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US expects boom in degradable plastics

08.02.2005 - US demand for degradable plastics is expected to grow by 13.7% per annum over the next three years, says Freedonia Group (www.freedoniagroup.com). The US research company forecasts demand to reach 168.000 tonnes in 2008, valued at $490 million (€372 million). A widening of applications will come...

Great Lakes completes phase-out of two flame retardants

28.01.2005 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (www.greatlakes.com) today confirmed that it voluntarily stopped production of penta- and octa- polybrominated diphenyl ether on December 31, 2004. The move, first announced by the company in November 2003, comes years ahead of legislative mandates and is a direct result...

Flexform: Natural Fiber Composites Used in More Than 1.5 Million Vehicles

27.01.2005 - FlexForm Technologies LLC (www.flexformtech.com), a North American leader in natural fiber composites (NFC), has gained widespread acceptance as a leading substrate supplier for automotive interior trim applications. FlexForm´s NFC products, which are formulated from a blend of natural fibers such as...

Ticona increases Price of its Poyester Products

26.01.2005 - Ticona (www.ticona.com), the technical polymers business of the Celanese Corporation, has announced it will increase the price of its polyester products Celanex® (PBT), Impet® (PET) und Vandar® (Thermoplastic Polyester-Blends). This increase is in addition to the one announced in Europe November 2004...

Dow Europe announces price increase for PRIMACOR copolymers

22.12.2004 - Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) announced that it will increase the prices of all PRIMACOR* Copolymers by 120 Euro/MT effective January 1, 2005. PRIMACOR Copolymers are a family of specialty polyolefin resins produced by Dow that can be used in harsh packaging conditions. PRIMACOR Copolymers offer...

Dow Increases Prices of Synthetic Rubber

13.12.2004 - Dow Europe GmbH announced today that it will increase the prices of its synthetic rubber products per January 1, 2005. The prices for all Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) products will be raised by 150 Euro/MT.

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Adjusts Resin Prices

09.12.2004 - DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) (www.dupont.com) today announced a price increase of 0.15 Euro/kg for all grades of DuPont 20’s, DuPont Appeel®, DuPont Bynel®, DuPont Conpol®, DuPont Crystar®, DuPont Elvaloy®, DuPont Fusabond®, DuPont Nucrel®, DuPont Surlyn® and DuPont Selar® resins. These...

Dow Europe Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene and Polypropylene Resins

08.12.2004 - Polymer demand continues to be strong, while supply remains tight and inventory levels throughout the supply chain are low. Based on this situation, Dow Europe GmbH (www.dow.com) is announcing a price increase across the European region for all polyethylene and polypropylene resins. Effective January...

Degussa increases prices for Pigment Blacks and Pigment Black Preparations

08.12.2004 - Business Unit Advanced Fillers & Pigments will increase its prices for Pigment Blacks on average by 6% and for Pigment Black Preparations by 3% effective January 1st, 2005. Costs for raw materials, energy, labour and transportation have kept increasing and reached now an extent which Degussa (www.degussa.com)...

Dow: Price Raise on Extruded Polystyrene Foam across Europe

03.12.2004 - Dow Chemical will raise prices for all Building & Construction STYROFOAM* EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE products across Europe due to continued increases in raw materials. The current pricing of STYROFOAM products does not allow for sufficient margins due to continued increases in raw materials. Based on this...

Rhodia Polyamide announces further price increases for polyamide resins, fibers and compounds

30.11.2004 - Rhodia Polyamide (www.eu.rhodia.com) announces a price increase of € 200 per metric ton for Rhodia’s PA 6.6 base resins, Performance Fibers and Technyl® polyamide compounds in Europe. This increase is effective as of January 1st, 2005. This price increase is required to help absorb unprecedented...

DSM: Dutch Railways uses friendlier plastics from DSM for train cladding

26.11.2004 - Xantar® C CE 407, an unfilled blend of polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) from DSM Engineering Plastics is used by the Dutch Railway to replace train cladding made from polyester sheet. The DSM material was chosen for its lower flammability (M1 classification) and extremely...

GE: World-Leading Horticulturalist selects Higher Light Transmitting LEXAN ZigZag Polycarbonate Panels for Greenhouse Roofing

24.11.2004 - The first commercial application for revolutionary LEXAN* ZigZag* polycarbonate panels, from GE Advanced Materials Specialty Film & Sheet, has now been unveiled in The Netherlands. Corn. Bak BV, a world leading grower and exporter of Bromelia plants, has adopted the material for the roof refurbishment...

Dow Europe: Price Increase for PE, PP and Cable Compounds anounced

24.11.2004 - Supply for polyethylene and polypropylene resins, wire and cable compounds, and engineered laminates remains tight due to strong demand from resin converters, and the present prices do not allow for acceptable margins for Dow in the current market conditions. Based on this situation, Dow Europe GmbH...

EuPC: High raw material prices cripple early recovery of European plastics converting industry

23.11.2004 - European Plastics Converters gave warnings today of the hard economic blow currently being sustained by the sector from the radically sharp and dramatic increase in their raw material price. EuPC (www.eupc.org), the Brussels-based trade body for the industry said that chances of an early recovery...

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