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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...

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...

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