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Borealis breaks ground for expansion of its Innovation Headquarters in Austria

20.05.2008 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, celebrated the groundbreaking for the expansion of its Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria. With an investment of EUR 30 million, Linz is becoming the international hub of Borealis’ research activities....

Uni Kassel: 7th International Congress for WPC and Natural Fibres

20.05.2008 - June 18th & 19th, 2008 in Kassel/Germany On June 18th & 19th, 2008 the Institut fuer Werkstofftechnik of the Kassel University will present for the 7th time the ´Global WPC and Natural Fibre Composites Congress´. The conference concerning natural fibre reinforced plastics (NFK) has since 1998...

LATI: New ultra-stiff compounds for demanding applications

08.05.2008 - Italian compounding specialist LATI Industria Termoplastici SpA (Vedano Olona, www.lati.com) presents a new family of carbon fibre reinforced, ultra-stiff polymers. The high performance base polymers include polyamide (PA), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyphthalamide (PPA) and polyether ether ketone...

Borealis increases net profit in Q1 2008

07.05.2008 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces a net profit of EUR 130 million for the first quarter of 2008, a 15% increase over the same period last year. Net interest-bearing debt increased by EUR 194 million during the quarter, and...

Evonik to Raise Prices of High-Performance Polymers and Monomers

07.05.2008 - Evonik Industries AG (www.evonik.com) will raise prices of their entire range of high-performance polymers and monomers by an average of 10%, depending on region, product type and invoice currency. Customers will be informed of specific price increases by their regional representatives. The increase...

BASF announces major bioplastics production expansion

21.04.2008 - BASF SE (www.basf.com) has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex® at the company’s Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year. Production at the expanded...

DuPont: Price increases for thermoplastic resins

10.04.2008 - DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont,com) announces price increases for thermoplastic resins effective 1 May 2008, or as contracts allow, in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Prices for standard thermoplastic resin grades will increase as follows: • DuPont™ Zytel® nylon, DuPont™ Minlon®,...

BASF: SBC polymer Styrolux now also for blow molding

09.04.2008 - Recent tests have demonstrated that Styrolux® 3G46, a highly transparent SBC plastic grade that BASF (www.basf.com, www.styrolux.com) launched onto the market just in 2006, lends itself very well for blow molding (SBC: styrene butadiene block copolymer). In comparison to established transparent materials...

FKuR: Translucent and compostable PLA blend for substitution of PE

07.04.2008 - The FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (www.fkur.com) in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT (Oberhausen, www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de) has enlarged its existing product range by a translucent and compostable PLA blend type called Bio-Flex® 467F with universal application possibilities. The advantages...

LANXESS: Acquisition of majority share in Petroflex completed

03.04.2008 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) has successfully completed the acquisition of an approximate 70 % holding in Petroflex S.A., Latin America’s biggest rubber producer. LANXESS is paying some EUR 200 million for the package of shares. The transaction took legal and economic effect...

DSM increases prices of Akulon PA6 and PA66 compounds and polymers

02.04.2008 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) has announced a price increase for its’ Akulon® polyamide polymers and compounds in Europe, effective April 1st, or as contracts permit, for all shipments. The specific increases are as follows: • Akulon PA6 compounds €80/t • Akulon PA6 film €100/t • Akulon...

LANXESS: Increased prices for synthetic rubber grades

01.04.2008 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) is to increase its prices worldwide for a number of its synthetic rubber grades effective April 1, 2008. According to an announcement by the Technical Rubber Products business unit, the price increase per metric ton will comprise up to EUR 100...

BASF to raise prices for two styrenic plastics types in Europe

31.03.2008 - As of April 1, 2008, BASF (www.basf.com) will be raising prices in Europe for the styrenic plastics commodity Terluran® (ABS: acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer) by 70 euros per metric ton. At the same time the prices for the styrenics plastics specialty Luran® (SAN: styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer)...

LANXESS: Price adjustment for rubber chemicals

31.03.2008 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG (www.lanxess.com) is to increase its prices worldwide for rubber chemicals effective April 1, 2008. The Rubber Chemicals business unit sees itself forced to take this step because the costs for raw materials, transport and energy have risen significantly. Depending...

BASF to sell Seal Sands site in the UK to INEOS Nitriles

14.03.2008 - Focus on core assets of the polyamide value chain BASF SE (www.basf.com)and INEOS Nitriles (www.ineos.com, www.ineosnitriles.com) announced recently that they have reached an agreement for INEOS Nitriles to buy the Seal Sands site of BASF plc on Teesside in the United Kingdom. The acquisition is...

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