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Ashland to increase UPRs and gelcoats prices for EMEA

17.01.2012 - Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), is increasing the prices of its Unsaturated Polyester Resins (UPRs) and gelcoats portfolio sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by 100 euros per ton effective February 1, 2012, or at the earliest possible time...

Arkema: Price increase of Evatane® EVA copolymers

16.01.2012 - Arkema announced an 80 €/MT price increase across its Evatane® range (High Content Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers) effective February 1st 2012. This price increase has become necessary as the cost of raw materials is again rising in January 2012 whereas EVA market prices seriously deteriorated...

Momentive: Price increase for epoxy resin products in the EMEA region

16.01.2012 - Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. recently announced that it will increase the prices for epoxy resin products in the EMEA region effective immediately, or as contract terms allow. Prices will increase by €130/mt due to significant increases in the cost of key raw materials, such as phenol.

Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

09.01.2012 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions. Effective January 1, 2012, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH increased prices for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene...

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers

09.01.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced 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: All STYRON™ and STYRON A-TECH™...

Borealis increases polyethylene and polypropylene prices

09.01.2012 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announced a price increase by EUR 100/tonne for all polyethylene and polypropylene types for January, 2012. “This decision to increase prices reflects our assumptions on the economic development and it´s necessary for the...

INEOS Oxide to expand Ethylidene Norbornene (ENB) capacity

13.12.2011 - INEOS Oxide, has recently confirmed that it is planning to expand its Ethylidene Norbornene (ENB) capacity. As part of its growth strategy INEOS Oxide plans to build a new world scale ENB plant in South East Asia, with site selection studies and feedstock supply discussions now underway. It is expected...

BASF to build high performance specialty plastics plant in Korea

01.12.2011 - BASF will build a new plant to produce Ultrason® polyethersulfone (PESU), one of BASF’s high-performance thermoplastics, at the company’s site in Yeosu, Korea. The annual capacity of the new plant is 6,000 metric tons. Construction of this specialty plastics plant will start in early 2012 and production...

Krahn Chemie expands Executive Board

30.11.2011 - As of December 1, 2011 Dr. Rolf Kuropka will join Krahn Chemie GmbH as Managing Director Sales & Marketing. He will succeed Dr. Jörg Schottek, who was appointed as CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board effective November 1, 2011. Together with Axel Sebbesse, Managing Director Finance and Administration,...

Bilcare Solutions increases prices for pigmented films

24.11.2011 - Bilcare Solutions, the films business of the Bilcare Research Group, which is specialised in the manufacturing of highly developed and refined rigid plastic films, will increase prices for pigmented films from December 1, 2011. Thorsten Kühn, since 1st November 2011 new CEO Bilcare Research AG, Switzerland,...

Braskem appoints FKuR as Exclusive Distributor of Green-PE in Europe

23.11.2011 - Global biopolymer leader Braskem and bioplastics specialist FKuR have signed a distribution agreement for Green PE. Taking effect immediately, FKuR will be the official distribution partner for Braskem´s Green PE in Europe. “This new business field is another milestone that helps make our “FKuR -...

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polystyrene Grades

21.11.2011 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announce recently price increases for all polystyrene grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS) by...

DuPont: Impact resistant, low-emission POM in automotive interiors

17.11.2011 - With its reduced formaldehyde content and low rate of emission release, DuPont™ Delrin® 300TE acetal resin is the first impact-modified POM from DuPont to meet the automotive industry´s demanding requirements for the use of plastics in vehicle interiors. Its melt flow index (MFI190/2,16) of 6 g/10min...

Evonik: Production capacity for PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds in Shanghai doubled

15.11.2011 - The last quarter of 2011 has seen phase-two expansion of Evonik’s PMMA plant in Shanghai completed and put online, thereby doubling its regional manufacturing capacity for molding compounds made of polymethyl methacrylate to around 40,000 metric tons. According to Evonik the expansion of capacity...

Altuglas: New Altuglas® resin for PVC window profiles

15.11.2011 - Altuglas International, a leader in the field of capstock resins for coextrusion has recently developed new PMMA grades ideally suited for PVC window profiles. These resins provide longer-lasting surface finishes, thanks to their outstanding resistance to UV rays and scratching, announced the company....

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