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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...

BASF: New Luran S (ASA) grades for food contact

15.07.2009 - BASF (www.basf.com) is offering three new products in Europe in its line of styrenic specialties approved specifically for food contact applications. These are the ASA grades Luran® S 777 K FC, Luran S 757 G FC and Luran S 797 S FC (ASA: acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylic ester copolymer). As with the engineering...

Evonik: Price Increase for Carbon Black Pigments

10.07.2009 - The Inorganic Materials Business Unit of Evonik Industries (www.evonik.com) is increasing prices for carbon black pigments by up to 9 percent depending on the product. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after August 1, 2009. Evonik is the world´s second largest producer of...

Biesterfeld Plastic and INEOS NOVA extend their partnership for Empera® Polystyrene to The United Kingdom and Ireland

02.07.2009 - Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH (www.biesterfeld-plastic.com), pan-European distribution partner of INEOS NOVA for Empera® PS extend with immediate effect their cooperation to include The United Kingdom and Ireland. Existing, non-exclusive distribution agreements between INEOS NOVA and other parties in...

Altuglas International announces plans for centralising and consolidating PMMA Sheet business in Europe

02.07.2009 - Altuglas International (www.altuglasint.com) presented its Central Works Council with plans to restructure PMMA Sheet business in Europe. This would entail centralising extruded sheet production in accordance with the requirements of major commercial partners, and improving the efficiency of cast-sheet...

BASF increases its prices for butanediol and its derivatives in Europe

01.07.2009 - Effective July 1, 2009, or as contracts allow, BASF (www.basf.com) is increasing the sales prices for butanediol and butanediol derivatives by EUR50 per metric ton in Europe. This measure applies in particular to 1,4 butanediol (BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and N-methylpyrrolidone...

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