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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...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for Polycarbonate

16.02.2010 - Effective March 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for Polycarbonate, Polycarbonate Compounds and Polycarbonate Blends by 300 Euro per metric ton across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions. More Information: www.dow.com

Ticona: Price increases for POM in Europe and Asia

16.02.2010 - Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is increasing prices up to 10 percent on its POM products depending on grade. This increase takes effect on customer shipments beginning March 1, 2010 in Europe and in Asia, or as contracts allow. More Information: www.ticona.com

Songwon: Global price increases for plastic additives

16.02.2010 - Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® antioxidants, Songlight® and Songsorb® UV stabilizers, Songstab acid scavengers as well as of its range of aminic antioxidants between 5 and 15% effective on orders received on...

BASF increases prices for certain polyalcohols

12.02.2010 - BASF is increasing the prices of its polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG), trimethylolpropane (TMP), hydroxypivalic acid neopentylglycol ester (HPN) and 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit. The price adjustment accounts for inadequate margins, so BASF. Polyalcohols...

BASF raises global prices of propionic acid

10.02.2010 - Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for propionic acid as follows: • Europe, Africa, Middle East: +EUR 0.10/kg • The Americas: +USD 0.07/lb • Asia Pacific: +USD 0.15/kg BASF is a leading supplier of propionic acid with production facilities at its...

DSM Composite Resins announces UPR price increase

08.02.2010 - DSM Composite Resins, Europe´s largest producer of Unsaturated Polyester Resins (UPR) is to introduce a price increase for its entire range of resins and gelcoat products. The price increase will be in the range of 9-12% depending on the specific products and raw material base, and becomes effective...

Ultrapolymers: Catalloy blends boost performance of films, containers and moulded parts

04.02.2010 - With recently introduced PP blends, made by LyondellBasell’s proprietary Catalloy technology and combining the advantages of polyolefines with those of elastomers, Ultrapolymers Deutschland can now offer its customers new opportunities for the cost-efficient production of films, containers, and moulded...

Evonik: Price Increase for Carbon Black Pigments and Pigment Preparations

03.02.2010 - The Inorganic Materials Business Unit of Evonik Industries, Essen, is increasing prices for carbon black pigments and pigment preparations by up to 9 percent depending on the product. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after March 1, 2010. Evonik is the world´s second...

LyondellBasell to increase Prices on its PE and PP products in Europe

29.01.2010 - Effective February 1, LyondellBasell Industries will increase prices in Europe by €120 per tonne on all of its polypropylene grades and €100 per tonne on all of its polyethylene grades. “This increase is due to the continued escalation in feedstock costs,” said Anton de Vries, LyondellBasell’s senior...

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,”...

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