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CSM and Indorama Ventures in Alliance Discussion for PLA

24.02.2011 - CSM´s subsidiary Purac and Indorama Ventures PLC (IVL) are in discussions to set up a Polylactic acid (PLA) manufacturing facility in Thailand, with an initial capacity of 10,000 tons per annum being raised to 100,000 tons per annum after developing application specific grades. This product would be...

Clariant’s Masterbatches Business increases prices

23.02.2011 - The Masterbatches Business Unit of Clariant, a leading masterbatches player globally, announces global price increases for most of its products. The price adjustments are necessary to compensate for rising oil prices and significant cost increases for all masterbatch-relevant raw materials. "We...

Teijin: Price increases for Polycarbonate and Polycarbonate Blends

23.02.2011 - Effective March 1, 2011, or as contract terms allow, Teijin Kasei Europe B.V. will increase prices for its Polycarbonate and Polycarbonate Blends by 450 Euro per metric ton across the European region.

Clariant’s Pigments Business increases prices

22.02.2011 - Clariant´s Business Unit Pigments, a world leader in organic pigments and dyes, announces price increases across its product portfolio. The adjustments, which take immediate effect, are necessary to recover significant on-going cost inflation in raw materials, labor, energy and transportation, says...

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polycarbonate and Compounds & Blends

18.02.2011 - Effective March 1, 2011, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe will increase the prices for all CALIBRE™ polycarbonate grades and for all EMERGE™ polycarbonate compounds & blends products by 400 Euro per metric ton. These price increases are...

EuPC signs cooperation agreement with Thomsea to clean up European coastal waters

18.02.2011 - The European Plastics Converters Association (EuPC) has signed a co-operation agreement with the inventor of a new trawling net to help retrieve plastics Marine litter. This is part of EuPC’s programme to address an escalating issue which in recent years has secured prime time television coverage and...

DSM Engineering Plastics announces prices increases for Stanyl

17.02.2011 - Due to unprecedented and continued escalations in key raw materials costs (such as adipic, glass fiber, flame retardants and others), DSM Engineering Plastics is forced to increase prices for its Stanyl® product range on top of 2010 price increases. DSM remains committed to continued implementation...

EuPC: Ingrid Verschueren new EuPC Packaging Manager

17.02.2011 - Since January 2011 Ingrid Verschueren has been appointed the new Packaging Manager at EuPC, the Brussels based plastics converters trade association. Ms Verschueren has a legal background and has been working for EuPC as Legal Director since 2006. She took over the management of the Packaging Division...

DSM announces price increase for complete UPR resin portfolio and Neoxil® range of Sizing & Binders

17.02.2011 - DSM Composite Resins, a global leader in Unsaturated Polyester Resins (UPR), is increasing the price of its complete UPR resin portfolio and Neoxil® Sizings & Binders by 150 EUR/ton with effect of March 1, 2011. For specific resin, the increase will be higher than the latter, depending on the availability...

EMS-GRIVORY: Price increases for Grilamid, Grilamid and Grilon types

15.02.2011 - Effective March 1st 2011, EMS-GRIVORY (CH) will increase their prices in Europe by between 0.30-0.40 EUR/kg depending on product family. The products concerned are Grilamid PA12, Grilamid TR, Grivory GV/HT and Grilon A, B and TS. These price increases result chiefly from raw material costs which...

LANXESS steps up commitment to biobased raw materials

15.02.2011 - LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to produce premium synthetic rubber from biobased raw materials. As part of this commitment, LANXESS has increased its minority shareholding in Gevo, Inc. that focuses on renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels. USD 17 million invested in Gevo’s IPO LANXESS’...

Bayer MaterialScience is developing innovative film technologies for the wireless industry

15.02.2011 - Bayer MaterialScience has developed and applied for a patent on a technology that enables the efficient production of highly integrated electronic components with complex geometries. It is based on polycarbonate films and the use of printed polymer electronics, and it is suited for the direct integration...

DSM Engineering Plastics announces price increases on Arnitel and Arnite

10.02.2011 - As a result of continued escalations in the costs of key raw materials, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on a global basis for its ARNITEL® and ARNITE® products. Effective 1 Feb 2011, DSM will increase prices for these products by at least 15% on a global basis. While DSM Engineering...

LANXESS: Price adjustment for engineering plastics

08.02.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG is to increase its prices for Durethan Compounds (Polyamide Compounds, PA) and Pocan Compounds (Polybutylenterephthalate Compounds, PBT) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by at least EUR 0.30 per kilogram effective February 14, 2011. This price adjustment...

Altuglas International: Price increases for acrylic sheet

08.02.2011 - Altuglas International, subsidiary of Arkema Group, recently announced an increase of 6% for PMMA cast & extruded sheet in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The implementation will be as of March 2011. The price revision is the result of continuous raw materials price hikes.

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