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LANXESS: prices increase for HNBR rubber and chloroprene rubber

06.06.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has adjusted its prices for its HNBR rubber Therban effective June 1, 2011. Depending on the region, the prices are rising by up to EUR 1,300 per metric ton (USD 2,000 per metric ton). At the same time, the price for Baypren chloroprene rubber is increasing by...

BASF increases prices for additives and pigments for plastic applications

01.06.2011 - BASF increases prices globally for antioxidants and process stabilizers for plastic applications up to 15 percent, in selected cases up to 25 percent and for selected products across the portfolio of additives and pigments for plastic applications up to 25 percent. New prices are effective for deliveries...

DuPont Performance Polymers announces price increases

01.06.2011 - DuPont Performance Polymers announces price increases effective June 15th or as contracts allow in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The demand for plastics and rubber materials is rising. This creates tightness in materials availability and costs of key ingredients are rapidly increasing, says the...

EuPC: EuPF rejects European Commission figures on plastic bags

25.05.2011 - European Plastic Films, a sector group of the umbrella organization European Plastics Converters, would like to respond to several media publications following the publishing of the European Commission’s public consultation on plastic bags (published Wednesday 18th May 2011) and highlight the inaccuracies...

Arkema: Price increases for High Performance Polyamides

25.05.2011 - Effective June 1st, 2011, or as existing contracts permit, Arkema is increasing by 8 to 15% the prices of its Rilsan® PA11, Rilsamid™ PA12 and Pebax® high performance polyamides. The amount of the increase will vary across grades and product lines and across regions. These price increases have...

LANXESS: Price adjustment for Durethan und Pocan

24.05.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase the prices of its high-tech plastics Durethan and Pocan by 0.30 EUR per kg in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The adjustment will be effective as of May 25, 2011. It is the inevitable result of increases in the cost of additives, raw materials...

Songwon: Global price increases for Plastic Additives

19.05.2011 - Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® antioxidants, Songlight® and Songsorb® UV stabilizers, Songstab™ acid scavengers as well as of its range of aminic antioxidants between 15 and 20% effective on orders invoiced on...

BASF: Prices increase for carbonyl chloride derivatives in Europe

18.05.2011 - With immediate effect or as contracts allow, BASF is increasing the sales prices for carbonyl chloride derivatives (CCDs) in Europe by 10 to 20 per cent depending on the specific product. The price increase is necessary due to the increased production costs. The CCD portfolio of BASF comprises mainly...

DuPont: Price Increase for EVA in Europe, Middle East and Africa

10.05.2011 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a general price increase of 10% on DuPont™Elvax® EVA copolymer resins for Europe, Middle East and Africa. An increase higher than 10% will apply to some specific product grades. New prices will take effect June 1, 2011 or as contracts permit. This...

LANXESS increases prices for technical rubber grades

04.05.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is increasing its prices for its Perbunan and Krynac synthetic rubber ranges and its Baymod and Nanoprene products by up to EUR 300 per metric ton with effect from May 2011. The reason for this price adjustment is the rise in raw material costs, says the company.

Bayer MaterialScience to boost polycarbonate capacity in Europe

03.05.2011 - Bayer MaterialScience is to expand production of polycarbonate at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany through an investment of about EUR 90 million. The plant´s current annual capacity is to gradually reach 400,000 tons over the next four years in stepped increases. The current nameplate capacity...

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polystyrene, Copolymers, Polycarbonate and Compounds & Blends

03.05.2011 - Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe will increase the prices for all of these products as follows: STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS) by 50 Euro per metric ton STYRON and STYRON A-TECH™ high-impact...

Quadrant: 'Food Grade' product line to meet requirements of EC 1935/2004

28.04.2011 - Quadrant is launching a new family of food compliant thermoplastic stock shape products that conform to the regulation framework 2002/72/EC, 1935/2004 and 2023/2006. With the introduction of its new "Food Grade" designated product family Quadrant claims to be the first thermoplastics stock-shape producer...

Licharz: Oil filled cast polyamide for bearing applications for the food-machining industry

21.04.2011 - Oilamid® FG is a new, FDA-compliant, cast polyamide (nylon) from Licharz. Oilamid® FG is specially designed for the requirements of bearings and slider pads exactly as required by manufacturers in the food handling machine industry. Due to the special lubricants and additives embedded in the polymer...

BYK announces price increase

19.04.2011 - Effective May 15th 2011 BYK Additives & Instruments will increase prices for its product lines of wax, paint, plastics and industrial application additives between 5% and 9%, or more for selected products. The price increase is to offset significant increases in raw material costs and operational...

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