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BASF to raise production capacity for Ultraform® in Ludwigshafen

09.02.2007 - BASF (www.basf.com) is expanding the production capacity for its engineering plastic Ultraform® at the Ludwigshafen site. The expansion from roughly 41,000 to 55,000 metric tons per year will be completed in the first quarter of 2008. “Thanks to this increase in capacity, we can grow along with our...

LANXESS plasticizers for toy and food contact applications with FDA-Approval

08.02.2007 - Chemicals group LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) has received the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its plasticizer Mesamoll® II. This approval covers its use in products that come into contact with aqueous based foodstuffs. The universal plasticizer alkylsulfonic phenyl ester is...

SABIC: Saudi Kayan signs contracts for new PP and LDPE plants

02.02.2007 - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC, www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) affiliate, the Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SAUDI KAYAN) signed Letters of Award with two companies on January 24, 2007 for the construction of new Polypropylene (PP) and Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plants at its...

Dow Announces Price Increases of its Epoxy Blends in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent

01.02.2007 - Effective 1 February 2007, or as contract terms allow, Dow Epoxy (www.dow.com) will increase the price for its D.E.R.™ 300 series epoxy blends (based on Bisphenol F) by 150 Euro / MT in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent. Customers interested in learning more about the price...

SABIC Europe: Strengthening of polymers sales organization

31.01.2007 - In addition to its existing strong local sales office network, SABIC Europe (www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) has established a dedicated organization to act as a single interface with international and selected large polymers customers. Based in SABIC Europe’s Head Office in Sittard, The Netherlands,...

LANXESS expands polyamide plant in Uerdingen

26.01.2007 - The Semi-Crystalline Products business unit (SCP) of the LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) chemical group has expanded its polyamide production in Uerdingen. An existing production line has been extended by adding further processing stages, enabling extra annual production of around 20,000 tons of polyamide...

LANXESS lifts declaration of force majeure for ABS production in Tarragona

25.01.2007 - Chemicals group LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) has lifted the force majeure declaration issued last August for the production of ABS plastics by the company’s Lustran Polymers business unit at its site in Tarragona, Spain. The issuing of the declaration had become necessary because compounding at the Spanish...

Dow Europe announces price increase for Polyethelyne Resins

24.01.2007 - Effective February 1, 2007, or as contract terms allow, Dow (www.dow.com) will increase prices in Europe by 60 Euros per metric ton for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) resins and high -density polyethylene (HDPE) resins, DOWLEX™ polyethylene resins, ATTANE™ ultra low density polyethylene...

Borealis invests EUR 90 million to further develop its polypropylene business

19.01.2007 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) will invest EUR 25 million to expand the capacity of its PP plant in Porvoo, Finland, by 65,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 220,000 tpa by the end of 2008. The increased capacity will meet rapidly growing customer demand for innovative plastics solutions in the pipe and...

Degussa Strengthens Worldwide Marketing of PEEK with Sales Partnerships

13.12.2006 - Degussa AG (www.degussa-hpp.com), has further strengthened its marketing activities for polyetheretherketone (PEEK). Three partnerships were formed in Europe to distribute and sell small quantities of the whole range of PEEK products traded under the name VESTAKEEP®. GRÄSSLIN KBS GmbH Kunststofftechnologie,...

Degussa: Polyamide 12 Receives First Certification for Offshore Pipelines

12.12.2006 - VESTAMID® LX9020 of Degussa AG (www.degussa-hpp.com) is the first polyamide 12 to be granted certification by Lloyd’s Register for use in the manufacture of non-bonded flexible pipes for the transport of offshore production & injection fluids, according to the API 17 J "flexible risers" norm, and EN...

GE’s Super High Flow Valox* Resins Fill Automotive Industry’s Needs for Lighter Parts, Energy Savings, and Increased Part Consolidation

08.12.2006 - GE Plastics shortly announced the launch of Valox* Super High Flow resins, a family of glass- and mineral-filled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) materials. Valox Super High Flow resins are aimed at helping automakers and tiers achieve thinner, larger parts with greater detail at lower injection pressures...

Basell: 50 years of continuous testing of pipes made from Hostalen HDPE grades completed

08.12.2006 - Pipes made from Basell’s Hostalen high density polyethylene have now undergone 50 years of continuous testing, according to Ulrich Schulte, head of the Application and Technical Service for Basell’s Pipe and Sheet business unit. “Two pipe specimens made from Hostalen GM5010 that were installed in...

Chemtura: Price Increases on Adiprene®/Vibrathane® Urethanes for Europe

06.12.2006 - Chemtura Corporation (www.chemtura.com) will increase the price of its Adiprene/Vibrathane urethane elastomers in Europe by 7%, for all deliveries on or after January 1, 2007, or as contracts allow. Over the past 12 months, rising raw materials costs, volatile energy prices and unexpected manufacturing...

Equipolymers: Price Increase for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

05.12.2006 - Supply for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins remains challenging due to strong demand from resin converters and increased raw material prices. Additionally, present PET prices do not allow for acceptable margins for Equipolymers (www.equipolymers.com). Based on this situation, Equipolymers...

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