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Clariant: Price increases for waxes

06.04.2011 - The Waxes Business Line of Clariant, a world leader in specialty waxes and performance polymers, announces a price increase of 5-10% across its complete wax portfolio for the second quarter 2011. Clariant produces high performance waxes which are used mainly in plastics, coatings and inks, as well...

LANXESS: Specialty chemicals group establishes new company based in Dubai

04.04.2011 - German specialty chemicals group LANXESS is expanding its global presence and has founded a dedicated company for the Middle East. LANXESS Middle East GmbH is headquartered in Dubai. “The markets of the Middle East offer LANXESS interesting prospects, both in terms of raw material supply and because...

Bodo Möller Chemie: New cooperation agreement signed with Lithos

01.04.2011 - Bodo Möller Chemie and Lithos have signed a cooperation agreement appointing Bodo Möller Chemie distributor of Lithos products in following countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, France and Poland. From now on, Bodo Möller Chemie local subsidiaries are distributing Lithos functional additives...

LANXESS increases prices for technical rubber grades

01.04.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is increasing its prices for its Perbunan and Krynac synthetic rubber ranges by up to EUR 250 per metric ton with effect from April 1, 2011. The reason for this price adjustment is the rise in raw material, transport and energy costs. The nitrile rubbers (NBR)...

Evonik: Price increase for Carbon Black Pigments and Pigment Preparations

01.04.2011 - Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries, Essen, is increasing prices for Carbon Black Pigments and Pigments Preparations Corasol, Derussol, Tack and Colcolor by up to 10 percent for deliveries to locations in Europe, Asia, and ROW. Prices for shipments in the Nafta - Region will...

EuPR sets up a mixed plastics recycling working group

31.03.2011 - EuPR has created a new Working Group on Mixed Plastics in order to coordinate the mixed plastics recyclers’ initiatives and strengthen their position. Dr. Michael Scriba, Chairman of this new Group (CEO and shareholder of mtm plastics GmbH), underlines that “the aim of this group is to fight the current...

Mann+Hummel ProTec: Expertise and efficienct technologies in the processing of PET

29.03.2011 - At this year’s Interpack in Düsseldorf (May 12th – 18th), MANN+HUMMEL ProTec will present know-how and innovative systems for efficient material handling. The focus is on the treatment of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), a packaging material used in a wide variety of applications. In Düsseldorf,...

KraussMaffei and T.I.G. sign cooperation agreement on software solutions for machine and production data monitoring

28.03.2011 - KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH and Technische Informationssysteme GmbH (T.I.G.), Rankwill, Austria, recently signed a cooperation agreement. The two partners are committed to working closely together to develop, manufacture and market innovative solutions for networking plastics processing machinery...

Biffa Polymers: Opening of UK's first Mixed Plastic Sorting & Processing Facility

28.03.2011 - Biffa Polymers announced the opening of the UK’s first fully integrated sorting and recycling facility for mixed plastics creating 28 green jobs in Redcar, Middlesbrough. The facility won £1.187 million in funding from WRAP in January 2010, following WRAP research which demonstrated the environmental...

Songwon appoints Bodo Möller Chimica Italia as new distribution partner for Italy

25.03.2011 - Songwon, a global leader in the manufacture and delivery of additives for the plastics industry, and Bodo Möller Chimica Italia Srl., have entered into a distribution agreement for the market development and sales of the Songwon portfolio of products in Italy. The new partnership will become effective...

Bayer MaterialScience cooperates with Mito polimeri for the sale of its high-performance plastics in Italy

24.03.2011 - Bayer MaterialScience has added the distributor Mito polimeri s.r.l. to its list partners for the sale of its high-performance plastics in Italy. The company has assumed the distribution activities previously performed by Bayer MaterialScience’s long-standing partners Mercatali s.r.l. (since 1973) and...

LANXESS: Price increase for rubber chemicals

24.03.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase its prices worldwide for rubber chemicals supplied by the Rubber Chemicals business unit effective April 1, 2011. This is primarily in response to steeply rising raw material costs. The price increase affects almost the entire product range of antioxidants...

Songwon announces global price increases for its range of Thioester Antioxidants

23.03.2011 - Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices for its range of Songnox® Thioester Antioxidants - Songnox® DSTDP, Songnox® DLTDP, and Songnox® DTDTP. The increases will range between 10 to 25% effective on orders received on or after March...

BASF: New Wind Turbines made from Luran S Styrenic Resin

23.03.2011 - The Dutch company EverkinetIQ International has developed in clause collaboration with Pekago, Albis and BASF its first small wind turbine in the PIQO Series with the aid of Luran® S KR 2858 G3, an ASA resin from BASF. The new product is intended to provide locally generated energy on industrial...

Evonik: Price increase for Carbon Black and Carbon Black Preparations

23.03.2011 - Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries, Essen, is increasing prices for Carbon Black and Carbon Black Preparations by up to 200 €/MT for deliveries to locations in Europe and ROW. The price increase will be effective for all deliveries on or after April 1, 2011. Evonik Carbon...

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