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Songwon focuses on local customer support with Caldic as new distribution partner for France and the Benelux

31.01.2011 - Songwon, a global leader in the manufacture and delivery of additives for the plastics industry, has chosen Caldic as its distribution partner in France and the Benelux region. The new partnership took effect on January 1, 2011. Caldic is a producer and key distributor of chemicals throughout Europe...

BASF: New engineering plastics for the medical sector

31.01.2011 - BASF is adding three new products from two classes of material to its medical-technology plastics portfolio identified by the suffix “PRO”. In the POM product line (POM: polyoxymethylene; polyacetal), these are the two new grades Ultraform® N2320 003 PRO and Ultraform® H4320 PRO. They are joined by...

BASF increases prices for Polyurethane products in Europe

28.01.2011 - With immediate effect, or as contract terms allow, BASF will be increasing its prices for MDI, TDI and Polyols in Europe on average by 250 Euro per metric ton. Prices for Polyurethane Systems will be increased accordingly.

DSM Engineering Plastics introduces Akulon RC

28.01.2011 - DSM Engineering Plastics has announced the commercialization of Akulon® RC, a portfolio of Recycle Content grades of PA6 for use in Automotive under-the-bonnet applications. The first Akulon RC grades under development are a 30% and a 35% glass filled grade with 50% recycle content. These grades...

ILLIG: „Weltmarktführer-Schwinge“ – Global Market Leader Award for ILLIG

27.01.2011 - On occasion of the book lauch “Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer“ (encyclopedia of German Global Market Leaders) at Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch-Hall/Germany, January 24, 2011, the enterprises included in this new reference book received the “Weltmarktführer-Schwinge“ award. ILLIG, being the leading...

KraussMaffei: System supplier for new IAC plant in Bals (Romania)

26.01.2011 - The automotive components supplier IAC Group (Krefeld, Germany) has chosen KraussMaffei as system supplier to equip the company´s new production plant in Bals (Romania). The order, valued in the double-digit million range, includes supplying and assembling systems, machinery and molds, developing, planning...

Korea: Major order for Kreyenborg, BKG and Witte to provide equipment for a new PET plant

26.01.2011 - Recently the KREYENBORG GmbH and the Bruckmann & Kreyenborg GmbH (BKG), (both belonging to the Kreyenborg Group, Münster, Westphalia) together with their partner company WITTE Pumps & Technology GmbH (Uetersen); were able to win a major contract from the South Korean concern, Hyosung. The challenge...

Bayer MaterialScience stepping up activities in Russia in cooperation with ALBIS

25.01.2011 - Bayer MaterialScience is stepping up its activities in Russia by expanding its cooperation with the ALBIS Group, Hamburg. In the Russian Federation the Leverkusen-based company has now added the international distributor ALBIS to its existing partners for the distribution of the high-performance plastics...

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...

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