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interpack 2014: Dates fixed for interpack 2014

10.06.2011 - The next interpack will take place three years from now, from 8 to 14 May 2014, at the Düsseldorf trade fair centre. Companies wishing to participate as exhibitors can register from autumn 2012 onwards. The official deadline for registration will be in spring 2013, the exact date to be announced in...

Styron Europe GmbH seeks HIPS/GPPS price differential of 150 Euro per metric ton

09.06.2011 - Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliate companies in Europe target a price differential of 150 Euro per metric ton to offset the price difference of raw materials for HIPS versus GPPS. HIPS (high impact polystyrene) resins differentiate from GPPS (general purpose polystyrene) resins by addition of polybutadiene...

Styron: Price Increases for ABS, PP Compounds and Ignition Resistant Polystyrene in North America

08.06.2011 - Effective June 1, 2011, or as existing contract terms allow, Styron LLC and Styron ULC has increased the selling price of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polypropylene (PP) Compounds and Ignition Resistant Polystyrene in North America as follows: • MAGNUM™ ABS Resins: $0.10 USD/lb. • INSPIRE™...

Coperion: Treffert starts operation of three new ZSK twin screw extruders

07.06.2011 - Only a few days ago, Treffert GmbH & Co. KG, Bingen/Germany, received three new ZSK MEGAcompounders with 26 mm screw diameter from Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer, and has already commissioned them. With these latest additions to its production set-up, Treffert now operates...

Uhde Inventa-Fischer: New PET production plant for SKC Co., Ltd.

06.06.2011 - SKC Co., Ltd. and Uhde Inventa-Fischer have signed a contract for the supply of a plant for the production of high-quality PET for the manufacture of films in Jincheon, Republic of Korea. The plant will have two lines with production capacities of 144,000 and 54,000 tonnes of resin a year. The commissioning...

LANXESS: prices increase for HNBR rubber and chloroprene rubber

06.06.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has adjusted its prices for its HNBR rubber Therban effective June 1, 2011. Depending on the region, the prices are rising by up to EUR 1,300 per metric ton (USD 2,000 per metric ton). At the same time, the price for Baypren chloroprene rubber is increasing by...

BASF increases prices for additives and pigments for plastic applications

01.06.2011 - BASF increases prices globally for antioxidants and process stabilizers for plastic applications up to 15 percent, in selected cases up to 25 percent and for selected products across the portfolio of additives and pigments for plastic applications up to 25 percent. New prices are effective for deliveries...

DuPont Performance Polymers announces price increases

01.06.2011 - DuPont Performance Polymers announces price increases effective June 15th or as contracts allow in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The demand for plastics and rubber materials is rising. This creates tightness in materials availability and costs of key ingredients are rapidly increasing, says the...

PlasticsEurope: Patrick Thomas is new President

31.05.2011 - Patrick Thomas, CEO of Bayer MaterialScience, succeeds Jacques van Rijckevorsel as President of PlasticsEurope. The organisation’s General Assembly elected him during the PolyTalk industry summit, which recently took place in Rochefort en Yvelines. Patrick Thomas declared: "I am very excited to take...

EuPC: EuPF rejects European Commission figures on plastic bags

25.05.2011 - European Plastic Films, a sector group of the umbrella organization European Plastics Converters, would like to respond to several media publications following the publishing of the European Commission’s public consultation on plastic bags (published Wednesday 18th May 2011) and highlight the inaccuracies...

Arkema: Price increases for High Performance Polyamides

25.05.2011 - Effective June 1st, 2011, or as existing contracts permit, Arkema is increasing by 8 to 15% the prices of its Rilsan® PA11, Rilsamid™ PA12 and Pebax® high performance polyamides. The amount of the increase will vary across grades and product lines and across regions. These price increases have...

LANXESS: Price adjustment for Durethan und Pocan

24.05.2011 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase the prices of its high-tech plastics Durethan and Pocan by 0.30 EUR per kg in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The adjustment will be effective as of May 25, 2011. It is the inevitable result of increases in the cost of additives, raw materials...

Pallmann: Size reduction technology specialist opens office in Spain

20.05.2011 - Size reduction technology specialist Pallmann Group plans to provide improved advice and service for its rapidly growing customer base in Spain and Portugal with the establishment of its first subsidiary in the region. The new subsidiary, in Manresa, near Barcelona, is headed by Spanish-born engineer...

Borealis’ strong performance drives positive Q1 results

20.05.2011 - Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces a net profit of EUR 174 million for the first quarter of 2011, a substantial increase compared to the same quarter in 2010. This achievement was mainly driven by two factors: a healthy volume growth and margin improvement...

Songwon: Global price increases for Plastic Additives

19.05.2011 - 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 15 and 20% effective on orders invoiced on...

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