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Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for polyurethane raw materials

17.05.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising the selling prices for the product groups diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyether (PET) worldwide by EUR 0.25/kg effective June 1, 2010. Raw material and energy costs for these product groups have increased considerably. To...

DSM Engineering Plastics annouces Stanyl Price Increase

11.05.2010 - As a result of continued tightness in end product markets as well as raw material markets, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on a global basis for its Stanyl® products. Effective June 1st 2010, DSM will increase prices for these products on a global basis: • Stanyl (PA46 unfilled) 0.20...

BASF raises prices for all Polyetheramines globally

11.05.2010 - Effective immediately or as existing contracts allow, BASF is raising prices for its Polyetheramines portfolio globally by 100 Euros per metric ton or the equivalent amount in local currency. Polyetheramines are intermediate chemicals used in the production of plastics, polyurea coatings, adhesives...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for aliphatic isocyanates

07.05.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising its selling prices for aliphatic isocyanates in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region by between 6 and 8 percent with immediate effect. This price increase affects the monomeric diisocyanates HDI (hexamethylene diisocyanate), IPDI (isophorone diisocyanate)...

DSM Composite Resins announces price increase of its complete portfolio

05.05.2010 - DSM Composite Resins, a global leader in Unsaturated Polyester Resins (UPR), is increasing the price of its complete portfolio of resins produced and sold with immediate effect. Michael Effing, President of DSM Composite Resins, states that the increase is "due to tight supply situation, force majeure...

DuPont: Price increase for Elvax® and Elvaloy® AC resins

30.04.2010 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a price increase for Europe, Middle East and Africa of 0.15 Euro/kg for its DuPont™ Elvax® (ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers) and DuPont™ Elvaloy® AC (ethylene acrylate copolymers) resins, effective May 1st, 2010 or as contracts permit. This increase...

DSM Engineering Plastics: Price Increases on Arnitel and Arnite

23.04.2010 - 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 May 2010, DSM will increase prices for these products by at least 10% on a global basis. While DSM Engineering...

Altuglas International: Price increase for acrylic resins

22.04.2010 - Due to increases of raw material costs in February and March, Altuglas International has increased the price its Altuglas® Resins in Europe, Middle East and Africa by 100 €/T for April 2010 shipments. In April, raw material costs have continued to escalate and demand for PMMA resins in Europe has...

BASF: Modular roller ball run made from Neopolen P foam

15.04.2010 - viavario® is the name of the patented roller ball run made from BASF´s Neopolen® P (EPP: expanded polypropylene). Produced by the construction system manufacturer isorast®, Germany the ball run consists of modules which can be joined together to create new tracks. It benefits from the expanded polypropylene´s...

Evonik: Price Increase for PLEXIGLAS®, PLEXALLOY® and PLEXIMID® Molding Compounds

12.04.2010 - Evonik Röhm GmbH is increasing its prices for PMMA molding compounds it markets under the trademarks PLEXIGLAS®, PLEXALLOY® and PLEXIMID® effective May 1, 2010. As far as permissible under existing agreements, the price of all products will be raised by EUR 0.18 per kilogram. This price increase...

Ceresana Research: New Market Study Expandable Polystyrene

12.04.2010 - The newest study from Ceresana Research covers the plastic, expanded polystyrene (EPS). Due to its technical characteristics, such as its light weight, rigidity and excellent formability, this material can be found in a wide range of applications: insulation against heat, sound, and cold, as well as...

Dow: Price Increases for Polystyrene, ABS and SAN Products Announced

07.04.2010 - Effective immediately, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe and its affiliate companies revise their price increases for polystyrene, ABS and SAN products effective immediately by an additional 30 Euro per metric ton. This revision of the April price increase announced March 24, 2010 is due to higher...

LANXESS: Increased prices for chloroprene rubber

01.04.2010 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG will increase its prices for CR (chloroprene rubber) globally effective April 1, 2010. Dependent on regions, the price adjustment per metric ton comprises up to EUR 3000/USD 400 for CR. This adjustment is unavoidable...

DSM Engineering Plastics: Price Increases on Akulon PA6 and PA66 Compounds

30.03.2010 - 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 Akulon PA6 and PA66 Compounds. Effective 1 April 2010, DSM will increase prices by € 250/t in Europe and Asia Pacific Regions, and will increase prices by...

DuPont at Wire 2010: Innovation based on patented Airquick technology

30.03.2010 - DuPont introduces new category of fluoropolymer foam resin for enhanced wire and cable applications Stevenage, March 2010. DuPont will present a new category of DuPont™ Teflon® fluoropolymer foam resins based on its new Airquick technology at Wire 2010 (Dusseldorf, Germany, 12-16 April 2010). The...

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