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ifo: Euro Area - Economic Climate Indicator Rises Marginally

10.11.2010 - The Ifo indicator for the economic climate in the euro area rose once again marginally in the fourth quarter, and is now only slightly below its long-term average. The assessments of the current economic situation were considerably more favourable than in the third quarter of 2010. The expectations...

LANXESS: Megatrend mobility drives strong earnings momentum in Q3

10.11.2010 - LANXESS achieved a strong set of results in the third quarter of 2010 due to strong demand for its synthetic rubber and high-tech plastics. As a result, the specialty chemicals group has lifted for the second time this year its earnings forecast for 2010. It now expects EBITDA pre exceptionals of roughly...

FKuR strengthens its management team

10.11.2010 - Bioplastics specialist FKuR Kunststoff GmbH has announced a new member in its management team. With effect from October 1st 2010 Carmen Michels has strengthened the team and assumed responsibility for Technology and Production. She will reinforce the current management board of Dr.-Ing. Edmund Dolfen,...

Evonik: Price increases for functional polymers for pharmaceutical applications

10.11.2010 - The Pharma Polymers business line, part of Evonik Röhm GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG, Essen, will implement price increases for its methyl methacrylate-based polymers for pharmaceutical applications by up to 12% for their global EUDRAGIT® business, effective January 1, 2011. According...

LANXESS buys businesses from Flexsys

10.11.2010 - LANXESS has agreed to acquire two businesses from Flexsys, a division of U.S.-based Solutia Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri) to strengthen the portfolio of its Rubber Chemicals business unit. LANXESS will acquire the primary accelerator business as well as the anti-reversion agent Perkalink 900. Employees...

Instron: New Melt Flow Tester for Automated Test Series with up to 5 Selectable Weights

09.11.2010 - Instron’s CEAST MMF Multiweight 7028 is a new Single and Multi Weight Melt Flow Tester for high-precision MFR and MVR determination in quality control and incoming goods inspection, in plastic production and compounding facilities, in the plastic processing industry and R&D centres. Designed as an enhancement...

Plasmatreat: New President and CEO of Plasmatreat North America named

08.11.2010 - Plasmatreat, supplier in atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment technology, has appointed Andreas F. Stecher (47) in October President/CEO of Plasmatreat North America. Andy Stecher brings along an executive career with over 28 years of international business experience in C-Level functions....

Ceplast 2011: New plastics trade fair in Budapest in 2011

08.11.2010 - Targi Kielce, one of Poland´s top trade fair organizers, has joined forces with Budapest-based ECEBD Ltd, a leading regional plastics industry consultant and information provider, to hold the inaugural CEPLAST plastics industry fair in Budapest at the end of November 2011. CEPLAST will focus on the...

LANXESS: 20 percent less weight in the front end of the Audi A8

08.11.2010 - Close development partnership between Audi, Magna, LANXESS and Bond-Laminates The additional stiffness of the plastic-metal composite technology used in the front end of the Audi A8 not only makes the vehicle lighter, but also safer and more comfortable. For the first time, this hybrid component uses...

Ineos Films to increase prices

05.11.2010 - Significantly compromised supply chains in addition to high cost of base raw materials lead to exceptionally high pressure on margins. As the current scenario is expected to continue for an extended period of time, Ineos Films are forced to increase prices with immediate effect. About INEOS Films...

Hengst: Winner of SPI Grand Innovation Award

05.11.2010 - The Society of Plastics Engineers has awarded Hengst Automotive with the “2010 Grand Innovation Award” in the Powertrain category (under hood applications) for a multi function integrated module developed for the Audi - V6 Petrol Engine Series. The annual automotive award from the Society of Plastics...

Baerlocher UK switches to 100% Calcium-based stabilizer production

05.11.2010 - Two years since starting production of Calcium-based additive one packs for PVC in the UK, Baerlocher announce that they have now completed the full conversion of their stabilizer production in Bury over to Calcium-based stabilizer one packs. This makes the Baerlocher plant the first stabilizer facility...

Semperit: Production in Thailand affected by flooding

05.11.2010 - The ongoing heavy monsoon rains lasting for weeks in the south of Thailand have resulted in large-scale flooding and have now affected the production facilities of the Semperit Group. Due to these adverse conditions, the production of examination gloves and hydraulic hoses at the Hatyai plant has been...

ELMET: New Dosing Systems Boost Cost-Efficiency in Liquid Silicone Rubber Processing

05.11.2010 - At the K 2010 trade fair ELMET focused on its role as an internationally active full-system supplier for the entire field of liquid injection moulding (LIM) of two-component liquid silicone rubbers (LSR). In the related field of multi-component dosing, users can now select between two high-performance...

Evonik responds to laurolactam boom with additional capacity

02.11.2010 - Because of the persistently high demand for polyamide 12 worldwide, Germany-based Evonik Industries will continue to expand its laurolactam capacity further. This expansion represents a boost to the current capacity increase taking place in Marl, which should be completed in the fourth quarter of 2010....

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