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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...

PolyOne: Price Increase for Engineered Materials in Europe

30.11.2006 - PolyOne Corporation (www.polyone.com) announced that will increase prices up to 10% on certain European Engineered Materials product lines. This price increase is to offset the impact of higher energy and raw material costs. Pricing changes will be differentiated to reflect the unique manufacturing,...

Borealis invests €200 million in Borstar® polypropylene plant in Central Europe

20.11.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) reports that the 330,000-tonne-per-year (t/y) expansion of its polypropylene (PP) facilities in Burghausen, Germany, based on its proprietary Borstar technology, is progressing according to plan with start up scheduled before the end of 2007. Product silos are in...

Borealis: Price increases of its polypropylene based products for European automotive and appliances businesses

20.11.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) announced shortly that it will increase the price of its polypropylene based products used in automotive and appliances applications in Europe by 50 EUR/per tonne as of 1st January, 2007. The increase comes on top of the future price development of propylene. “Feedstock,...

LANXESS: New BMW 3 Series Coupé with side panels made from Triax®

20.11.2006 - Long-awaited by many motoring enthusiasts, the BMW 3 Series Coupé has finally reached the showrooms. It is the flowing lines and sporty handling of this elegant and timeless two-door that really stand out, and when the new 3 Series Coupe hits the streets, a LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) product will be...

LANXESS: Earnings advance in third quarter of 2006

16.11.2006 - Chemicals group LANXESS (www.lanxess.com) increased its operating result before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) pre exceptionals by a double-digit percentage in the third quarter of 2006. EBITDA pre exceptionals rose by 10.8 percent in the period July through September, to EUR 164 million (Q3...

DuPont breaks ground for new Vespel® plant in Singapore

15.11.2006 - DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont.com) officially started construction of its new production facility for Vespel® parts and shapes, when it hosted a ground-breaking ceremony at the site in Singapore on 30th October 2006. Guests of honour at the ceremony included Ms. Aw Kah Peng, director of Chemicals...

Borealis: Highly developed polypropylene for Rehau pipe systems

13.11.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com), a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, has recently supplied REHAU (www.rehau.com) with BorECO™ BA 212E, a highly developed polypropylene (PP) for pipe systems. One of the most diversified plastics processors in the world, REHAU was faced with the challenge...

DSM: Prices Increases In EMEA Region

10.11.2006 - DSM Engineering Plastics (www.dsmep.com) has announced a price increase for a number of polymers effective throughout the EMEA region (Europe, Middel East, Africa) from January 1st, 2007. According to Jos Goessens, Business Group Director for DSM Engineering Plastics: "The costs of energy, critical...

SABIC Europe to increase prices for PP Automotive grades per December 1st 2006

07.11.2006 - SABIC Europe (www.sabic.com, www.sabic-europe.com) announced that it will increase the prices of all automotive PP grades in Europe, SABIC®PP, SABIC®PPC and SABIC®PP STAMAX, by 50 €/metric ton as per December 1st 2006. “The economic situation and PP market conditions make this move inevitable. The...

Borealis: 10 years of partnership in Europe with Ashland Distribution

31.10.2006 - Borealis (www.borealisgroup.com) and Ashland Distribution (www.ashland.com) are celebrating the success of their 10 year partnership in dealing with distribution customers of Borealis-produced polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) in Europe. This first pan-European polyolefin distribution partnership...

Basell to increase prices of its advanced polyolefin products

09.10.2006 - Basell (www.basell.com) announced shortly that it will increase prices by € 60 per tonne on its Adsyl, Adflex, Hifax and Hostacom ranges of advanced polyolefin products sold in the European, Middle East and African regions, effective immediately. “This increase is necessary due to the continued escalation...

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