar to PA11 and PA12. The two new series, Zytel® LC 7000 and Zytel® RS LC 4000 – already commercially established –...

Lanxess: Weight savings of 50 percent

22.10.2012 - Automotive engine oil pan of polyamide 66 Compared with steel sheet or die cast aluminum, polyamides provide tremendous opportunities for reducing weight in the production of automotive engine oil pans. This is demonstrated by the 1.8 and 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engines used in the Audi A3,...

Lanxess: PA 6 for the inliners of automotive high-pressure natural gas tanks

18.10.2012 - Lanxess has developed a new high-tech Durethan polyamide 6 for manufacturing lighter, less expensive tanks for cars that run on natural gas. Ultra-strong at extremely low temperatures, this thermoplastic is ideal for the extrusion blow molding of inliners for these high-pressure vessels. The inliners...

Lanxess: PA 6 für Inliner von Pkw-Erdgas-Hochdrucktanks serienreif

18.10.2012 - Lanxess hat ein neues Hightech-Polyamid 6 Durethan entwickelt, mit dem sich Tanks für Erdgas-betriebene Automobile leichter und kostengünstiger fertigen lassen sollen. Der bei extremer Kälte superzähe Thermoplast sei für das Extrusionsblasformen von Inlinern für diese Hochdruckbehälter maßgeschneidert....

DuPont: Collaboration for better performance and lower cost

17.10.2012 - DuPont Performance Polymers is featuring an innovative automotive jounce bumper component to show how design, materials and processing can converge to deliver added performance and lower cost. The featured jounce bumper is part of a vehicle’s shock-absorber system designed to absorb impact and dampen...

Styron: Price increases for polystyrene in Europe

08.10.2012 - 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 October contract and spot prices for the products listed below, will increase as follows: STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene...

Momentive: Price increases for base epoxy products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Region

01.10.2012 - Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (“Momentive Specialty Chemicals” or the “Company”) recently announced that it will increase the prices for base epoxy resin products, including liquid epoxy resins (LER) and solid epoxy resins (SER), in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa Region by €50-€70/tonne...

ELIX Polymers: Price Alignment for ELIX ® products

20.09.2012 - Due the additional raw material increases in September ELIX Polymers feels forced to increase the product prices with immediate effect as follows: • ELIX ® ABS + € 60,- / ton • ELIX ® 100 Series + € 50,- / ton • ELIX ® 200 Series + € 70,- / ton Current agreements will be honoured and adjusted...

Styron: Price increases for polystyrene and copolymers in Europe

05.09.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all polystyrene and copolymer grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the September contract and spot prices for the products listed below, will increase as follows: STYRON™ general...

DSM: Price increases on Akulon PA6 resins for packaging and industrial extrusion

03.09.2012 - As a result of continued escalations in the costs of key raw materials, DSM Engineering Plastics Europe increased prices of its Akulon PA6 resins for packaging and industrial extrusion applications. Effective from 1st September 2012, DSM will return its prices step-by-step to the level of Q1.2012.

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