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Lanxess: Perlon-Monofil to raise prices worldwide for synthetic monofilaments - Price increases for Durethan in EMEA

27.03.2012 - Owing to continued steep rises in energy and raw material costs, from April 1, 2012, Perlon-Monofil GmbH is to raise its prices worldwide for synthetic monofilaments by at least EUR 0.20 per kilogram depending on the field of application and grade. Perlon-Monofil GmbH is one of five sections belonging...

Starlinger: Two new recycling lines for US-Multifilament producer

26.03.2012 - Recycling of plastic bottles, fiber waste and polyester fabrics Unifi, the US-based producer of multifilament polyester and nylon textured yarns has two Starlinger recycling lines in operation at the REPREVE Recycling Center in Yadkinville, North Carolina. The Starlinger recycling lines have been...

PCI Nylon: Positive Signals from the European Nylon Symposium 2012

26.03.2012 - At the European Nylon Symposium 2012 on February 27 and 28, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, the organizers, the market research consultancy PCI Nylon of Bad Homburg, welcomed over 100 participants from the western and eastern European economic regions. Expert presentations were delivered on the market situation...

Wittmann Battenfeld: Group represented by Mouldplas in South Africa

23.03.2012 - Since March 2012, Mouldplas Marketing based in Randburg now represents the entire product portfolio of the Wittmann group in South Africa, including injection molding machines for the plastics industry plus automation and the complete range of peripheral equipment, announced Wittmann. Mouldplas Marketing...

Celanese announces emulsions price increase in EMEA

21.03.2012 - Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company and a global leader in emulsion polymers, recently announced it will raise the price of all vinyl acetate based emulsions (vinyl acetate ethylene, vinyl acetate homopolymer and vinyl acetate copolymer emulsions) sold...

Lanxess: Rhein Chemie acquires U.S. bladder producer TCB

20.03.2012 - Lanxess is strengthening its position as a premium supplier to the tire industry. The specialty chemicals company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rhein Chemie has acquired USA-based Tire Curing Bladders LLC (TCB) - a leading manufacturer of bladders for the tire industry. Financial details were not disclosed....

BASF to increase prices for propionic acid in Europe

19.03.2012 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its European selling prices for propionic acid by 120 €/mt. BASF is a leading supplier of propionic acid. The major application of the organic acid is feed grain preservation. It is also widely used in the production of pharmaceuticals,...

EuPC: Plastics converters under raw materials cost pressure

16.03.2012 - Plastics converting companies have come under renewed pressure through increasing raw materials prices, says EuPC, the industry´s Brussels based body. ´There has been a sharp upswing in prices across the board for most polymers, commodity and engineering, and this is both seriously compromising processors...

BASF expands capacity for cyclohexane oxidation

15.03.2012 - BASF will increase its capacity for cyclohexane oxidation at its Antwerp Verbund site by about 50,000 tons per year. The total investment amounts to about €10 million. Cyclohexane oxidation products are important intermediates for caprolactam and adipic acid, starting materials for polyamide 6 (PA 6)...

Mauser: Price adjustment for HDPE and PP components in Europe

15.03.2012 - Effective as of March 1st, 2012 or as contracts allow, the Mauser Group increased its prices for plastic packaging and IBCs by € 150 / ton for recovering recent raw material price increases for HDPE and PP material. All contractual obligations will be honoured. Mauser Group is a worldwide leading...

DSM: Price increase for PA6 and PA66 compounds

14.03.2012 - To offset escalating material costs, DSM Engineering Plastics is to increase prices on a global basis for its Akulon PA6 and PA66 compounds. Effective 1 April 2012, DSM will increase prices by € 200/t in Europe and Asia Pacific Regions. Effective March 19 DSM will increase prices by $0.10/lb in North...

Lanxess increases prices for engineering plastics

14.03.2012 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess AG is to increase its prices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Durethan base resin, film and extrusion grades by Euro 0.13 per kilogram effective March 15, 2012. This price adjustment is due to significantly higher raw material and energy costs. The relevant...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer: Successful commissioning of polyamide 6 plant at Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation

13.03.2012 - In autumn 2011 the plant engineering company Uhde Inventa-Fischer and Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation (FCFC) of Taiwan successfully commissioned a plant for the production of high-performance polyamide 6 for textile applications. The new plant is located to the south of Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam....

Kuraray: Expand of TROSIFOL film production in Troisdorf

12.03.2012 - Kuraray is planning to increase production capacity for TROSIFOL PVB film at its site in Troisdorf, near Cologne in Germany. The company announced to invest nearly EUR 20 million in an additional production line, which will increase capacity enormously when it comes on stream at year-end 2013. Kuraray...

Styron: Price increases for polycarbonate and PC compounds & blends in Europe

12.03.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced price increases for all CALIBRE™ polycarbonate and EMERGE™ polycarbonate compound & blends products. Effective April 1, or as existing contract terms allow, the price for these products will rise by 250 Euro. This price increase...

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