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Bayer MaterialScience: Change in top management - Michael Koenig designated Head of the Polycarbonates Business Unit

06.05.2011 - Michael Koenig (47), will become the new Head of the Polycarbonates Business Unit and thus a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer MaterialScience, effective July 1, 2011. He succeeds Dr. Günter Hilken (56), who on August 1, 2011, takes over as Chairman of the Executive Board of Currenta GmbH &...

Coperion: Comai orders ZSK 70 Mc18 for masterbatch production

05.05.2011 - The masterbatch producer Comai Ltda. is the first company in South America to place an order for the new ZSK Mc18 twin screw extruder series of Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer. Based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Comai will now be able to increase its production capacity...

Rapid Granulator: New senior executive appointments

05.05.2011 - Rapid Granulator AB today confirmed that Kirk Winstead has assumed the role of CEO for the Rapid Group. Officially appointed on April 12th, 2011, Winstead brings his 24 years of experience with Rapid Granulator Inc. and extensive industry expertise to the position. In the previous nine years he was...

LANXESS increases prices for technical rubber grades

04.05.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is increasing its prices for its Perbunan and Krynac synthetic rubber ranges and its Baymod and Nanoprene products by up to EUR 300 per metric ton with effect from May 2011. The reason for this price adjustment is the rise in raw material costs, says the company.

Nabaltec: Dynamic growth continues in Q1 2011

04.05.2011 - Nabaltec AG, a supplier of eco-friendly fillers and additives as well as raw materials for technical ceramics for a large number of applications in a variety of industries, achieved a record result in the first quarter of 2011. Revenues climbed from EUR 24.4 million to EUR 35.3 million, which represents...

LANXESS completes acquisition of DSM Elastomers

03.05.2011 - The specialty chemicals group LANXESS has successfully completed the acquisition of DSM Elastomers. The antitrust authorities have granted the approvals that are necessary for completion. The transaction took economic effect on May 1, 2011. LANXESS is paying EUR 310 million for the elastomer business...

Bayer MaterialScience to boost polycarbonate capacity in Europe

03.05.2011 - Bayer MaterialScience is to expand production of polycarbonate at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany through an investment of about EUR 90 million. The plant´s current annual capacity is to gradually reach 400,000 tons over the next four years in stepped increases. The current nameplate capacity...

Styron Europe: Price Increases for Polystyrene, Copolymers, Polycarbonate and Compounds & Blends

03.05.2011 - Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe will increase the prices for all of these products as follows: STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS) by 50 Euro per metric ton STYRON and STYRON A-TECH™ high-impact...

Quadrant: 'Food Grade' product line to meet requirements of EC 1935/2004

28.04.2011 - Quadrant is launching a new family of food compliant thermoplastic stock shape products that conform to the regulation framework 2002/72/EC, 1935/2004 and 2023/2006. With the introduction of its new "Food Grade" designated product family Quadrant claims to be the first thermoplastics stock-shape producer...

Licharz: Oil filled cast polyamide for bearing applications for the food-machining industry

21.04.2011 - Oilamid® FG is a new, FDA-compliant, cast polyamide (nylon) from Licharz. Oilamid® FG is specially designed for the requirements of bearings and slider pads exactly as required by manufacturers in the food handling machine industry. Due to the special lubricants and additives embedded in the polymer...

Nabaltec: Record Revenues in 2010

20.04.2011 - Nabaltec AG, a supplier of eco-friendly fillers and additives, as well as raw materials for technical ceramics for a large number of applications in a variety of industries, published its 2010 consolidated financial statements today and the provisional figures for 2010 were confirmed: revenues grew...

BYK announces price increase

19.04.2011 - Effective May 15th 2011 BYK Additives & Instruments will increase prices for its product lines of wax, paint, plastics and industrial application additives between 5% and 9%, or more for selected products. The price increase is to offset significant increases in raw material costs and operational...

EPRO: First meeting of Agriculture Plastics Recycling Group

19.04.2011 - EPRO has gathered several organisations that are responsible for agriculture recycling schemes. The group, EPRO Agricultural-Plastics had its first meeting on the 7th of March. Participants from eight different countries presented different recycling schemes and discussed topics like statistics,...

Engel: Plastics für Electronic Industries – Meeting in Mexico

18.04.2011 - In line with the slogan, „Smart Ideas for Smart Phones and More“ Engel has invited plastics manufacturers in the telecommunications and consumer electronics industries to Mexico for its Teletronics Days on 11 and 12 May. At its subsidiary in Querétaro will be demonstrating in common with the technology...

Rhodia completes the acquisition of PI Industries' Engineering Plastics Business in India

18.04.2011 - Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of the engineering plastics business of Indian company PI Industries Ltd (PIIL), after receiving approval of country’s authorities. Rhodia Polymers & Specialties India Private Ltd is the name of the legal entity created to host Rhodia’s...

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