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EuPC: Material cost increases hit processors

26.05.2010 - "Plastics processors are hurting", said Alexandre Dangis, speaking about the mounting raw material cost increases sustained by Europe´s plastics processors. The head of the industry´s Brussels organisation, European Plastics Converters Association, believes that this will slow down recovery in the industry,...

Biesterfeld Plastic extends distribution agreement for ExxonMobil Chemical Polymer Brands

21.05.2010 - Agreement extends to Portugal, Maghreb, the United Kingdom and Ireland Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH, a pan-European distributor of a range of ExxonMobil Chemical polymer brands, will now distribute Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) and Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers in Portugal and Morocco,...

Evonik: Price Increase for Methacrylate Monomers

21.05.2010 - Evonik Industries, one of the world’s leading suppliers of methacrylate chemicals, will raise the prices of its VISIOMER® Methacrylate Monomers. The new pricing structure applies to customers worldwide with exception of NAFTA. NAFTA pricing will be communicated separately by Evonik Cyro LLC, a 100 percent...

Balda: Ending of the commitment in India

20.05.2010 - Balda AG, listed in the SDax segment on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has sold its direct and indirect shareholdings in Balda Motherson Solution Ltd. amounting to 60 percent to Motherson Sumi Systems Limited. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The joint venture based in south...

M-Base: CAMPUS now avaibale in Russian language

20.05.2010 - CAMPUS is a neutral plastics information system managed and driven by the resin producers. CAMPUS datasheets include all relevant data for the selection of plastics, including valuable multipoint graphs, chemical resistance information, long term properties and many more. In order to serve the international...

LANXESS opens global research and development center for NBR in France

19.05.2010 - German specialty chemicals group LANXESS today officially opened its new research and development center for synthetic rubber and a new administrative building at its French site in La Wantzenau (Alsace). The group has invested more than EUR 5 million in the new buildings. This investment further...

Evonik Degussa: Price Increase for a Range of Products

18.05.2010 - The Coatings & Additives Business Unit of Evonik Industries announces a price increase for its entire range of the Brands Degalan, Degacryl, Degadur, Degaroute, Degaplast, Degadeck, Degament, Rohagit and Plex effective June 1st, 2010 by 15 % in all regions worldwide. This increase will apply to all...

Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for polyurethane raw materials

17.05.2010 - Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising the selling prices for the product groups diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyether (PET) worldwide by EUR 0.25/kg effective June 1, 2010. Raw material and energy costs for these product groups have increased considerably. To...

Mann+Hummel ProTec: New TrueBlend™ TB gravimetric batch dosing systems now available as a series

17.05.2010 - MANN+HUMMEL ProTec is now offering the TrueBlend™ TB gravimetric batch dosing system, first showcased to the public at the FAKUMA 2009, as a complete series. This range of dosing and mixing systems for treating multi-component mixtures has a total of eight sizes for throughputs of up to approx. 5,400...

Ferromatik Milacron: New All-electric Machine from Milacron China at Easy Fairs in Sweden

14.05.2010 - Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron will present the European debut of the new all-electric ELEKTRON from Milacron China in Malmo, Sweden at Easy Fairs on May 18 and 19, 2010. The machine will be exhibited on the show floor at Ferromatik Milacron´s Swedish representative Green...

ILLIG: Thermoformed, Soft Air Ducts Are Picking Up Speed

14.05.2010 - Intecsa (Industrias Técnicas de la Espuma), a company of the worldwide operating Hutchinson Group already commissioned a second ILLIG UAR 155g thermoformer within a short period of time. Innovative air ducts are produced by the company on these machines in the so-called twinsheet method. The air ducts...

DSM Engineering Plastics annouces Stanyl Price Increase

11.05.2010 - As a result of continued tightness in end product markets as well as raw material markets, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on a global basis for its Stanyl® products. Effective June 1st 2010, DSM will increase prices for these products on a global basis: • Stanyl (PA46 unfilled) 0.20...

BASF raises prices for all Polyetheramines globally

11.05.2010 - Effective immediately or as existing contracts allow, BASF is raising prices for its Polyetheramines portfolio globally by 100 Euros per metric ton or the equivalent amount in local currency. Polyetheramines are intermediate chemicals used in the production of plastics, polyurea coatings, adhesives...

Muffler-Plastic and Kaufmann give practical demonstration of Varysoft® process

11.05.2010 - On a recent Technology Day, the German firm of Muffler-Plastic GmbH, Pfullendorf, gave around 50 visitors from the automotive industry a practical demonstration of the Varysoft® process developed by the Swiss firm of Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG, Busslingen. Varysoft® is a process for the back moulding...

REACH Workable Solution for Plastics Recyclers

10.05.2010 - The European Plastics Converters (EuPC), the European Plastics Recyclers (EuPR), PlasticsEurope and Vinyl 2010 have officially launched the Safety Datasheets for Recyclates project (in short SDS-R). The background is the European chemical legislation REACH that requires an information exchange between...

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