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Evonik to Raise Prices of High-Performance Polymers and Monomers

29.03.2010 - High Performance Polymers Business Line of Evonik Industries AG, Germany, will raise prices of their product ranges VESTAMID®, VESTOSINT®, VESTAMELT®, TROGAMID® and VESTENAMER® by an average of 7%, depending on region and product type. Customers will be informed of specific price increases by their...

Dow Europe: Price Increases for Polyethylene Resins, PS, ABS, SAN and EPS Grades

25.03.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. Effective April 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its lowdensity polyethylene (LDPE), resins by 80...

LANXESS increases prices for polyamide 6.6 products and rubber chemicals

23.03.2010 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is going to increase the prices for certain plastics and rubber chemicals effective April 1, 2010 due to higher costs. The Semi-Crystalline Products business unit announced an increase for its polyamide 6.6 products (Durethan A) by EUR 0.35 per kg in Europe, Middle...

Evonik: Price Increase Carbon Black Pigment and Masterbatches

22.03.2010 - The Inorganic Materials Business Unit of Evonik Industries, Essen, is globally increasing prices for Carbon Black Pigment COLCOLOR® & RKK- Masterbatches by 100 €/ton. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after April 15, 2010. Evonik is one of the world´s largest producer...

Altuglas International: Price increase for Cast and Extruded acrylic sheets and blocks

18.03.2010 - Altuglas International will raise the prices of its acrylic sheets and block range sold under the brand names Altuglas® and Oroglas®. As far as permissible under existing agreements, the prices will be increased by 130 Euros/MT for deliveries after April 12th 2010. This increase is linked to the...

Dow Europe: Price Increases for ABS and SAN Grades

10.03.2010 - Effective immediately, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase its prices by 120 Euro per metric ton for all MAGNUM™ ABS grades and TYRIL™ SAN grades across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. More Information: www.dow.com

Ultrapolymers: New plastomer for direct processing or PP modification

10.03.2010 - A recent addition to Ultrapolymers’ portfolio of high performance polymers is LyondellBasell’s Koattro KT AR05 plastomer for direct processing or use as a modifying agent for polypropylene. Uncured and without the need for any plasticiser, this material combines high flexibility (bending stiffness 20...

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

09.03.2010 - EMS-GRIVORY (CH) will increase with effect from April 1st, 2010 their prices in Europe by 5%. The products concerned are Grilamid TR, Grivory GV/HT and Grilon A, B and TS. These price increases result chiefly from the high raw material costs since the beginning of this year. Despite great efforts...

EMS increases PPA capacity in Europe

09.03.2010 - EMS-GRIVORY, a business unit of EMS-CHEMIE AG, will increase its production capacity for Grivory HT high-performance polyamide, a polyamide bringing top performance at high temperatures. EMS-GRIVORY will further increase its capacity by constructing an additional Grivory HT manufacturing plant in...

BASF to increase prices for PVC-Modifiers

01.03.2010 - Effective March 1st, 2010, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices in Europe including CIS countries for Vinuran® impact modifiers by €120 per metric ton and for Vinuran ® processing aids by €80 per metric ton. The price adjustment is necessary due to strongly increased raw material cost. ...

BASF increases prices for butanediol and –derivatives in Europe

01.03.2010 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its European selling prices for the following products. BDO and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents and elastic spandex fibers. PolyTHF is a registered trade mark of BASF...

Evonik: Price Increase for VISIOMER® Methacrylate Monomers

25.02.2010 - Evonik Industries, one of the world’s leading suppliers of methacrylate chemicals, will raise the prices of its VISIOMER® Methacrylate Monomers. The new pricing structure applies to customers worldwide with exception of NAFTA. NAFTA pricing will be communicated separately by Evonik Cyro LLC, a 100 percent...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

24.02.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions, in an effort to recover its margins. Effective March 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its lowdensity...

LME announces change to price discovery process for plastics

22.02.2010 - The London Metal Exchange (LME) has modified the price discovery process for plastics futures contracts traded on the Exchange. Since 15 February prices for the LME plastics contracts in polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene will be discovered on LMEselect, the London Metal Exchange’s electronic...

Polyone: Sustainable Solutions for Automotive Engineering

22.02.2010 - Polyone Corporation, a global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will attend at the VDI conference; its the tenth year of participation, underscoring the Company’s commitment to the automotive business. To address the needs of automotive manufacturers, the Company brings...

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