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LANXESS: Focus on the growing Russian plastics market

25.01.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is making its debut at INTERPLASTICA 2011 in Moscow with its high-tech plastics Durethan and Pocan. This international exhibition is regarded as the leading trade fair for plastics and rubber in Russia and the CIS countries. “We’re looking to harness the excellent...

Borealis Student Innovation Award 2010 Recipients Announced

25.01.2011 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, has selected the 2010 recipients of its Borealis Student Innovation Award. The award recognises the most innovative research papers on polyolefins, olefins or melamine for master’s and doctorate degree students. The winners...

Engel: New process supports hot gas welding directly in the mould

25.01.2011 - In collaboration with partners Hummel-Formen and KVT Bielefeld, ENGEL blazes the trail for a new dimension in process integration. The ENGEL joinmelt process supports hot gas welding directly in the mould, says the Austrian manufacturer. This solution, for which a patent is pending, promises considerable...

Dow Europe Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins

25.01.2011 - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions. Effective February 1, 2011, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density...

Instron: New Drop Weight Impact Tester Covers Broad Spectrum of Applications

24.01.2011 - Instron’s new CEAST 9340 Drop Weight Tester is a floor-standing, compact impact test instrument designed to deliver impact energies from 0.30 J to 405 J (with falling weights ranging from 1.0 kg to 37.5 kg). With a full range of accessories, the system is suitable for variety of applications, including...

DSM and KuibyshevAzot announce strategic cooperation in Russia

21.01.2011 - Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, and KuibyshevAzot OJSC (KA) today announced a strategic cooperation. As a result of this strategic cooperation, DSM Engineering Plastics will enter into two joint ventures with KA. In both joint...

Songwon announces global price increases for its range of Plastic Additives

21.01.2011 - Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® antioxidants, Songlight® and Songsorb® UV stabilizers, Songstab™ acid scavengers as well as of its range of aminic antioxidants between 8 and 15% effective on orders received on...

EuroMold BRASIL 2012: Range of exhibition extended to five continents

21.01.2011 - DEMAT and Messe Brasil create joint-venture With its new exhibition „EuroMold BRASIL“, August 20–24, 2012 in Joinville / Brazil, DEMAT GmbH extends its range of exhibitions to five continents. DEMAT has set up a joint venture with "Messe Brasil" for the realisation of EuroMold BRASIL – Fair of Mold...

SKZ: Conference - „2nd International Conference on Flame Retardants“

21.01.2011 - 15 - 16 May 2011, Guangzhou, China First Circular & Call for papers In the light of the recovery of world economy and flame retardant markets, the 2nd International Conference on Flame Retardants: Requirements, Challenges and Innovations will give a comprehensive overview of the drivers regarding...

Styron: Polycarbonate JV Between Styron and Sumitomo to be Renamed Sumika Styron Polycarbonate Ltd.

21.01.2011 - The 50:50 joint venture between Styron and Sumitomo Chemical is being renamed Sumika Styron Polycarbonate Limited (SSPC). Company name change activities are underway and are expected to be fully effective as of April 1, 2011. Styron announced in October that it assumed ownership of the 50 percent...

Bericap starts closures production in South East Asia

20.01.2011 - Recently BERICAP has established a production facility in Singapore. The plant shall provide a direct service to customers in the ASEAN-zone, which were up to now served by a sales office and deliveries from BERICAP China and other BERICAP facilities. It shall be the nucleus for further expansion of...

ALTANA acquires polymer modifier producer Kometra

20.01.2011 - The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA has signed an agreement today to acquire Kometra Kunststoff-Modifikatoren und -Additiv GmbH. Kometra produces so-called polymer modifiers in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. These modifiers are specific surface-active copolymers which are used as impact modifiers...

Tosaf: New infrared masterbatches help optimize plant growth in cooler regions

20.01.2011 - New IR masterbatches by Tosaf (www.tosaf.com) allow production of greenhouse films that are optimized for cooler regions such as Northern Europe. On the one hand, these films retain their high transparency and thus their ability to transmit sunlight almost directly to the plants. On the other, they...

Maack Business Services announces PEPP, SPF plastics conference dates for 2011

20.01.2011 - Conference organizer Maack Business Services’ global technology and business forum for the polyethylene and polypropylene sectors, PEPP, will once again be at the Swissotel in Zurich this year, on September 21 and 22. MBS is planning sessions covering latest developments in materials and polymerisation...

RKW: US Film Producer Danafilms acquired - Expands North American Presence

20.01.2011 - RKW SE recently announced its acquisition of Danafilms, Inc., a Westborough, Massachusetts, USA, based film producer. This expansion provides RKW and Danafilms the ability to better serve the North American market for plastic films. Danafilms’ President, Sherman Olson, and the management team will remain...

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