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BASF increases prices for Polyurethane products in Europe

26.01.2010 - With immediate effect, or as contract terms allow, BASF will be increasing its prices for diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyol basic products in Europe by 200 Euro per metric ton. The price adjustments are related to the significant rise in raw material and energy...

Songwon: Korean additives specialist improves positive results

22.01.2010 - Songwon Group, a leading global supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry, continues to show improvement in results vs. 2008 with a net profit of KRW 8.9 Billion for the third quarter of 2009 and of 22.4 Billion KRW for the first 9 months of 2009. The key components of Songwon’s...

K.D. Feddersen: New polypropylene for high quality surfaces

22.01.2010 - Softell, a new polypropylene (PP) from LyondellBasell Industries, allows high-quality surfaces to be produced without additional coating or painting. This product already has numerous applications, particularly in the automotive industry for vehicle interior trim. In this case, there is a focus...

Borealis increases polyethylene and polypropylene prices

21.01.2010 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces that it will increase all polyethylene and polypropylene prices by EUR 100/tonne as of January 25, 2010. “We have decided on this price increase to restore our margins and stay in line with our innovation strategy,”...

Henry Bath: Reduction in rents for LME Plastics Warehouse Storage

15.01.2010 - Henry Bath, the London Metal Exchange ("LME") licensed warehouse operator, has announced a large reduction in its maximum published rents for the storage of plastics held on LME Warrant, effective 5 January 2010. Storage rents for Polypropylene (PP) and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LL) are being...

BASF to raise prices for the plastic Styrolux in Europe

11.01.2010 - With immediate effect BASF will be raising its prices for Styrolux® (SB copolymer) in Europe by 150 Euro per metric ton. This measure is due to the rise in the cost of raw materials, energy and transportation. The main application fields for the plastic Styrolux are transparent food packaging, blister...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for PS, ABS, SAN and EPS Grades

08.01.2010 - Effective January 5, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH increases its prices by 170 Euro per metric ton for all general purpose and high impact STYRON™ polystyrene resins, STYRON™ A-TECH™ advanced technology polystyrene resins, MAGNUM™ ABS grades, TYRIL™ SAN grades and SCONAPOR™ EPS grades...

LyondellBasell to Increase Prices on its PE and PP Products in Europe

04.01.2010 - Effective January 1, LyondellBasell Industries has increased prices on all of its polyethylene and on all of its polypropylene grades by €100 per tonne in Europe. "Escalating feedstock costs have necessitated this price increase," said Anton de Vries, LyondellBasell’s president of Europe, Asia and...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for PC, PC Compounds and PC Blends

16.12.2009 - Effective December 28, 2009, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for its Polycarbonate, Polycarbonate Compounds and Polycarbonate Blends by 150 Euro per metric ton across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. The price adjustments are generated by...

INEOS ChlorVinyls Announces Price Increase For All Grades Of Suspension PVC In Europe

14.12.2009 - INEOS ChlorVinyls has announced at the beginning of December 2009 a price increase for all its grades of Suspension PVC of €75 per tonne over the next two months. A €25 per tonne increase will be added to current list prices with immediate effect for December and an additional increase of €50 per...

DuPont: New, low-emission grades meet leading automotive OEMs’ requirements

11.12.2009 - DuPont has introduced new low-emission grades of DuPont™ Delrin®, which provide extremely low volatile release without a reduction in mechanical performance versus the standard high performance grades, including excellent creep and fatigue resistance. As a result, the high performance acetal homopolymers,...

Rhodia: New ecological and organically sourced polyamide

01.12.2009 - Rhodia is introducing a new environmentally friendly polyamide – the organically sourced 6.10 range – as a complement to its polyamide range. Produced primarily from renewable materials, it offers high-performance and economically attractive solutions that contribute to a reduced environmental footprint....

Milliken’s new clarifying agent Millad® NX8000 opens up a world of opportunity for highly transparent injection-blow moulded PP containers

27.11.2009 - The market for very clear thick-walled bottles and jars that has remained largely untapped by polypropylene is now opening up as the result of a cooperative project between Milliken Chemical, market leader for clarifying agents for polypropylene, and precision blow mould maker ADOP France. The project...

MBS: Polyolefins congress highlights key industry issues

26.11.2009 - Key business and technology issues facing the polyethylene and polypropylene supply chains got a good airing at the PEPP 2009 global congress on polyolefins organized by Maack Business Services in Zurich in October. This annual meeting regularly attracts representatives from virtually all the world’s...

Songwon strengthens its presence in the Middle East and Africa

25.11.2009 - Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd., a global leader in polymer additives, is pleased to announce the opening of its headquarters for the Middle East and Africa in Bahrain. The opening of the Songwon Industrial Company Limited – Representative Office follows the recent establishment of Songwon’s local warehouse...

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