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BASF: ABS/PA Terblend N with improved flow in speaker grilles

24.09.2010 - The especially easy-flowing ABS/PA brand Terblend® N NM 21 EF marketed widely by BASF in 2010 has found its first high-volume application in automobile interiors. Peguform, an automotive supplier for interior and exterior components headquartered in Bötzingen, is using the material to manufacture speaker...

Altuglas International: Price increase for acrylic resins

23.09.2010 - Altuglas International announced an increase of 250 Euros per metric ton for PMMA resins marketed under the Altuglas® trademark in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This price increase will be applicable to all deliveries for the month of October. The price revision is the result of both the...

Krahn Chemie expands portfolio to include carbon fibers from Toho Tenax Europe

20.09.2010 - Distributor Krahn Chemie GmbH, based in Hamburg, will begin marketing chopped and milled carbon fibers from Toho Tenax Europe GmbH throughout Europe effective immediately. The Tenax® products feature high strength and tensile modulus at low density. The short fibers are primarily used in thermoplastic...

Teknor Apex: Acquisition of Sarlink® TPV unit from DSM

16.09.2010 - Teknor Apex Company has agreed to purchase the worldwide Sarlink® thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) elastomer business from Royal DSM N.V., the company announced today. Sarlink operates compounding facilities in Leominster, MA, U.S.A. and Genk, Belgium and has extensive engineering and laboratory...

LANXESS: Ambitious growth target

16.09.2010 - LANXESS announced today its goal to increase its leading earnings indicator by roughly 80 percent in the coming five years. The specialty chemicals company is targeting EBITDA pre exceptionals of approximately EUR 1.4 billion in 2015 and confirmed its forecast of roughly EUR 800 million EBITDA pre exceptionals...

LANXESS: Additiv zur Herstellung "grüner Reifen"

09.09.2010 - Das Vernetzungsmittel Vulcuren von LANXESS ist nach Herstellerangaben nicht nur wertvoller Crosslinker und Reversionsschutzmittel für die Herstellung energiesparender "grüner Reifen", sondern soll zugleich eine Alternative für den Sekundärbeschleuniger N,N’-Diphenylguanidin (DPG) sein. DPG ist weit...

Baerlocher: Reducing Emissions in the PVC Flooring Industry

08.09.2010 - Baerlocher announces the launch of a novel Ca/Zn stabilizer to further improve indoor air quality, in order to meet more stringent requirements. Baerostab LOW-VOC is a range of Ca/Zn solid and paste products, successfully introduced in the manufacture of Plastisols for PVC flooring. Baerostab...

LANXESS: Phthalate-free plasticizer and bonding agents

08.09.2010 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS offers a range of products enabling interested users of phthalate-based additives to switch to alternative safer products. As well as the established plasticizer Mesamoll, these include the new product 
Mesamoll TP LXS 51067 and the equally phthalate-free bonding...

Altuglas International: Price increase for acrylic sheets and blocks

07.09.2010 - Due to raw material price hike, Altuglas International has decided to implement a price increase of 200 €/ton on its Altuglas® and Oroglas® sheets and blocks product range. This pricing revision will be effective October 4th 2010, for deliveries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. More Information:...

AKPA: Two new products for Phthalate Free polymerization system

07.09.2010 - Phthalates are widely used as plasticizers in chemicals industry and today they are being phased out of many products in many countries especially in the United States, EU Countries and in Turkey over health concerns. For this reason, AKPA offers two new products called A50-PF and A60-PF that are...

BASF: Prices increase for Polyurethane products in Europe

06.09.2010 - With immediate effect, or as contract terms allow, BASF will be increasing its prices for MDI and polyols and polyurethane systems in Europe on average by 200 Euro per metric ton.

Johns Manville: Lighter wind blades at lower costs

06.09.2010 - Johns Manville (JM) launched a new standard, UniTex® for its Rovings 086 and 076 with improved linear density (Tex) consistency, enabling weavers and wind blade manufacturers to further optimize process control during the infusion process and modern automation techniques used in composites. Johns...

LANXESS: Focusing on lightweight construction

02.09.2010 - The LANXESS Semi-Crystalline Products (SCP) business unit is taking part in the joint stand of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, SMEs and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia at Composite Europe 2010 in Essen. “This trade fair is regarded as one of the key events for all application sectors of the composite...

C. H. Erbslöh: A complete range of additives from a single source

02.09.2010 - The distributor C. H. Erbslöh Europe SE will present its broad portfolio of additives and modifiers for plastics and rubbers from internationally-renowned producers at K2010. Highlights of the company’s exhibit will include modifiers from DuPont, bio-based polyols, processing aids and plasticizers from...

Ashland to increase UPR and VER resin and gelcoat prices for EMEA

01.09.2010 - Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), is increasing the price of its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins (UPR), vinyl ester resins (VER) and gelcoats sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by 50 euros per ton effective Sept. 1, or at...

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