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

01.09.2009 - Effective September 1, LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) will increase prices on all of its polyethylene grades in Europe by €120 per tonne and on all of its polypropylene grades by €125 per tonne. “Escalating feedstock costs have necessitated these price increases,” said Anton de...

BASF raises prices of carboxylic acids in Europe

31.08.2009 - Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF (www.basf.com) is raising its prices for 2-Ethyl-hexanoic Acid (2-EHA) and Propionic Acid in Europe as follows: 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid + 120 Euro/t and Propionic Acid + 100 Euro/t. BASF is producing 2-EHA at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen,...

BASF to increase prices for PVC-Modifiers

28.08.2009 - Effective September 1st, 2009, or as contracts allow, BASF (www.basf.com) will increase prices in Europe for Vinuran® impact modifiers by €150 per metric ton and for Vinuran ® processing aids by €120 per metric ton. The price adjustment is necessary due to increased raw material cost. Vinuran® grades...

BASF increases prices for carbonates worldwide

25.08.2009 - With immediate effect or as contracts allow, BASF (www.basf.com) is increasing the sales price for the carbonates • Ethylene Carbonate S • Propylene Carbonate S • Carbonate Mix 50 • Carbonate Mix 60 worldwide by up to €100 per metric ton for deliveries to Europe and up to...

Dow Europe Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

24.08.2009 - Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) 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 September 1, 2009, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades...

Evonik Booth at FAKUMA 2009 Focuses on Energy Efficiency

19.08.2009 - The demand for resource-efficient products is growing, whether to minimize the energy consumption of the end product, simplify work steps and save energy, or use alternative biological raw materials. In response to this trend, Evonik Industries (www.evonik.com) is devoting its tradeshow Booth at this...

K.D. Feddersen: „Metal substitutes“, „Soft Touch“ and further product innovations

18.08.2009 - K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG, an established name in the distribution of engineering thermoplastic polymers for over 50 years, will be presenting new features and highlights from its product portfolio at Fakuma 2009, in Hall B 2 Booth 2209. As an added event this year, the Hamburg-based company with...

DSM Composite Resins increases prices for its entire range of resins

17.08.2009 - DSM Composite Resins (www.dsmcompositeresins.com) announced recently a price increase for its entire range of resins in the magnitude of 115 €/mt. This increase is valid for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and will come into effect by 1 September 2009, or at the earliest time possible, depending...

KRAIBURG TPE: TPE solutions for the Most Stringent Safety Standards

17.08.2009 - KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com) presents innovative TPE solutions that offer true added value for customers in a wide range of industries at the FAKUMA 2009. Such as the new THERMOLAST® M product group, which enables customers in the pharmaceutical and medical markets to both safely and economically...

LANXESS: New polymer additive for plastics and rubber

11.08.2009 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) has developed a polymer additive for plastics and rubber that is now available for industrial application. These microgels, which consist of nanoscale organic particles (Photo), can be used to improve the material properties of elastomer and thermoplastic...

Evonik Röhm: Price Rise for PMMA sheet products

10.08.2009 - Effective 15 September 2009, Evonik Röhm GmbH (www.evonik.com) is increasing its prices for the PMMA sheet products it markets under the PLEXIGLAS® and DEGLAS® trademarks. As far as permissible under existing agreements, the prices for all products will be raised by seven percent. The price adjustment...

LyondellBasell to increase PP prices in Europe

29.07.2009 - Effective August 1, LyondellBasell Industries (www.lyondellbasell.com) will increase prices by €70 per tonne on its polypropylene grades sold in Europe. “Escalating feedstock costs have necessitated this increase,” said Yves Bonte, Senior Vice President of LyondellBasell’s Polypropylene Business.

LANXESS: Increased prices for EPDM

27.07.2009 - The Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) is to increase its prices for ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) globally effective August 1, 2009. Dependent on regions and rubber grades the price adjustment per metric ton will comprise...

Evonik: PPA to manufacture filaments

20.07.2009 - At Techtextil 2009 Germany-based Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com) just launched VESTAMID® HTplus F1001, the first polyphthalamide (PPA) material that allows the drawing of filaments. It can easily be processed to form different varieties of filaments. Modifications in geometry and color are also...

Dow: Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber announced

15.07.2009 - Effective July 27, 2009 Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) is announcing a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions for all its synthetic rubber grades by 200 Euros per metric ton for Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and 240 Euros per metric ton for Polybutadiene Synthetic...

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