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LANXESS: Expansion of plasticizer production in Uerdingen

02.07.2010 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is expanding the capacity for its premium products in the Mesamoll range, amid growing demand for these phthalate-free plasticizers. A mid-single-digit amount in million euros is being invested in expanding production facilities in Krefeld-Uerdingen by 40 percent. As...

Borealis: Long-term commitment to production site in Porvoo/Finnland

01.07.2010 - Borealis is going to strengthen its long-term commitment to the production site in Porvoo, Finland by a 10 year contract with Neste Oil to supply feedstock and further investment in the site’s innovation capabilities. As Borealis announces the contract with Neste Oil covers all feedstock and product...

LANXESS increases prices for hydrazine hydrate

29.06.2010 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase prices worldwide for its hydrazine hydrate, Levoxin and dihydrazine product groups by 10 percent, effective July 1, 2010. These price increases are made necessary by the strong rise in raw material costs along with more expensive energy and logistics...

Evonik: PPA for composites

29.06.2010 - In the production of composite parts, the use of thermoplastic matrices, as opposed to conventional thermosetting matrices, leads to signifycantly reduced cycle times. For this process, Evonik Industries of Essen, Germany, now offers the polyphthalamide VESTAMID® HTplus as powder, granulate, or film....

LANXESS expands capacity of butyl rubber plant in Belgium

29.06.2010 - LANXESS will expand the production capacity of its butyl rubber plant in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, by 10 percent to meet growing global demand for regular butyl and halobutyl synthetic rubber. The company will invest EUR 20 million to increase capacity by an extra 14,000 metric tons per year. The current...

DSM inaugurates new production facility for Stanyl ForTii

28.06.2010 - Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, has today inaugurated its new Stanyl® ForTii™ Production Unit. As announced in May 2009, the new facility has quadrupled production capacity for Stanyl ForTii in order to meet market demand for...

LANXESS: Increased prices for Baypren

28.06.2010 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS has increased its prices effective July 1st for chloroprene rubber Baypren worldwide. The price adjustment per metric ton comprises up to EUR 650. This adjustment is unavoidable because the costs for raw materials...

Dow Europe: Price Increases for Polystyrene Films in Europe

22.06.2010 - Effective July 1st, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all its Polystyrene Films in Europe by 150 Euro per metric ton. These increases are driven by strong demand and continued escalation of raw material costs used to manufacture these products. Film products...

LANXESS: Increased prices for NBR

18.06.2010 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has increased its prices effective June 15th for NBR (nitrile-butadiene rubber) in Europe. The price adjustment per metric ton comprises up to EUR 210 for NBR. This adjustment is unavoidable because the costs...

Evonik: Price Increase by Carbon Black Rubber grades

16.06.2010 - The Inorganic Materials Business Unit of Evonik Industries, Essen, is increasing prices for Carbon Black Rubber grades CORAX®, Durex®, ECORAX® & PUREX® by 130,-€/ton in Europe and neighboring countries. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after July 15, 2010. Evonik is...

DuPont: Price increase for Ethylene Copolymer product lines

11.06.2010 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is announcing a price increase for Europe, Middle East and Africa of 0.15 €/kg for all Ethylene Copolymer product lines, including DuPont™ Bynel®, DuPont™ Elvaloy® AC, DuPont™ Elvax®, DuPont™ Nucrel®, and DuPont™ Surlyn®. This action is in addition to the previously...

Dow Europe: Further price increases announced

08.06.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH, Dow Polyurethanes and Dow Formulated Systems will raise prices for all Polyols, MDI and for polyurethane systems up to 250 Euro per metric ton in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The increase is effective immediately or as contracts allow. This step is being taken to mitigate unprecedented...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives in Europe

04.06.2010 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products: • 1,4 Butanediol (BDO) +250 EUR/mt • Tetrahydrofuran (THF) +250 EUR/mt • Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) +330 EUR/mt • N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) +250...

Evonik Industries responds to strong demand for polyamide 12 by expanding laurolactam in Marl

28.05.2010 - Essen, Germany-based Evonik Industries plans to expand laurolactam production capacities significantly at its Marl site. The extra capacities are expected to be available by the fourth quarter of 2010. Laurolactam is the starting material for the polymer polyamide 12. "We´re recording persistently...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

27.05.2010 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. Effective June 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its lowdensity polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density...

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