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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....

LANXESS: New Business Unit Head Semi-Crystalline Products

02.11.2010 - Dr. Michael Zobel has only been the new head of the Semi-Crystalline Products (SCP) business unit at specialty chemicals group LANXESS since mid of October. He succeeds Dr. Hubert Fink, who will take over as head of LANXESS’ Basic Chemicals business unit January 1, 2011. Michael Zobel was born in...

LANXESS invests EUR 9 million to expand EVM production

29.10.2010 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to expand annual production capacity at its Dormagen site for its ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVM) line sold under the product brands Levapren and Levamelt by 30 percent to 15,000 metric tons. The new capacities are due to be available from the second half...

FKuR + Synbra: New generation PLA compounds

29.10.2010 - FKuR and Synbra realise the opportunities of the new PLA generation: GMO free and heat resistant. After first concluding highly promising development work FKuR has started systematic tests with Synbra´s second generation PLA produced from non-genetically modified carbohydrates. The PLA polymerization...

Nuga: CentriCut® granulators for plastic and rubber

29.10.2010 - At K 2010 NUGA AG Kunststoffschneidmühlen, Balgach, Switzerland, presents its completely reviewed range of products of low-wear CentriCut® granulators for grinding plastics and rubber. They are available as stand-alone or in-line systems. The comprehensive series of plastic-recycling systems starts...

LANXESS Expands Iron Oxide Manufacturing Facility in China

27.10.2010 - Production increase of 10.000 metric tons per year LANXESS started a new production unit for high quality black iron oxide pigments at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai. The produced color shades are the most advanced bluish type black pigments in the industry. With the annual capacity of 10,000 metric...

Clariant: Focus on further Growth in China

27.10.2010 - Das Schweizer Spezialchemieunternehmen Clariant baut seine Präsenz in China mit der Eröffnung einer neuen Unternehmenszentrale in Shanghai, welche auch ein neues technisches Anwendungscenter umfasst, und dem Anlauf einer neuen Pigmentproduktion für Quinacridon-Pigmente in Hangzhou weiter aus. Bereits...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for thermoplastic polyurethanes

26.10.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising the selling prices for the product groups Desmopan®, Texin®, Desmoderm® und Desmomelt® in the Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America (EMEA/LATAM) region by EUR 0.25/kg effective November 1, 2010. Raw material, energy and logistics costs for these product groups...

MTI Mischtechnik: New mixing systems offer huge energy-saving potential

26.10.2010 - With its MTI Eco®-line heating-/cooling mixer combination and the radically new Cool tec cooling mixer, MTI Mischtechnik puts the focus of its K 2010 trade show presentation on two forward-looking machine series. Both systems are designed for minimized energy consumption. As a result, they provide...

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