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EuPC: Challenge ‘suspicious’ force majeures

25.10.2010 - EuPC has urged distressed plastics convertors to challenge their raw material suppliers in court if they are faced with suspicious declarations of Force Majeure. EuPC´s Managing Director, Alexandre Dangis said, "The frequency of Force Majeures we have recently experienced is unprecedented in our working...

Trevira: Manufacturer of polyester fibres records again good result in third quarter

25.10.2010 - There is again good news from Trevira GmbH. Developments for the manufacturer of polyester fibres are continuing to go better than planned, with quarterly results well above business forecasts, for the third time in a row. The end of September saw turnover volumes some 8 % above target. Given the good...

LME: London Metal Exchange to end on plastics trading in 2011

22.10.2010 - The London Metal Exchange announced that it will call an end to its six-year effort to develop plastics futures contracts. Thus, the contracts for PE-LLD and PP launched in May 2005 will be delisted at the end of April next year; the last prompt date for all existing contracts will be Friday 29th April...

BASF plans new blending facility for antioxidants in Bahrain

20.10.2010 - BASF has announced plans to build a production facility for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in Bahrain. The new CSB plant will come in addition to the existing tolling agreement for CSB with Astra Polymer in the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia, which is mainly supplying local customers. "With...

Evonik: First car windshield made of PMMA

08.10.2010 - A car windshield made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) developed by Evonik Industries is now making its debut in racing. The company sells its PMMA products under the PLEXIGLAS® trademark. Following a trial phase in a racing car, the material is designed for series production later on. “The requirements...

Tosaf: New additive masterbatches for packaging and agricultural applications

08.10.2010 - At K 2010 Tosaf will be presenting an extended portfolio of functional masterbatches for a broad range of applications. They include particularly efficient antifog-masterbatches for highly transparent polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) food packaging films as well as IR masterbatches for the extrusion...

BARLOG plastics: Light and loose screws to demonstrate metal substitution

06.10.2010 - With the ironic slogan "Got a screw loose" the metal substitute specialist BARLOG plastics shows a production of plastic screw at the K 2010. BARLOG plastics focuses on integrated functions, cost optimisation and lightweight design. The company is not only looking out for complete assembly solution...

BASF: New special ABS Terluran for electroplating

29.09.2010 - Upon the occasion of K 2010 BASF will be introducing a new member of its ABS product line (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer) that was specifically developed with an eye towards the requirements made in electroplating. This material goes by the name Terluran® BX 13074 and is intended particularly...

LANXESS: Price increase for Baypren products

29.09.2010 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS will increase its prices for CR (chloroprene rubber) effective fourth quarter 2010. Dependent on regions, the price adjustment per metric ton comprises up to EUR 525 / USD 700 for CR. The continued high level of feedstock...

DuPont at K 2010: Responsible Innovation Now

28.09.2010 - The DuPont exhibit at K 2010 reflects the company’s optimistic and future-oriented view of its business and the opportunities for high-performance polymers and elastomers that are emerging from recent global economic challenges. Under its sustainability banner of “Responsible Innovation Now”, DuPont...

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...

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