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Rhodia completes the acquisition of PI Industries' Engineering Plastics Business in India

18.04.2011 - Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of the engineering plastics business of Indian company PI Industries Ltd (PIIL), after receiving approval of country’s authorities. Rhodia Polymers & Specialties India Private Ltd is the name of the legal entity created to host Rhodia’s...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for aromatic isocyanate derivatives

15.04.2011 - Effective May 1st, Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising its selling prices for aromatic isocyanate derivatives in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region by averaged 6 percent. This price increase affects Desmodur® L, Desmodur® IL, Desmodur® HL, Desmodur® E (TDI and MDI based), Desmodur® RC,...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for polyurethane raw materials in Europe

15.04.2011 - Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising the selling prices for all products of its polyurethane segment in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region by EUR 0.30 per kilogram, effective May 1, 2011. Substantially higher raw material and utilities costs are forcing Bayer MaterialScience to pass on...

Rhodia increases its polymer production capacity in Freiburg

12.04.2011 - Rhodia has announced a debottlenecking of its polymer production capacity in Freiburg, Germany. Rhodia’s Global Business Unit (GBU), Polyamide & Intermediates, a world-class leader in the polyamide PA66 market, is strengthening its position as major producer of polymers in Europe. “The capacity...

LANXESS expands capacities for Therban

11.04.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is expanding its production capacities for Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) at its facilities in Leverkusen, Germany, and Orange, Texas, U.S., by 40 percent. This synthetic high-performance rubber is marketed under the brand name Therban. LANXESS will...

DSM announces price increase for complete UPR resin portfolio

06.04.2011 - DSM Composite Resins, a global leader in Unsaturated Polyester Resins (UPR), is increasing the price of its complete UPR resin portfolio by 100 EUR/ton with immediate effect. “Due to a tight market situation and price increases for some major acids, we unfortunately have to increase our prices by...

Clariant: Price increases for waxes

06.04.2011 - The Waxes Business Line of Clariant, a world leader in specialty waxes and performance polymers, announces a price increase of 5-10% across its complete wax portfolio for the second quarter 2011. Clariant produces high performance waxes which are used mainly in plastics, coatings and inks, as well...

LANXESS increases prices for technical rubber grades

01.04.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is increasing its prices for its Perbunan and Krynac synthetic rubber ranges by up to EUR 250 per metric ton with effect from April 1, 2011. The reason for this price adjustment is the rise in raw material, transport and energy costs. The nitrile rubbers (NBR)...

Evonik: Price increase for Carbon Black Pigments and Pigment Preparations

01.04.2011 - Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries, Essen, is increasing prices for Carbon Black Pigments and Pigments Preparations Corasol, Derussol, Tack and Colcolor by up to 10 percent for deliveries to locations in Europe, Asia, and ROW. Prices for shipments in the Nafta - Region will...

Songwon appoints Bodo Möller Chimica Italia as new distribution partner for Italy

25.03.2011 - Songwon, a global leader in the manufacture and delivery of additives for the plastics industry, and Bodo Möller Chimica Italia Srl., have entered into a distribution agreement for the market development and sales of the Songwon portfolio of products in Italy. The new partnership will become effective...

Bayer MaterialScience cooperates with Mito polimeri for the sale of its high-performance plastics in Italy

24.03.2011 - Bayer MaterialScience has added the distributor Mito polimeri s.r.l. to its list partners for the sale of its high-performance plastics in Italy. The company has assumed the distribution activities previously performed by Bayer MaterialScience’s long-standing partners Mercatali s.r.l. (since 1973) and...

LANXESS: Price increase for rubber chemicals

24.03.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase its prices worldwide for rubber chemicals supplied by the Rubber Chemicals business unit effective April 1, 2011. This is primarily in response to steeply rising raw material costs. The price increase affects almost the entire product range of antioxidants...

Songwon announces global price increases for its range of Thioester Antioxidants

23.03.2011 - Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices for its range of Songnox® Thioester Antioxidants - Songnox® DSTDP, Songnox® DLTDP, and Songnox® DTDTP. The increases will range between 10 to 25% effective on orders received on or after March...

Evonik: Price increase for Carbon Black and Carbon Black Preparations

23.03.2011 - Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries, Essen, is increasing prices for Carbon Black and Carbon Black Preparations by up to 200 €/MT for deliveries to locations in Europe and ROW. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after April 1, 2011. Evonik Carbon...

DuPont: Price Increases in Europe, Middle East and Africa for all Ethylene Copolymer Resins

22.03.2011 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, a price increase of up to 15%, depending on the grade, on all grades of DuPont Ethylene Copolymer resins. This action is in addition to the previously communicated January 1, 2011 increases and will take effect...

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