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Dow Europe: Price increase for Polyethylene Resins

14.02.2012 - Dow Europe GmbH announced a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions (see also plasticker-News, dated 2012-01-09). Effective February 1, 2012, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH increased prices for all grades of its low-density...

BASF increases prices for certain polyalcohols in Europe

14.02.2012 - BASF is increasing the prices of the polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG), trimethylolpropane (TMP), hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol ester (HPN), 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) and 1,5-pentanediol (PDO), with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit by 150 €/mt in Europe. These price adjustments...

ELIX Polymers: Price increase for ABS products

13.02.2012 - Due to rapid increase in raw material costs Elix Polymers, Tarragona, announced a price increase with immediate effect as follows: • ELIX® ABS, Lustran®, Novodur® (ABS) + 150,- EUR/ton • ELIX ® 100 Series + 200,- EUR/ton • ELIX ® 200 Series + 120,- EUR/ton Current agreements will be honoured...

Styrolution increases prices for Styrolux (SBC) in Europe

10.02.2012 - Styrolution today announced that effective February 1, 2012, it has increased the sales price in Europe for Styrolux® (SBC) by 200 €/mt. All existing contractual obligations will be honored. After a time of prolonged price stability, this increase has become necessary due to rapidly increasing raw...

Lanxess increases price level for Chloroprene Rubber

08.02.2012 - Lanxess announces a price increase for its Baypren branded Chloroprene business line of up to EUR 180 EUR / 240 USD per metric ton on a global basis. Reason being the since early 2012 again increasing raw material and energy prices amidst a tightening market for the respective feedstocks. Subject...

Bilcare Solutions increases films prices

07.02.2012 - Bilcare Solutions, the films business of the Bilcare Research Group, specialised in the manufacturing of highly developed and refined rigid plastic films, increases films prices with immediate effect. “Due to very short-term and drastic resin price increases of at least 10%, announced by our suppliers...

Styron announces price Increases for polystyrene and copolymers in Europe

06.02.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced recently price increases for all polystyrene and copolymers grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene...

Scott Bader Composites Europe increases prices for its range of manufactured products

06.02.2012 - Effective 6th February 2012, Scott Bader Europe is increasing the price for its range of Crystic® polyester, DCPD based and Vinyl ester resins by 100€/te. Crystic® gelcoats, Crestapol® resins and Crestomer® adhesives will also increase by 100€/te. Pigmented gelcoats and resins will increase by a...

DSM Engineering Plastics invests for growth in Specialty Polyamides

02.02.2012 - DSM is to make further investments in its Kaohsiung polymerization facility in Taiwan to upgrade and develop the company’s Specialty Polyamide capabilities for its Novamid® and Akulon® Polyamide engineering plastic business. The Kaohsiung site has been a part of DSM since 2010 and already produces specialty...

DSM announces Akulon price increase

01.02.2012 - Due to escalating raw material costs, DSM Engineering Plastics - Americas, Inc. will increase the price of Akulon® polyamide polymer for use in fibers and extrusion effective for all orders shipped on or after February 1st 2012. The specific increase is as follows: • Akulon® polyamide 6 polymer...

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polycarbonate and PC Compounds & Blends in Europe

31.01.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced price increases for all CALIBRE™ polycarbonate and EMERGE™ polycarbonate compound & blends products. Effective February 15, or as existing contract terms allow, the price for these products will rise by 250 Euro (€250) per...

BASF to increase prices for Polyamide 6 polymer in North America

30.01.2012 - BASF will increase the price for Polyamide (PA) 6 polymer by $0.10 per pound, effective February 1, 2012. This price increase is necessitated due to current market conditions. BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen,...

IMCD takes over the distribution of Altropol Polyols in Europe and South Africa

27.01.2012 - Altropol Kunstoff GmbH (Germany) and IMCD Group announced a new distribution partnership. As of 2012, IMCD will be promoting the polyols with the trade name „Neukapol” in Europe and South Africa. The „Neukapol” specialties are based on renewable resources and are used e.g. in coatings, adhesives...

DimeLika Plast: New range of PBT compounds

19.01.2012 - DimeLika Plast GmbH, headquartered in Brühl, Baden-Württemberg, are expanding their product line-up with the introduction of CompaDur®, a new product family of compounds based on polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). Alongside industrial-scale chemical companies, the Brühl-based company is one of the...

Celanese: Price increase for acetyl intermediates announced

18.01.2012 - Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, increased list and off-list selling prices for the following products effective January 15, 2012, or as contracts allow.

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