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Lanxess invests EUR 20 million in aromatics network

14.02.2012 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding cresol production at the Leverkusen site once again. It plans to further increase capacity for this high-quality intermediate for the global market by some 20 percent by mid 2013. Among other applications, cresols are widely used in the manufacture of...

Dow Europe: Price increase for Polyethylene Resins

14.02.2012 - Dow Europe GmbH announced a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions (see also plasticker-News, dated 2012-01-09). Effective February 1, 2012, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH increased prices for all grades of its low-density...

BASF increases prices for certain polyalcohols in Europe

14.02.2012 - BASF is increasing the prices of the polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG), trimethylolpropane (TMP), hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol ester (HPN), 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) and 1,5-pentanediol (PDO), with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit by 150 €/mt in Europe. These price adjustments...

SKZ: New Continuous Mixer installation completes compounding facilities

13.02.2012 - SKZ, the German Plastics Center, and Farrel Corporation have formed a partnership for continuous compounding research and development. Farrel will install a CP125 Continuous Mixer in the SKZ Compounding Lab for evaluation and process development. The Farrel Continuous Mixer is a well-established...

ELIX Polymers: Price increase for ABS products

13.02.2012 - Due to rapid increase in raw material costs Elix Polymers, Tarragona, announced a price increase with immediate effect as follows: • ELIX® ABS, Lustran®, Novodur® (ABS) + 150,- EUR/ton • ELIX ® 100 Series + 200,- EUR/ton • ELIX ® 200 Series + 120,- EUR/ton Current agreements will be honoured...

Styrolution increases prices for Styrolux (SBC) in Europe

10.02.2012 - Styrolution today announced that effective February 1, 2012, it has increased the sales price in Europe for Styrolux® (SBC) by 200 €/mt. All existing contractual obligations will be honored. After a time of prolonged price stability, this increase has become necessary due to rapidly increasing raw...

Lanxess increases price level for Chloroprene Rubber

08.02.2012 - Lanxess announces a price increase for its Baypren branded Chloroprene business line of up to EUR 180 EUR / 240 USD per metric ton on a global basis. Reason being the since early 2012 again increasing raw material and energy prices amidst a tightening market for the respective feedstocks. Subject...

Bilcare Solutions increases films prices

07.02.2012 - Bilcare Solutions, the films business of the Bilcare Research Group, specialised in the manufacturing of highly developed and refined rigid plastic films, increases films prices with immediate effect. “Due to very short-term and drastic resin price increases of at least 10%, announced by our suppliers...

LyondellBasell grants its largest Hostalen ACP process license to Chinese company

07.02.2012 - LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) recently announced that it has granted a Hostalen ACP process technology license to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Start-up for this new HDPE plant in the Chinese Shaanxi province is scheduled for 2014. “This is the largest capacity Hostalen...

Styron announces price Increases for polystyrene and copolymers in Europe

06.02.2012 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe announced recently price increases for all polystyrene and copolymers grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows: STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene...

Scott Bader Composites Europe increases prices for its range of manufactured products

06.02.2012 - Effective 6th February 2012, Scott Bader Europe is increasing the price for its range of Crystic® polyester, DCPD based and Vinyl ester resins by 100€/te. Crystic® gelcoats, Crestapol® resins and Crestomer® adhesives will also increase by 100€/te. Pigmented gelcoats and resins will increase by a...

EuPC: Two new plastics groups for technical parts in Europe

03.02.2012 - Because the volume of EU legislation affecting technical parts manufacturers is increasing, EuPC, the Brussels based trade group for plastics converters, has found it necessary to set up two new Groups to respond to the threat. More than 80% of industry roadmaps & legislation is European and are affecting...

Husky: New facility in Chennai, India

03.02.2012 - Husky Injection Molding Systems recently announced that the company plans to expand its presence in the region with a new facility in Chennai. The primary focus of the company’s new 5700 square meter Chennai facility is mold conversion as well as mold and hot runner refurbishment for local preform...

DSM Engineering Plastics invests for growth in Specialty Polyamides

02.02.2012 - DSM is to make further investments in its Kaohsiung polymerization facility in Taiwan to upgrade and develop the company’s Specialty Polyamide capabilities for its Novamid® and Akulon® Polyamide engineering plastic business. The Kaohsiung site has been a part of DSM since 2010 and already produces specialty...

DSM announces Akulon price increase

01.02.2012 - Due to escalating raw material costs, DSM Engineering Plastics - Americas, Inc. will increase the price of Akulon® polyamide polymer for use in fibers and extrusion effective for all orders shipped on or after February 1st 2012. The specific increase is as follows: • Akulon® polyamide 6 polymer...

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